Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Other spaces: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	26th April 2010
To	12th May 2010
When	Apr10 26, 28, 30, May10 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 at 19:30. May10 12 Mat 14:30
What is currently on at Royal Opera House (V377)

Powder Her Face

T264189447
An opera about the "Dirty Duchess", Margaret, the Duchess of Argyll which was first performed in Cheltenham in 1998 with Jill Gomez in the leading role and went on to be banned by ClassicFM as too raunchy. The opera covers the life of this remarkable woman whose sexual exploits were the stuff of scandal and gossip. The opera is explicit in its language and detail.

Music	Thomas Ades
Lyrics	Philip Hensher

Archive :: production:T264189447, opera or operetta:S0556335938, venue:V377

Production details

Generously supported by The Friencs of Covent Garden

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Royal Opera
Conductor	Timothy Redmond
Director	Carlos Wagner
Design	Conor Murphy
Lighting	Paul Keogan
Choreographer	Tom Baert
Performer	Joan Rodgers (Margaret Duchess of Argyll)
Performer	Rebecca Bottone (Maid / Confidante / Waitress / Mistres / Rubbernecker / Society Journalist)
Performer	Alan Ewing (Hotel Manager / Duke Laundryman / Other Guest)
Performer	Iain Paton (Electrician / Lounge Lizard / Waiter / Priest / Rubbernecker / Deliver Boy)

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