Trailer video from premiere production
Mozart's
reimagined opera
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte with new translation by Jo Turner
Finalist for the Offies Best Opera Production 2018
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Commissioned by Baseless Fabric Theatre and first performed in promenade in South West London on the 27th July 2017, directed by Jo Turner and conducted by Leo Geyer.
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Duration
60'
Roles
FIORDILIGI soprano
DORABELLA mezzo-soprano
FERRANDO tenor
GUGLIELMO baritone
DON ALFONSO baritone
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Scoring
violin | accordion | bassoon
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Programme Note
A reimagining of the 3 hour opera sung in Italian with full orchestra for the streets of Merton. The music was arranged for 3 instruments suitable for promenade performance by Leo Geyer, accompanied by a new modern English libretto written by director Joanna Turner. It’s a story about friendship, cheating, and testing the one you love.
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Availability
This work is available to hire. Please get in touch to find out more.
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Perusal Score
Please note that this music is in copyright and it is illegal to copy or perform from the perusal score.
Performance History
9th June 2018 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
8th June 2018 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
14th May 2018- Baseless Fabric Theatre at Wimbledon Tennis Club
6th August 2017 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
5th August 2017 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton ​
4th August 2017 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
3rd August 2017 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
2nd August 2017 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
28th July 2017 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
27th July 2017 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
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