| Royal Academy Opera | |||
| Gareth Hancock | Musikalische Leitung | ||
| Walter Sutcliffe | Regie | ||
| Dorota Karolczak | Bühnenbild | ||
| Royal Academy Sinfonia | |||
| Carrie-Ann Williams | Sopran | Lucy | 2017 Jun 15, 17 |
| Leslie Bickle | Sopran | Lucy | 2017 Jun 16, 17 mat |
| Nika Gorič | Sopran | Polly Peachum | 2017 Jun 15, 17 |
| Meinir Wyn Roberts | Sopran | Polly Peachum | 2017 Jun 16, 17 mat |
| Ilona Revolskaya | Sopran | Jenny | 2017 Jun 15, 17 |
| Victoire Bunel | Mezzosopran | Jenny | 2017 Jun 16, 17 mat |
| Hannah Poulsom | Mezzosopran | Celia Peachum | 2017 Jun 15, 17 |
| Marvic Monreal | Mezzosopran | Celia Peachum | 2017 Jun 16, 17 mat |
| Mikhail Shepelenko | Tenor | Macheath | 2017 Jun 15, 17 |
| Emanuel Heitz | Tenor | Macheath | 2017 Jun 16, 17 mat |
| Robert Glyndwr Garland | Bassbariton | Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum | 2017 Jun 15, 17 |
| Nicholas Mogg | Bariton | Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum | 2017 Jun 16, 17 mat |
| Michael Mofidian | Bassbariton | Tiger Brown | 2017 Jun 15, 17 |
| Richard Walshe | Bass | Tiger Brown | 2017 Jun 16, 17 mat |
This darkly comic tale is set among the street-thieves and low-lives, but Bertolt Brecht’s sharp eye is really on his audience – the bourgeoisie, with its sense of entitlement and its careless exploitation of others. Truth means nothing and nihilism is the norm. Brecht’s questions are as relevant today as they were when the opera opened in Berlin in 1928.
The comedy is often slapstick, but Kurt Weill’s songs, including classics such as The Ballad of Mack the Knife, Pirate Jenny and Solomon Song, draw us into the characters’ inner worlds. They may be unsavoury, but they make charismatic company – Mr and Mrs Peachum, Polly and the infamous Macheath live long in the memory. Finally, we are asked a question: do we want to keep going this way, or do we want to change the ending? This production is directed by Walter Sutcliffe, recently appointed as Artistic Director of Northern Ireland Opera, and designed by Dorota Karolczak.
Performed in the original German with English surtitles.
The Royal Academy are offering Bachtrack users £10 tickets for the 14:30 and 19:00 performances on 17th June. Simply follow the ticket link and apply BACHTRACK to access.
Tickets: £7–£20 from Shoreditch Town.
