Performance

Venue	BAC (Battersea Arts Centre)
	Also: Studios 1, 2 and 3
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	13th August 1999
To	15th August 1999
BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) (V168)
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Venus and Adonis

Work:: Venus and Adonis (S2120)

Two protagonists are pitched together by Cupid's arrow into a fever of lovemaking. Late 17th Century opera.

Author

Alessandro Scarlatti

Production:: (T630453194)

Vancouver based, Modern Baroque Opera were the first company to perform in BAC's annual Opera Festival, with Le Cinesi. Now resident opera company at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, the company also continues to work internationally, recently performing at the Bloomsbury Theatre. This production sees the company exploring the possibilities of cross casting with soprano Jennie Such performing the role of Adonis as a female and counter tenor David Lee perform the role of Venus as a male. Sung in Italian with English text incorporated into the set. With a small group of violin, cello and harpsicord.

Company	Modern Baroque Opera
Director	Kate Hutchinson
Design	Thomas Hassmann
Performer	David (Venus)
Performer	Jennie Such (Adonis)

Listing:: L1587273994

Production details

Vancouver based, Modern Baroque Opera were the first company to perform in BAC's annual Opera Festival, with Le Cinesi. Now resident opera company at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, the company also continues to work internationally, recently performing at the Bloomsbury Theatre. This production sees the company exploring the possibilities of cross casting with soprano Jennie Such performing the role of Adonis as a female and counter tenor David Lee perform the role of Venus as a male. Sung in Italian with English text incorporated into the set. With a small group of violin, cello and harpsicord.

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