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One act opera. A widow is being persuaded to give up her mourning by her servant when a creditor of her late husband's arrives. Chekhov’s comedy The Bear - ‘a tragedy masquerading as a farce’ - provides the story for Walton’s similarly extrovert, opera of the same name. A comic battle of wills and sexes follows when an attractive widow is visited by a local landowner in severe cash-flow difficulties. The recognition of just how close hate is to love, however, brings about a surprise ending. Double bill running time 2 hours with 1 interval. English

Creatives/Company

Music: William Walton
Lyrics: Paul Dehn
Book by: Chekhov
Company: Jette Parker Young Artists