Details

La Gazza ladra. Set in an Italian village in the early 1800s a servant girl is engaged to the son of the farmer in whose house she is employed. Accused of stealing a silver spoon she is condemned to death but is saved at the last minute as the people learn that the thief was a magpie. Sung in English. Running time approx. 3 hours

Cast/Performers

Mary Hegarty (Ninetta), Ann-Marie Gibbons (Pippo), Ashley Catling (Gianetto), Jonathan Best (Fernando), Robert Poulton (Podesta), Claire Williams (Lucia), Dean Robinson (Fabrizio)

Creatives/Company

Music: Rossini
Lyrics: Giovanni Gherardini
Company: Opera North
Conductor: David Parry
Director(s): Martin Duncan, Nik Ashton (revival director)
Design: Sue Blane
Lighting: Colin Smith
Translation: Jeremy Sams

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The Thieving Magpie

The Thieving Magpie (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T104581194. Details of all The Thieving Magpie archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2105

Archive Listings

27 Apr 05 to 29 Apr 05	Grand Opera House Belfast Belfast
15 Apr 05 to 22 Apr 05	Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear
1 Apr 05	Theatre Royal Norwich Norfolk
11 Mar 05 to 18 Mar 05	Theatre Royal Nottingham Nottinghamshire
8 Mar 05 to 19 Mar 05	Theatre Royal Nottingham Nottinghamshire
4 Mar 05 to 8 Apr 05	The Lowry Salford Greater Manchester
16 Feb 05	Sheffield Theatres Sheffield South Yorkshire
12 Feb 05	Hull New Theatre Hull Humberside