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Shylock is a proud and defiant man. But when he demands a severe debt to be repaid he becomes a victim of his own intransigence and most seriously, the prejudice of others. Andr? Tchaikowsky was best known as a concert pianist but being a composer meant more to him. The Merchant of Venice is a potent attack on prejudice and feels like a deeply personal response to his experiences as a child in the Warsaw Ghetto. Opera in 3 Acts plus Epilogue.

Creatives/Company

Music: Andre Tchaikowsky
Lyrics: John O'Brien

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Archive listings for The Merchant of Venice (2017)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

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UK Premiere. Sung in English with surtitles in English (and Welsh in Cardiff and Llandudno). UK Premiere production.Company Welsh National Opera. Producer Bregenzer Festspiele Austria. Producer Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Producer Teatr Wielki Warsaw. Conductor Lionel Friend. Director Keith Warner. Design Ashley Martin-Davis. Lighting Davy Cunningham. Choreographer Michael Barry. Director Amy Lane (associate director). Performer Lester Lynch (Shylock until 1 November). Performer Quentin Hayes (Shylock from 8 November). Performer Martin Wolfel (Antonio). Performer Bruce Sledge (Lorenzo). Performer Miklos Sebestyen (The Duke of Venice). Performer Mark Le Brocq (Bassanio). Performer Gary Griffiths (Solanio). Performer David Stout (Gratiano). Performer Lauren Michelle (Jessica). Performer Sarah Castle (Portia). Performer Verena Gunz (Nerissa).

19 Jul 17 to 20 Jul 17

Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L01818332363

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