The Duchess of Padua
Broadway World ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Packed full with stunning music... Lambert’s music is spot on"
Bachtrack "... an ode to the human voice… the melodrama was delicious and ...this is a slick and stylised production.”
The Reviews Hub ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "For passionate opera fans, having something so new should come as a welcome joy… it’s well worth seeking out."
Bachtrack "... an ode to the human voice… the melodrama was delicious and ...this is a slick and stylised production.”
The Reviews Hub ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "For passionate opera fans, having something so new should come as a welcome joy… it’s well worth seeking out."
Oscar Wilde's epic tragedy reduced to its essentials and turned into a compact opera
The Space Theatre London E14 3RS 20 - 25 February 2024 The Georgian Theatre Royal
Richmond (Yorks) DL10 4DW Sat 2 March at 19:30 The Anthony Burgess Foundation
Manchester M1 5BY Sun 3 March at 16:00 The Croft Hall, Hungerford RG17 0HY
Sun 10 March at 16:00 The Music Troupe is a registered charity no. 1161386
These performances are generously supported by
read about the opera on The Arts Dispatch
https://www.theartsdispatch.com/edward-lambert-on-the-duchess-of-padua/ |
Music: Edward Lambert
Words: Oscar Wilde Director: Fleur Snow Design: Melissa Sofoian Model maker: Yun Geng Lighting: Jonny Danciger Production manager: Tabitha Benton-Evans Ellie Neate (soprano) The Duchess Anna Elizabeth Cooper (mezzo-soprano) Guido Ferranti James Beddoe (tenor) The Duke Henry Grant Kerswell (bass) Count Moranzone Piano duo: Adrian Salinero & Alex Norton "We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell." Oscar Wilde's epic tragedy of revenge, passion and murder has been turned into a compact opera which now receives its first performances.. An avenging young man falls for the browbeaten duchess and casts them both into danger. At times melodramatic, at times sentimental, with everything in between, this adaptation of Wilde's beautiful verse faithfully follows the twists and turns of the drama's extraordinary plot - and reveals it to be more modern than it seems. There has been no known production of the play between 1891 and 2010 (Wikipedia), and so the best of Wilde's eloquent and touching text is, for the duration of these performances, rescued from oblivion. With arias, ensembles, a love-duet and a death scene, a quartet of fine voices accompanied by a virtuoso piano duo brings to life this ‘Italian-style’ opera for intimate spaces. The performance lasts about 1'45" including interval |
Getting there...
The Space, E14 3RS
Closest station is Mudchute DLR, then 10 minutes walk, but it's very easy and probably quicker by bus 135, 277 or D7 from Canary Wharf station (Jubilee or Elizabeth line). Between them, the buses are frequent, you'd be unlucky to wait long.
Closest station is Mudchute DLR, then 10 minutes walk, but it's very easy and probably quicker by bus 135, 277 or D7 from Canary Wharf station (Jubilee or Elizabeth line). Between them, the buses are frequent, you'd be unlucky to wait long.
Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
DL10 4DW |
Burgess Foundation,
Manchester M1 5BY |
Croft Hall,
Hungerford RG17 0HY |
Can't make it?
Please buy a no-show ticket!
It’s bad enough these days trying to get any artistic endeavour off the ground: how much harder it is for a small charity to put on performances of a brand new opera! In doing so, we are supporting the work of talented, professional artists during a time of dwindling opportunities for them AND - we fly the flag for the survival of opera because without new, small-scale, economical works the art form will become ever more associated with its expensive and exclusive past.
Please buy a no-show ticket!
It’s bad enough these days trying to get any artistic endeavour off the ground: how much harder it is for a small charity to put on performances of a brand new opera! In doing so, we are supporting the work of talented, professional artists during a time of dwindling opportunities for them AND - we fly the flag for the survival of opera because without new, small-scale, economical works the art form will become ever more associated with its expensive and exclusive past.