Details

As a baby, the beautiful Marie was found on a battlefield and adopted, not by one soldier but by an entire regiment. When she falls - quite literally - into the arms of Tonio, her military fathers are not keen to sanction the marriage. Andy why is the Marquise de Berkenfeld so suspiciously keen to make a high-society match of her own for Marie? The fun of this exuberant comedy is in the dramatic twists and the tuneful music en-route to the happy ending. New Production. Sung in French with English surtitles. Approx. running time 2 hours 45 minutes. Generously supported by Helene and Jean Peters (Benefactors)

Cast/Performers

Natalie Dessay (Marie), Juan Diego Florez (Tonio - Jan07 11 / 14m / 18 / 20 / 23 / 25 / 29 / Feb07 1), Colin Lee (Tonio - Jan07 27), Felicity Palmer (La Marquise de Berkenfeld), Alessandro Corbelli (Sulpice Pingot), Donald Maxwell (Hortensius)

Creatives/Company

Music: Donizetti
Lyrics(s): Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-George, Jean-Francois-Alfred Bayard
Producer(s): Royal Opera House, Vienna State Opera, Metropolitan Opera New York
Conductor: Bruno Campanella
Director: Laurent Pelly
Design: Chantal Thomas
Costume: Laurent Pelly
Lighting: Joel Adam
Choreographer: Laura Scozzi