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The Tempest is an opera in three acts by Thomas Ades, to a libretto in English by Meredith Oakes, based on Shakespeare`s play of the same name. Commissioned by Covent Garden, The Tempest received its world premiere to critical acclaim at the Royal Opera House in London on 10 February 2004. Other productions followed in Strasbourg and Copenhagen later in 2005.
Rather than transfer Shakespeare`s words directly into the libretto, Oakes has taken the approach of reducing much of the text to its essence, and she produces a compact libretto with the bulk of the text presented in the form of rhyming couplets. The libretto is structured into three acts, approximately equal in length. As in Shakespeare`s act 1, scenes 1 and 2, the five main characters are introduced. However, as the relationship between Miranda and Ferdinand progresses, the opera turns away from Shakespeare`s presentation of Prospero as the benign manipulator of events, the controller of the pace of the young couple`s growing love by using his trickery and magical powers.
- Benjamin Velez
- William Shakespeare
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Cast and Creative team for The Tempest at Dance Theatre Godrej
Thomas Ades (Conductor), Audrey Luna (Ariel), Isabel Leonard (Miranda), Iestyn Davies (Trinculo), Alek Shrader (Ferdinand), Alan Oke (Caliban), William Burden (King of Naples), Toby Spence (Antonio), Simon Keenlyside (Prospero)
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