Love's Luggage Lost (L'occasione fa il Iadro)

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T0696664035 (MINOTAR10) Experience the thrill of intimate opera as The Minotaur Music Theatre makes a welcome return to The Rosemary Branch. You may think that grand opera above a pub is a bit of a novelty but we should like to point out that we have been doing it for over ten years and take much pride in the high quality of the productions. Minotaur Music Theatre's previous triumphs at The Rosie include La Cenerentola 2004, The Bear, The Wandering Scholar, La Boheme 2005, Don Giovanni 2006, Cosi Fan Tutte and The Barber of Seville 2007. An ambitious soprano, a luggage mixup, the destructive power of the sea and an unpaid debt - four contrasting one act operas in two exciting programmes. The casts of young professional singers at the start of their careers include Rosemary Branch favourites John Savournin and Rosie Bell, as well as many outstanding newcomers.Company Minotaur Music Theatre. Director Stuart Barker. Design Vicki Male. Design Rachel Wingate. Musical Director Geoffrey Paterson. Musical Director Joseph Ramadan. Musical Director James Young.
15 Apr 10 to 18 Apr 10	The Rosemary Branch, Inner London :: V333 listing details L01710584308
T01911146163 (ON04) Sung in English. Running time approx. 1 hour 15 minutesCompany Opera North. Conductor David parry. Director Christopher Alden. Design Johan Engels. Costume Tom Pye. Lighting Adam Silverman. Translation Amanda Holden. Performer Majella Cullach (Berenice). Performer Iain Paton (Count Alberto). Performer Mark Stone (Don Parmenione). Performer Kim-Marie Woodhouse (Ernestina). Performer Adrian Clarke (Martino). Performer Nicholas Sharratt (Don Eusebio).
26 Jun 04	Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L032882233
19 Jun 04	Theatre Royal, Nottingham :: V458 listing details L0171301812
12 Jun 04	The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L1579533190
5 Jun 04	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L1197702672
21 Apr 04 to 22 May 04	Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds :: V975 listing details L02017159221

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Opera or Operetta :: L'occasione fa il ladro (literally, Opportunity Makes the Thief), is an opera full of youthful energy and appealing melody. Rossini deftly sketches in his characters and then moves events along at lightning speed. It is a cunningly constructed comedy of mixed-up luggage and mixed-up identity, featuring the marvellous Don Parmenione, a larger-than-life, womanising, wine-loving, insolvent man of the world. Of course, true love triumphs in the end, and the opera concludes, as good comedies should, in a double wedding.

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