The opposite of love is a sausage - at least in the blackly satirical world of H.K. Gruber's madcap cabaret opera. Gloria is a beautiful pig, but she's lonely. Foolishly, she falls in love with a butcher and is just about to go for the chop - when Rodney the wild boar comes to her rescue.
Cast/Performers
Gillian Keith (Gloria), Jessica Walker (Solo Pig), Andrew Dickinson (Gerhard), Charles Rice (Farmer), Sion Goronwy (Rodrigo)
Creatives/Company
Music: H.K. Gruber Lyrics: Rudolf Herfurtner Producer(s): Mahogany Opera Group, Bregenz Festival, Buxton Festival Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson Director: Frederic Wake-Walker Design: Mamoru Iriguchi Lighting: Cis O'Boyle Translation: Amanda Holden
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