Details

Tolstoy's monumental classic is brought to the operatic stage by Prokofiev. The story of Natasha and her admirers Prince Andrei, Prince Anatol and Court Pierre is set against the prospect of war with Napoleon's encroaching forces.

Cast/Performers

Jonathan McGovern (Andrei - Role supported by Anthoy and Elizabeth Bunker), Lauren Michelle (Natasha - Role supported by Sheri and Janet Tullah), Mark Le Brocq (Pierre - Role supported by John Ward and Susan Corby), Leah-Marian Jones (Marie - Roles supported by Chris Greene and Dr Julia P Ellis), Jurgita Adamonyte (Helene - Roles are supported by Malcom Herring), Adrian Dwyer (Anatole), James Platt (Count Rostov), Jonathan May (Old Prince Bolkonsky), Donald Thomson (Jacquot), David Stout (Dolokhov 0 Roles supported by the Simon Gibson Charitable Trust), Simon Bailey (Kutuzo - Roles supported by the Jenour Foundation), Samaantha Price (Sonya), Julian Boyce (Servant / Dr Metivier), Carolyn Jackson (Housemaid / Vasilisa), Sarah Pope (Matriosha / Trishka), Laurence Cole (Valet / Gavrila / Matveyev), George Newton-Fitzgerald (Joseph), Joe Roche (Abbe / De Beausset / 1st Lunatic), Gareth Dafydd Morris (Konivitsyn / Karatayev), Paula Greenwood (Shopkeeper), Colm Seery (Dancer), Maria Comes (Dancer), Rhodri Prys Jones (Fyodor), Owen Webb (Orderly)

Creatives/Company

Music: Prokofiev
Lyrics(s): Prokofiev, Mendelson (after Tolstoy)
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor: Tomas Hanus
Director(s): David Pountney, Christopher Moon-Little (staff director)
Design(s): Robert Innes Hopkins, David Haneke (video projection designer), Denni Sayers (assistant)
Costume: Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting: Malcolm Rippeth