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Ariadne auf Naxos (Richard Strauss)
7 & 9 Oct '10
Thursday 7 & Saturday 9 October at 7.15pm
Tocynnau: £5, £10, £20, £30, £35, £39.50
Cast includes Orla Boylan as Ariadne, Sarah Connolly as Composer, Gillian Keith as Zerbinetta, Eric Roberts as Major-Domo, Robert Poulton as Music Master
The power of music
Vienna’s richest man is putting on a party at his home. He has asked two rival theatre companies to stage a performance each. One company will perform the serious opera ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’. The other will perform a comedy. Tensions mount and nerves fray as the two companies work around each other back stage. However chaos fully ensues when an announcement is made, both the tragedy and the comedy must be combined into a single performance to leave time for a firework display.
Ariadne auf Naxos is one of Richard Strauss’ finest achievements. Strauss masterfully combines deeply moving, tragic opera with boisterous comedy to create an exquisite celebration of the power of music. Neil Armfield’s celebrated production receives its first performances at Wales Millennium Centre. The cast includes acclaimed mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly making her return to the company. Ariadne auf Naxos promises to make you both laugh and cry, and sometimes at the same time.
Listen to clips from the operas:
- Ariadne auf Naxos - als ein Gott.mp3
- Ariadne auf Naxos - es gibt ein Reich.mp3
- Ariadne auf Naxos - Musik ist eine heilige Kunst.mp3
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- Performances start at 7.15pm
- Running time approximately 2 hours 20 minutes
- Sung in German with surtitles in English and Welsh
- Pre-performance talks at 5.30pm & 6.15pm
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