Performance

VenueOctagon Theatre
TownYeovil
CountySomerset
From11th April 2000
To11th April 2000
When19:30
What is currently on at Octagon Theatre (V919)

The Rake's Progress

T0109538075
A cautionary tale for us all, The Rake's Progress follows the fortunes of work-shy Tom. Under the influence of the dastardly Nick Shadow, he sets off on a journey of hedonistic self-indulgence that can only lead to ruin! Inspired by the famous etchings by Hogarth.
Music Stravinsky
Lyrics W H Auden


Archive :: production:T0109538075, opera or operetta:S01136587651, venue:V919
Current production:Work

Production details

Reviews

Overall: 3.00
Financial Times (11Jan01): The music was the strong side of The Rake s Progress. ETO has discovered a bass-baritone of notable promise in the young [James Rutherford]. Here is a voice that seems free from technical limitations; and Rutherford really knows how to sing an English text. [Robert Chevara] s production did the usual things with less than the usual flair. 3
The Times (11Jan01): The new production is of interest purely for its musical standards, which are very high indeed. [James Rutherford] is one of the most remarkable male talents to have emerged here since, well, probably [Bryn Terfel]. His Nick Shadow was sung gloriously richly. Much of this boringly designed show seemed hardly to have been directed at all. 3

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Company

Company English Touring Opera
Conductor Andrew Greenwood
Conductor Brett Morris
Director Robert Chevara
Design Emma Cattell
Lighting Adam Silverman
Performer Simon Wilding
Performer Anna Clare Monk
Performer Stephen Rooke
Performer James Rutherford
Performer Rebecca Gale
Performer Carol Rowlands
Performer Andrew Morris
Performer William Townend
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