The Bear

T401468478
One act opera. A widow is being persuaded to give up her mourning by her servant when a creditor of her late husband's arrives.

Music	William Walton
Lyrics	Paul Dehn
Book by	Chekhov

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Archive :: production:T401468478, opera or operetta:S1874, venue:V377

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Production details

Chekhov’s comedy The Bear - ‘a tragedy masquerading as a farce’ - provides the story for Walton’s similarly extrovert, opera of the same name. A comic battle of wills and sexes follows when an attractive widow is visited by a local landowner in severe cash-flow difficulties. The recognition of just how close hate is to love, however, brings about a surprise ending. Double bill running time 2 hours with 1 interval. English Linbury Studio. Double bill with Facade