Details
An operatic divertissement to be performed in an abridged version of Moliere's comedy
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Both pignant and comic, Ariadne auf Naxos is an opera within an opera. The curtain opens on a Viennese salon where preparations are being made for a performance of an opera. There is consternation when the Major Domo (Chied Butler) announces that due to time pressure, a harlequin troupe will be performing comedy during the opera itself. The conflicting scenarios and contrasting characters reveal what happens when stand-up comedy meets Greek tragedy and music hall meets high art. Sung in German, English surtitles.
Cast/Performers
Nigel Douglas,
Diana Montague,
John Horton Murray,
Peter Bronder,
Lisa Saffer,
Anne Evans,
David Stephenson,
David Owen,
Andrew SlaterCreatives/Company
Music:
StraussLyrics:
HofmannsthalCompany:
Scottish OperaConductor:
Richard ArmstrongDirector:
Martin DuncanDesign:
Tim HatleyChoreographer:
Sean WalshLighting:
Chris Ellis
