Details

An operatic divertissement to be performed in an abridged version of Moliere's comedy Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Both pignant and comic, Ariadne auf Naxos is an opera within an opera. The curtain opens on a Viennese salon where preparations are being made for a performance of an opera. There is consternation when the Major Domo (Chied Butler) announces that due to time pressure, a harlequin troupe will be performing comedy during the opera itself. The conflicting scenarios and contrasting characters reveal what happens when stand-up comedy meets Greek tragedy and music hall meets high art. In German and English with English titles

Cast/Performers

Hanna Hipp (Composer), Elizaabeth Llewellyn (Prima Donna / Ariadne), Erin Caves (Tenor / Bacchus), Daniel Norman (Dancing Master), Jennifer France (Zerbinetta)

Creatives/Company

Music: Strauss
Lyrics: Hofmannsthal
Company(s): Opera North, Gothenburg Opera
Conductor: Antony Hermus
Director: Rodula Gaitanou
Design: George Souglides
Costume: George Souglides
Lighting: Simon Corder
Choreographer: Victoria Newlyn