About the Show
Based on a poem by Alexander Pushkin, the opera is packed with the exotic orchestration that has made similar works such as Scheherezade so popular. A daring satire on the last days of the Romanov empire, and in particular the debacle of the Russo-Japanese War, The Golden Cockerel is as explosive as it is charming.
Sung in English with English surtitles. Fantasy, mischief and musical delight combine in our lively new production of The Golden Cockerel, the final and favourite opera of Rimsky-Korsakov.
Cast
Grant Doyle
Tsar Dodon
Thomas Elwin
Tsarevich Gvidon
Jerome Knox
Tsarevich Afron
Edward Hawkins
General Polkan
Amy J Payne
Amelfa
Robert Lewis
Astrologer
Paula Sides
Tsaritsa Shemakha
Luci Briginshaw
Tsaritsa Shemakha/Chorus
Alys Mererid Roberts
Golden Cockerel
Matthew McKinney
1st Boyar/Chorus
Ben Knight
2nd Boyar/Chorus
Aidan Edwards
Chorus
Alex Haigh
Chorus
Brenton Spiteri
Chorus
Ellie Edmonds
Chorus
Emily Kyte
Chorus
Hollie-anne Bangham
Chorus
Lauren Young
Chorus
Katherine McIndoe
Chorus
Nia Coleman
Chorus
Peter Edge
Chorus
Phil Wilcox
Chorus
Rachel Speirs
Chorus
Creatives
Rimsky Korsakov
Music
English Touring Opera
Company
James Conway
Director
Gerry Cornelius
Conductor
Amelia Jane Hankin
Design
Neil Irish
Design
Neil Irish
Costume
Rory Beaton
Lighting
Iwan Davies (assistant)
Conductor
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