Organization

Singer

Soprano

Mardi Byers

The prima donna

Ariadne

Tenor

Kor-Jan Dusseljee

The tenor

Bacchus

Jennifer France

Zerbinetta

Baritone

Alex Otterburn

Harlequin

Daniel Norman

Scaramuccio

Bass

Lancelot Nomura

Truffaldin

Elgan Llyr Thomas

Brighella

Spoken

Eleanor Bron

The majordomo

Stephen Gadd

A music teacher

Julia Sporsén

The composer

Jamie MacDougall

The dance master

Elizabeth Cragg

Naiad

Mezzo-soprano

Laura Zigmantaite

Dryad

Lucy Hall

Echo

Thomas Humphreys

The wigmaker

Trevor Eliot Bowes

A lackey

Oliver Brignall

The officer

Conductor

Brad Cohen

Stage director

Antony McDonald

Set designer

Lighting designer

Wolfgang Göbbel

Choreographer

Lucy Burge

Opera Holland Park

Scottish Opera

Orchestra

City of London Sinfonia

Ariadne auf Naxos -  (Ariadne on Naxos)

London

United Kingdom

Holland Park Theatre

Private

Public

Ariadne on Naxos

Approved

Ariadne auf Naxos Teaser Trailer

The party to end all parties is about to begin. Two contrasting entertainments have been scheduled: a tragic opera by a young composer with high ideals, and a burlesque comedy. Now dinner has overrun, the diva is in a temper, the fireworks are about to begin, and, to everybody’s horror, both groups must perform at the same time.
Strauss’s Viennese backstage comedy of pretension and pragmatism sees the worlds of art and entertainment collide in a score rich with opulent melodies, witty ensembles and coloratura high jinks, as the comedienne, Zerbinetta, and her sidekicks interrupt the composer’s opera and introduce the tragic heroine Ariadne to a new beau, Bacchus.
At the heart of Strauss’s tour de force – the first opera of his to be performed at OHP – is a battle between high and low art, and the message that, with a little help from unexpected sources, even the most broken of hearts can sometimes be mended

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer