A Hand of Bridge/The Sands of Time/Le 66

A Hand of Bridge/The Sands of Time/Le 66 (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T01182807015. Details of all A Hand of Bridge/The Sands of Time/Le 66 archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1227023224

Archive Listings

26 Aug 19
to
28 Aug 19

Arcola
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

Details

A Hand of Bridge - Two married couples play a game of bridge, during which their innermost desires are hilariously revealed. (Sung in English without surtitles). The Sands of Time - Receiving the Guinness World Record for World's Shortest Opera when it was composed in 1933, this 3.5-minute score follows married couple Stan and Flo, whose luck changes during the boiling of their breakfast egg. (Sung in English with surtitles). Le 66 - When Frantz wins 100,000 florins in a lottery he discovers that good fortune can be a blessing in disguise in Jacques Offenbach's fun, tuneful tale, with a new English libretto. (Sung in English without surtitles).

Cast/Performers

Alex Hall (tenor), Sophie Horrocks (mezzo soprano), Joao Valido Vaz (tenor)

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Samuel Barber (A Hand of Bridge), Peter Reynolds (The Sands of Time), Jacques Offenbach (Le 66)
Lyrics(s): Gian Carlo Menotti (A Hand of Bridge), Simon Rees (The Sands of Time), Matthew Toogood (after Laurencin - Le 66)
Company: Irrational Theatre
Director: Paula Chitty
Design: Paula Chitty
Musical Director: Peter Jones
Lighting: Bob Grover
Stage Manager: Kate Reynolds

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