The Love for Three Oranges

Opera or Operetta :: show/work:S01816750552, production/tour:T289126553

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7 Aug 99

The Love for Three Oranges Opera or Operetta :: listing:L01715359316, production:T289126553, show:S01816750552, venue: V376

London Coliseum West End Greater London

Details

Based on Gozzi's comedy. In a mythical land the Prime Minister is commanded to create an entertainment to make the Prince laugh and save him from his fatal melancholy - but the Prime Minister is secretly plotting his death. When the prince offends a witch he is sent to get three oranges. Each contains a princess, but the first two die of thirst when their oranges are cut open. The third is saved but is turned into a rat until the good witch restores things to their rightful place.

Performers Tigran Martirossian, Sergei Gaidei, Nikolai Vasiliev, Marina Shutova, Vassili Kirnos. Music Prokofiev. Lyrics Prokofiev. Company Bolshoi Opera.