Details

Shylock is a proud and defiant man. But when he demands a severe debt to be repaid he becomes a victim of his own intransigence and most seriously, the prejudice of others. Andr? Tchaikowsky was best known as a concert pianist but being a composer meant more to him. The Merchant of Venice is a potent attack on prejudice and feels like a deeply personal response to his experiences as a child in the Warsaw Ghetto. Opera in 3 Acts plus Epilogue. UK Premiere. Sung in English with surtitles in English (and Welsh in Cardiff and Llandudno). UK Premiere production.

Cast/Performers

Lester Lynch (Shylock until 1 November), Quentin Hayes (Shylock from 8 November), Martin Wolfel (Antonio), Bruce Sledge (Lorenzo), Miklos Sebestyen (The Duke of Venice), Mark Le Brocq (Bassanio), Gary Griffiths (Solanio), David Stout (Gratiano), Lauren Michelle (Jessica), Sarah Castle (Portia), Verena Gunz (Nerissa)

Creatives/Company

Music: Andre Tchaikowsky
Lyrics: John O'Brien
Company: Welsh National Opera
Producer(s): Bregenzer Festspiele Austria, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Teatr Wielki Warsaw
Conductor: Lionel Friend
Director(s): Keith Warner, Amy Lane (associate director)
Design: Ashley Martin-Davis
Lighting: Davy Cunningham
Choreographer: Michael Barry