Details

An opera about the "Dirty Duchess", Margaret, the Duchess of Argyll which was first performed in Cheltenham in 1998 with Jill Gomez in the leading role and went on to be banned by ClassicFM as too raunchy. The opera covers the life of this remarkable woman whose sexual exploits were the stuff of scandal and gossip. The opera is explicit in its language and detail.

Cast/Performers

Mary Plazas, Daniel Norman, Heather Buck, Graeme Broadbent

Creatives/Company

Music: Thomas Ades
Lyrics: Philip Hensher
Conductor(s): Thomas Ades, Susanna Malkki (10 July)
Director: David Alden
Design: Gideon Davey
Lighting: Simon Mills

Powder Her Face

Powder Her Face (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T1221986954. Details of all Powder Her Face archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0556335938

Archive Listings

10 Nov 99	Anvil Arts Basingstoke, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Nov 99	Everyman Theatre Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Performance Details => Venue archive
24 Oct 99	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Oct 99	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive
15 Oct 99	Oxford Playhouse Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Oct 99 to 2 Oct 99	CBSO Centre Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
30 Jun 99 to 10 Jul 99	Almeida Theatre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Jun 99 to 15 Jun 99	Snape Maltings Concert Hall Aldeburgh, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive

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