Opera North has announced its autumn season at Newcastle Theatre Royal, running from from 8 to 11 November 2017. Entitled The Little Greats, the season features six new productions of short operas, two of which will be performed each evening.
The operas are:
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Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1892)
Directed by Charles Edwards, a piece which exemplifies the violence and passion of Italian verismo opera. -
L’enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Magic Spells) by Maurice Ravel (1925)
Directed by Annabel Arden. A young boy refuses to do his homework and flies into a tantrum and everything around him comes to life, animals and furniture alike. -
Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (1890)
Directed by Karolina Sofulak. A classic tale of jealousy and revenge. -
Trial by Jury by W A Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan (1875)
Directed by John Savournin, Artistic Director of Charles Court Opera. A courtroom farce which is entirely cast from the chorus of Opera North. -
Osud (Destiny) by Leoš Janáček (1907)
Directed by Annabal Arden. Rarely performed, this is a tale of the anguish of love. -
Trouble in Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein (1952)
Directed by Matthew Eberhardt. This is Bernstein’s first opera and is heavily influenced by jazz, Hollywood and Broadway.
The Newcastle performances are:
- Wednesday 8 November: Pagliacci / Cavalleria rusticana
- Thursday 9 November: L’enfant et les sortilèges / Osud
- Friday 10 November: Trouble in Tahiti / Trial by Jury
- Saturday11 November: L’enfant et les sortilèges (Special schools’ matinée)
- Saturday 11 November: Pagliacci / Cavalleria rusticana