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Based on Mikhail Bulgakov's once-banned satire on the New Soviet Man, Alexander Raskatov's
A Dog's Heart tells of a stray mongrel who becomes human after an experimental organ transplant. But, as the Professor soon discovers to his cost, a beast is still a beast, even if it looks like a man. New Production
Performers Steven Page, Leigh Melrose, Peter Hoare, Elena Vassilieva, Nancy Allen Lundy, Alasdair Elliott, Andreew Watts, Graeme Danby, Sophie des Mars, Matthew Hargreaves, Frances McCafferty.
Music Raskatov. Lyrics Mazzonis (after Bulgakov). Producer English National Opera. Producer De Nederlandse Opera (in collaboration with Complicite). Conductor Garry Walker. Director Simon McBurney. Design Michael Levine. Costume Christina Cunningham. Lighting Paul Anderson. Design Finn Ross (projection). Director Toby Sedgwick (movement). Other Blind Summit (puppetry).