About the Show
An operatic divertissement to be performed in an abridged version of Moliere’s comedy Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Both pignant and comic, Ariadne auf Naxos is an opera within an opera. The curtain opens on a Viennese salon where preparations are being made for a performance of an opera. There is consternation when the Major Domo (Chied Butler) announces that due to time pressure, a harlequin troupe will be performing comedy during the opera itself. The conflicting scenarios and contrasting characters reveal what happens when stand-up comedy meets Greek tragedy and music hall meets high art.
In German and English with English titles
Cast
Hanna Hipp
Composer
Elizaabeth Llewellyn
Prima Donna/Ariadne
Erin Caves
Tenor/Bacchus
Daniel Norman
Dancing Master
Jennifer France
Zerbinetta
Creatives
Strauss
Music
Hofmannsthal
Lyrics
Opera North
Company
Gothenburg Opera
Company
Antony Hermus
Conductor
Rodula Gaitanou
Director
George Souglides
Design
George Souglides
Costume
Simon Corder
Lighting
Victoria Newlyn
Choreographer
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