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The Merchant of Venice at Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa, Moniuszko Auditorium

Dates: (10/24/2014 - 10/30/2014 )

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Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa, Moniuszko Auditorium


Plac Teatralny 1
Warszawa,Warszawa 00-950

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His appearance in the piano firmament almost 60 years ago was compared with the exploding stardom of Glenn Gould. Claiming that the globe had at least 150 virtuosos better than him and only a few better composers, André Tchaikowsky was wrong in one thing: that such a numerous group played the piano better than he did. The score of The Merchant of Venice was written with an awareness of the existence of many musical languages. Probably the most important among them was Alban Berg’s style, but one can also sense an affinity with the sound world of Aribert Reimann’s operas. The Merchant of Venice delights with its brilliant musical dramaturgy and its characters; written in all seriousness, it can also surprise with a musical joke – for instance in the famous Shakespearian scene of choosing a bride which includes an ironic quotation of the fate motif from Tchaikovsky’s (Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s!) Symphony No. 4. The world premiere of The Merchant, delayed by over 30 years, directed brilliantly by Keith Warner (the pr sent show is a co-production with the Bregenz Festival), received the prestigious International Opera Award in April 2014. One could feel totally pleased about this if not for the fact that the projects defeated by Tchaikowsky included Pawe? Szyma?ski’s Qudsja Zaher staged by the Polish National Opera in 2013.

Cast and Creative team for The Merchant of Venice at Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa, Moniuszko Auditorium

Conductor: Lionel Friend
Director: Keith Warner
Set and Costume Designer: Ashley Martin-Davis
Lighting Designer: Davy Cunningham
Choreography: Michael Barry

Cast:

Antonio - Christopher Robson
Shylock - Lester Lynch
Bassanio - Charles Workman
Salerio - Adrian Clarke
Solanio - ***
Gratiano - Philip Smith
Lorenzo - Jason Bridges
Jessica - Marisol Montalvo
Portia - Sarah Castle
Nerissa - Verena Gunz
Merchant of Venice - Dariusz Machej
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