Performance

Venue	Fairfield Halls
	Other spaces: Phoenix Concert Hall, Ashcroft Playhouse, The Recreational
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	7th March 2003
To	8th March 2003
When	19:30
Prices	From £11.50. To £21.50.
What is currently on at Fairfield Halls (V295)

Ariadne auf Naxos

T0735791987
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.

Music	Strauss
Lyrics	Hofmannsthal

Archive :: production:T0735791987, opera or operetta:S1870, venue:V295

Production details

Website Ashcroft Theatre

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Company

Company	English Touring Opera
Conductor	Richard Farnes
Director	Colin Graham (original)
Director	Alison Brown (revival)
Design	Colin Graham
Performer	Carol Smith
Performer	Paul McNamara
Performer	Eva Kallberg
Performer	Lucy Bates
Performer	Victoria Joyce
Performer	Joanna Burton
Performer	Rebecca Gale
Performer	Huw Rhys Evans
Performer	Robert Burt
Performer	Richard Burkhard
Performer	Dan Jordan
Performer	David Gooderson

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