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Work: Betrothal in a Monastery

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ComposerProkofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1940
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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Fish, frocks and farce: a Prokofiev romp in Vienna

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Damiano Michieletto directs a slick and frequently hilarious staging of Prokofiev's comic opera Betrothal in a Monastery
***11
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Champagne without the fizz: Tcherniakov's Betrothal in a Monastery

The Russian director's role play production of Prokofiev's comedy falls flat at the Staatsoper.
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Mariinsky forces sparkle in Prokofiev's comedy

The Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff celebrates its 10th anniversary this autumn, and as part of the celebrations the Mariinsky Opera, under its conductor Valery Gergiev, was invited back for a concert performance of Prokofiev’s comic opera, Betrothal in a Monastery.
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