Opera North Autumn Tour
Opera North, always worth catching, comes to Nottingham's Theatre Royal. Joining Tim Albery's revival of Mozart's Così fan tutte are two new productions: Massenet's Werther, directed by Tom Cairns, and Janácek's The Adventures of Mr Broucek directed by John Fulljames.
Mozart's double pair of duped lovers - Dorabella (Victoria Simmonds), Fiordiligi (Elizabeth Atherton), Ferrando (Allan Clayton) and Guglielmo (Quirijn de Lang) - are in a tizz over the challenge Geoffrey Dolton's Don Alfonso has set, aided and abetted by Amy Freston's Despina. Justin Doyle conducts (in English; 3 & 6 November).
Massenet's tragic Werther stars Paul Nilon in the title role, with Alice Coote as his beloved Charlotte (in French; 4 & 7 November). Music director Richard Farnes conducts.
Finally Janácek's Broucek, played by John Graham Hall, is a drunken landlord who dreams two adventures; the first on the moon, the second in 15th-century Prague. Martin André conducts a strong cast, also including Jonathan Best and Donald Maxwell (in English; 5 November).
Related Information
Website: Opera North Website
| Contact Details | |
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| Name: | Opera North |
| Email: | info@operanorth.co.uk |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 113 245 2503 (Friends of Opera North) |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 113 245 0780 (Friends of Opera North) |
| Address: | Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate St, Leeds, LS1 6NU, England |
| Venue Information: | Theatre Royal |
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| Opening Hours: | 8.30am-8pm (box office) |
| The Theatre Royal is regarded as one of the best touring venues in the country, attracting major touring dramas, opera, ballet, West End musicals and, of course, an annual pantomime. | |
| Completed in 1865, the theatre took just six months to build at a cost of £15,000, the work of CJ Phipps, a 29-year-old architect who went on to become one of Victorian Britain's leading theatre designers. After renovation work, the theatre reopened in 1978, boasting elegant and airy foyers and bars, a 1186-seat Victorian-style auditorium and fully comprehensive and technically upgraded backstage facilities. | |
| Address: | Royal Centre, Theatre Square NG1 5ND |
| Directions: | Located on the corner of South Sherwood St and Talbot St in Nottingham's city centre. There is street level access, as well as ramped access into the Theatre Royal Stalls Bar from South Sherwood St, across from the Royal Concert Hall entrance. This gives direct access to the stalls foyer. |
| Contact Details: | Theatre Royal |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 115 989 5555 |
| Other Information: | Theatre Royal |
| Website: | Nottingham City Council Website |
| Website: | Theatre Royal Website |
| Contact Details | |
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| Name: | Opera North |
| Email: | info@operanorth.co.uk |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 113 245 2503 (Friends of Opera North) |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 113 245 0780 (Friends of Opera North) |
| Address: | Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate St, Leeds, LS1 6NU, England |
| Name: | Nottingham Tourist Office |
| Location: | Nottingham |
| Address: | 1 - 4 Smithy Row, Nottingham, NG1 2BY |
| Email: | tourist.information@nottinghamcity.gov.uk |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 844 477 5678 |
| Name: | British Tourist Authority |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Address: | Thames Tower, Black's Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9EL |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 8846 9000 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 8563 0302 |
| Name: | The National Trust |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Email: | enquiries@ntrust.org.uk |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 8315 1111 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 8466 6824 |
