Performance

Venue	Gala Theatre
Town	Durham
County	County Durham
From	17th November 2002
To	17th November 2002
When	19:30
Prices	From £8.50. To £17.00.
What is currently on at Gala Theatre (V0146218420)

The Embalmer

T184098299
A piece of black comedy for actor and orchestra. The Embalmer is music theatre for solo actor. The dramatic and blackly comic story of the destruction of an individual, a marriage and an ideology. Alexei Miscin, the 'immortalist' is in charge of Lenin's preserved body, viewed daily by thousands. Miscin's wife is about to leave him and he's drinking too much. 'Lenin' is also starting to look the worse for wear...

Music	Giorgio Battistelli
Lyrics	Renzo Rosso
Adapted by	David Parry

Archive :: production:T184098299, opera or operetta:S0116900830, venue:V0146218420

Production details

Performance time 1 hour 15 minutes (no interval).

Reviews

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Company

Company	Almeida Opera
Adapted by	David Parry
Conductor	David Parry
Conductor	Stuart Stratford (Jul 13)
Company	Almeida Ensemble
Performer	Ian McDiarmid (Alexiei Miscin)

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