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What's On- Ariadne auf Naxos
- Description
Please Note:
Surtitles are not visible from rows V-ZZ in the Stalls
No under 5's will be admitted.
Tue 23 evening - please be aware that there is a Saints home game with a 7.45pm kick off, so please leave extra time for travelling and parking.
Running Times:
Approximately 2 hours 20 minutes, intervals to be announced. Times given are for guidance purposes only and can change.
Producer:
Welsh National Opera
Web Links:
Welsh National Opera
Ariadne auf Naxos
Strauss
Tue 23 November 2010
Tue 7.15pm
Cast includes Orla Boylan as Ariadne, Sarah Connolly as Composer, Gillian Keith as Zerbinetta, Eric Roberts as Major-Domo, Robert Poulton as Music Master, Stephen Rooke as Dancing Master
Conductor Lothar Koenigs
Director Neil Armfield
The power of music
Vienna’s richest man is putting on a party at his home. He has asked two rival theatre companies to stage a performance each. One company will perform the serious opera ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’. The other will perform a comedy. Tensions mount and nerves fray as the two companies work around each other back stage. However chaos fully ensues when an announcement is made, both the tragedy and the comedy must be combined into a single performance to leave time for a firework display.
Ariadne auf Naxos is one of Richard Strauss’ finest achievements. Strauss masterfully combines deeply moving, tragic opera with boisterous comedy to create an exquisite celebration of the power of music. Neil Armfield’s celebrated production receives its first performances at Wales Millennium Centre. The cast includes acclaimed mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly making her return to the company. Ariadne auf Naxos promises to make you both laugh and cry, and sometimes at the same time.
Sung in German with surtitles in English
Pre-Performance Talk
Free to ticket holders, at 6.00pm. Please call the Box Office to reserve your free space.
Enjoy a delicious dinner in one of The Mayflower's luxurious suites. More info & menus...
Pre-show two course dinner at 5:30pm
£24.00 a head or £47.00* with top price seat
On: 23 November - Buy Tickets
* Package price only available via phone bookings.
Enter the spirit of the show before the curtain even rises. More info & menus...
Pre-show Cheese and Wine at 6pm
£37.50 with top price seat or £15.00 buffet only
On: 23 November - Buy Tickets
