Details

Based on a poem by Alexander Pushkin, the opera is packed with the exotic orchestration that has made similar works such as Scheherezade so popular. A daring satire on the last days of the Romanov empire, and in particular the debacle of the Russo-Japanese War, The Golden Cockerel is as explosive as it is charming. Sung in English with English surtitles. Fantasy, mischief and musical delight combine in our lively new production of The Golden Cockerel, the final and favourite opera of Rimsky-Korsakov.

Cast/Performers

Grant Doyle (Tsar Dodon), Thomas Elwin (Tsarevich Gvidon), Jerome Knox (Tsarevich Afron), Edward Hawkins (General Polkan), Amy J Payne (Amelfa), Robert Lewis (Astrologer), Paula Sides (Tsaritsa Shemakha), Luci Briginshaw (Tsaritsa Shemakha / Chorus), Alys Mererid Roberts (Golden Cockerel), Matthew McKinney (1st Boyar / Chorus), Ben Knight (2nd Boyar / Chorus), Aidan Edwards (Chorus), Alex Haigh (Chorus), Brenton Spiteri (Chorus), Ellie Edmonds (Chorus), Emily Kyte (Chorus), Hollie-anne Bangham (Chorus), Lauren Young (Chorus), Katherine McIndoe (Chorus), Nia Coleman (Chorus), Peter Edge (Chorus), Phil Wilcox (Chorus), Rachel Speirs (Chorus)

Creatives/Company

Music: Rimsky Korsakov
Company: English Touring Opera
Director(s): James Conway, Lysanne van Overbeek (staff director)
Conductor(s): Gerry Cornelius, Iwan Davies (assistant)
Design(s): Amelia Jane Hankin, Neil Irish
Costume: Neil Irish
Lighting(s): Rory Beaton, Jack Ryan (associate lighting designer)