Details

Based on Gozzi's comedy. In a mythical land the Prime Minister is commanded to create an entertainment to make the Prince laugh and save him from his fatal melancholy - but the Prime Minister is secretly plotting his death. When the prince offends a witch he is sent to get three oranges. Each contains a princess, but the first two die of thirst when their oranges are cut open. The third is saved but is turned into a rat until the good witch restores things to their rightful place. Sung in French with surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Clive Bayley (King of Clubs), Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts (The Prince), Anne-Marie Owens (Princess Clarissa), Henry Waddington (Leandro), Wynne Evans (Truffaldino), Quentin Hayes (Pantaloon), Vuyani Milande (The Magician), Javier Borda (The Cook), Rebecca Cooper (Fata Morgana)

Creatives/Company

Music: Prokofiev
Lyrics: Prokofiev
Producer: Grange Park Opera
Company: English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Leo Hussain
Director(s): David Fielding, Andrew George (movement)
Design: David Fielding
Lighting: Wolfgang Goebbel