Details

As a baby, the beautiful Marie was found on a battlefield and adopted, not by one soldier but by an entire regiment. When she falls - quite literally - into the arms of Tonio, her military fathers are not keen to sanction the marriage. Andy why is the Marquise de Berkenfeld so suspiciously keen to make a high-society match of her own for Marie? The fun of this exuberant comedy is in the dramatic twists and the tuneful music en-route to the happy ending. Sung in French with English surtitles. Running time: 2hrs 40mins (inclu. one interval)

Cast/Performers

Patrizia Ciofi (Marie), Juan Diego Florez (Tonio - Mar14 3/6/12), Frederic Antoun (Tonio - Mar14 15/18), Pietro Spagnoli (Sulpice Pingot), Ewa Podles (La Marquise de Berkenfield), Donald Maxwell (Hortensius), Kiri Te Kanawa (La Duchesse de Crackentorp)

Creatives/Company

Music: Donizetti
Lyrics(s): Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-George, Jean-Francois-Alfred Bayard
Producer(s): Royal Opera House, Vienna State Opera, Metropolitan Opera New York
Conductor: Yves Abel
Director(s): Laurent Pelly, Christian Rath (revival)
Other: Agathe Melinand (dialogue)
Design: Chantal Thomas
Costume: Laurent Pelly
Lighting: Joel Adam
Choreographer: Laura Scozzi
Company(s): Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House