Details

The rivalry of a poet and a musician symbolise the rivalry between music and libretto in opera. The two men pursue the love of their Countess whose philistine husband dislikes opera by commissioning an opera of her own.

Cast/Performers

Kiri te Kanawa, Felicity Lott, Kathryn Harries, Jennofer Rhys-Davies, Bonaventura Bottone, Richard Croft

Creatives/Company

Music: Richard Strauss
Conductor: Andrew Davis
Director: John Cox
Design(s): Dennis Lennon, Martin Battersby
Lighting: Robert Bryan
Choreographer: Jenny Weston