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All that glitters: Tchaikowsky's The Merchant of Venice staged by Welsh National Opera

Von Simon Rees, 17 September 2016
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“an ingenious staging which would work just as well for the spoken play”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, am 16 September 2016
Programm
Tchaikowsky, The Merchant of Venice
Darsteller
Welsh National Opera
Lionel Friend, Musikalische Leitung
Keith Warner, Regie
Ashley Martin-Davis, Bühnenbild, Kostüme
Lester Lynch, Shylock
Martin Wölfel, Antonio
Lauren Michelle, Jessica
Verena Gunz, Nerissa
Sarah Castle, Portia
Mark Le Brocq, Bassanio
Bruce Sledge, Lorenzo
David Stout, Gratiano
Gary Griffiths, Solanio
Miklós Sebestyén, The Duke of Venice
Simon Thorpe, Solanio
Juliusz Kubiak, Prince of Aragon
Wade Lewin, Prince of Morocco
Welsh National Opera Chorus
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
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Ashley Martin-DavisBruce SledgeDavid StoutGary GriffithsKeith WarnerLauren MichelleLester LynchLionel FriendMark Le BrocqMartin WölfelMiklós SebestyénSarah CastleSimon ThorpeVerena GunzWelsh National OperaWelsh National Opera ChorusWelsh National Opera Orchestra
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Simon Rees
Simon Rees
Simon Rees writes programme articles and surtitles for most British opera companies, and reviews for Opera, Opera Now, Musical Opinion, Early Music Today and a wide range of other publications. A novelist, poet and librettist, from 1989 to 2012 he was dramaturg at Welsh National Opera. He lives in Cardiff.