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Magda's husband is hounded by the secret police and flees the country to escape the terrifying threats. Magda's fears, frustrations and lamentations are played out as she continually tries to see The Consul. Her desperate attempts to get a visa and re-unite her family show up how helpless she is to over come the authoritarian power. First performed 1 Mar 1950.

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Music: Gian-Carlo Menotti

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Work type: Opera or Operetta.

T01074244827 Company Staircase Opera.
22 Feb 20	Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport :: V909 listing details L01079174604
T178690263 In Summer 2019, Welsh National Opera addresses the issues of justice, freedom and human rights through a season of operas, debates, discussions, exhibitions and digital projects. At the heart of their FREEDOM Season are four semi-staged operas across three evenings in the Donald Gordon Theatre and one fully-staged opera in the Weston Studio. Gian Carlo Menotti's 1950 work The Consul ? about the desperate wait for a visa ? could not be more topical.
12 Jun 19	Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff :: V1984858935 listing details L0942217234
T0312504924 Sung in English.Director Simon Callow. Conductor Tom Higgins. Design Christopher Woods. Lighting Nick Ritchings. Performer Naomi Harvey. Performer Anne Collins. Performer Mark Oldfield. Performer Alison Kettlewell. Performer Anthony Mauber. Performer William Allenby. Performer Ida Maria Turri. Performer Susan Cullen.
27 Jul 99 to 31 Jul 99	Opera Holland Park - Open Air Theatre, Inner London :: V203 listing details L0443239484

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