Details

Tolstoy's monumental classic is brought to the operatic stage by Prokofiev. The story of Natasha and her admirers Prince Andrei, Prince Anatol and Court Pierre is set against the prospect of war with Napoleon's encroaching forces. New Production

Cast/Performers

Sandra Zeltzer (Natasha), Simon Keenlyside (Andrei), John Daszak (Pierre), Heather Shipp (Sonya), Susan Parry (Helene), Williard White (Kutuzov), Matthew Best (Kutuzov from Nov 22), Peter Sidhom (Napoleon), Andrew Shore (Denisov), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Akhrosimova), Gwynne Howell (Bolkonsky), Helen Field (Peronskaya), Ryland Davies, Rebecca De Pont Davies (Marya), John Graham Hall (Anatole), Gerard O'Connor (Dolokhov), Graeme Danby, Ryland Davies, Barry Martin, Iain Paterson, Andrew Rees, Richard Roberts, Mark Richardson, Alison Roddy, Riccardo Simonetti

Creatives/Company

Music: Prokofiev
Lyrics(s): Prokofiev, Mendelson (after Tolstoy)
Company(s): English National Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Minnesota Opera
Conductor(s): Paul Daniel, Dominic Wheeler (Nov 28)
Director: Tim Albery
Design: Hildegard Bechtler
Costume: Ana Jebens
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
Choreographer: Vanessa Gray
Translation: Edward Downes