Details

The Dancing Master was originally intended as an opera for television. With its cast of larger-than life Restoration caricatures the trapped heiress, the scheming maid, the over-protective guardian, and the handsome rake the opera showcases Arnolds taste for exuberant satire and tender Romanticism in equal measure.

Creatives/Company

Music: Malcolm Arnold
Lyrics: Joe Mendoza (after William Wycherley's 1671 play The Gentleman Dancing Master)