Performance

Venue	Grand Theatre and Opera House
	Also: Howard Assembly Room
Town	Leeds
County	West Yorkshire
From	17th October 2007
To	10th November 2007
When	Oct 17, 20, Nov 7, 10 at 19:15
Prices	From £9.50. To £57.00.
Grand Theatre and Opera House (V975)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

The Fortunes of King Croesus

Work:: The Fortunes of King Croesus (S107385514)

With it's intermingling of the serious and the comic, the world of Keiser's Croesus has much in common with that of Shakespeare's late comedies. The score is striking for it's sheer variety. Arias of gorgeous melodic expressiveness are interspersed with ravishing duets, dramatically telling ensembles and dance music of bracing rhythmic thrust. Keiser fervently believed that 'the chief aim of music is the expression of the emotions', and he hits the target squarely in an opera of gloriously lively invention.

Music

Reinhard Keiser

Production:: (T541885411)

Sung in English. Running time 3 hours

Company	Opera North
Company	Minnesota Opera
Conductor	Harry Bicket
Director	Tim Albery
Design	Leslie Travers
Costume	Leslie Travers
Lighting	Thomas Hase
Choreographer	Tim Claydon
Translation	Tim Albery
Performer	Paul Nilon (Croesus)
Performer	Gillian Keith (Elmira)
Performer	Henry Waddington (Cyrus)
Performer	Michael Maniaci (Atis)
Performer	William Dazeley (Orsanes)
Performer	Mark Le Brocq (Eliates)
Performer	Fflur Wyn (Clerida)
Performer	Eric Roberts (Solon)
Performer	Stephen Wallace (Halimacus)
Performer	Sarah Pring (Trigesta)
Performer	John Graham Hall (Elcius)

Listing:: L1229408237

Production details

Sung in English. Running time 3 hours

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