Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	29th January 2001
To	8th February 2001
When	Jan 29, Feb 1, 3, 6, 8 at 18:00
Royal Opera House (V377)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Palestrina

Work:: Palestrina (S2047)

Written in 1917 this is an extended hymn to the sacred power of music to salvage and redeem a declining culture. The Pope has banned all but the plainest music, the composer Palestrina has stopped composing, mourning the death of his wife. Can Cardinal Borromeo convince him to convince the Pope of the power of music?

Author

Hans Pfitzner

Production:: (T525745412)

Hans Pfitzner's epic work Palestrina received its British premiere at Covent Garden in 1997 in a remarkable production by the German team of director Nikolaus Lehnhoff, and designers Tobias Hoheisel (sets) and Bettina Walter (costumes). Supported (1997) by the Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust, The Drogheda Circle and The Friends of Covent Garden. Sung in German with English surtitles. Running time 4 hours 30 minutes.

Company	Royal Opera
Performer	Hubert Delamboye (Bernardo Novagerio)
Performer	Detlef Roth (Count Luna)
Performer	Christiane Oelze (Ighino)
Performer	Eike Wilm Schulte (Bishop Ercole Severolus)
Performer	Wicus Slabbert (Cardinal of Lorraine)
Performer	Kurt Moll (Pope Pius IV)
Performer	Alan Titus (Giovanni Morone)
Performer	Thomas Allen (Giovanni Morone - Feb 8)
Performer	Kurt Rydl (Cardinal Christoph Madruscht)
Performer	Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Abdisu)
Performer	Gwynne Howell (Anton Brus von Muglitz)
Performer	Graham Clark (Bishop Clark)
Performer	Alasdair Elliott (Theophilus of Imola)
Performer	Timothy Robinson (Dandini of Grosseto)
Performer	Peter Wedd (Bishop of Fiesole)
Performer	Graeme Broadbent (Bishop of Feltre)
Performer	Roderick Earle (Avosmediano)
Performer	Philip Langridge (Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina)
Performer	Sophie Koch (Silla)
Performer	Jane Irwin (Lucretia)
Performer	Alasdair Elliott
Performer	Timothy Robinson
Performer	Peter Auty
Performer	Quentin Hayes
Performer	Roderick Earle
Performer	Michael Druiett
Performer	Geoffrey Moses
Performer	Jeremy White
Performer	Graeme Broadbent
Performer	Jeni Bern
Performer	Christian Oelze
Performer	Jenny Grahn

Listing:: L1883594223

Production details

Hans Pfitzner's epic work Palestrina received its British premiere at Covent Garden in 1997 in a remarkable production by the German team of director Nikolaus Lehnhoff, and designers Tobias Hoheisel (sets) and Bettina Walter (costumes). Supported (1997) by the Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust, The Drogheda Circle and The Friends of Covent Garden. Sung in German with English surtitles. Running time 4 hours 30 minutes.

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