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New Sussex Opera presents Belle Lurette
19:30
拢44 / 拢22 concessions
拢33 / 拢16.50 concessions
拢28 / 拢14 concessions
Live comic opera, fully staged, in a new English version
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New Sussex Opera听has unearthed another neglected gem.听Belle Lurette听has not been staged in the UK for a hundred and forty years. Amazingly,听Offenbach听wrote it at the same time as he was writing听The Tales of Hoffmann, as he was dying. The orchestration was completed by Delibes and it had its first performance a month after he died.
A film was made of a musical based on the opera in the DDR in 1958. More than three million visitors in East German cinemas made it the most successful operetta film in the DDR, or actually one of the most successful DDR films, full stop.
The music is magnificent. In every way. For someone who wrote this score on his death bed the sparkle and tunefulness of every number is remarkable. And I mean really remarkable. The chorus of the laundresses is one big splash and sonic foam party. The ensembles are built with masterful care. And Lurette鈥檚 big solos have a bounce that will knock you flat. Kevin Clarke 鈥� Operetta Research Centre
I have rarely spent three such happy hours in an opera house.听鈥� Opera Now on NSO鈥檚 Princess of Tr茅bizonde 2021
Cast includes听Rhiannon Llewellyn, Paul Featherstone, Joseph Doody, Charles Johnston听and听Kristin Finnigan, with NSO Chorus and St Paul鈥檚 Sinfonia.
Condutor,听Toby Purser. Director,听David Foster. Lighting design,听Jason Ahn.
Running time:听approx 2h 45min, inc 1 interval
Age guidance:听All opera fans ages 6+ welcome
For access seating, please calls us听020 3108 1000听or e-mail听ticketing@ucl.ac.uk
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Live comic opera, fully staged, in a new English version
听
New Sussex Opera听has unearthed another neglected gem.听Belle Lurette听has not been staged in the UK for a hundred and forty years. Amazingly,听Offenbach听wrote it at the same time as he was writing听The Tales of Hoffmann, as he was dying. The orchestration was completed by Delibes and it had its first performance a month after he died.
A film was made of a musical based on the opera in the DDR in 1958. More than three million visitors in East German cinemas made it the most successful operetta film in the DDR, or actually one of the most successful DDR films, full stop.
The music is magnificent. In every way. For someone who wrote this score on his death bed the sparkle and tunefulness of every number is remarkable. And I mean really remarkable. The chorus of the laundresses is one big splash and sonic foam party. The ensembles are built with masterful care. And Lurette鈥檚 big solos have a bounce that will knock you flat. Kevin Clarke 鈥� Operetta Research Centre
I have rarely spent three such happy hours in an opera house.听鈥� Opera Now on NSO鈥檚 Princess of Tr茅bizonde 2021
Cast includes听Rhiannon Llewellyn, Paul Featherstone, Joseph Doody, Charles Johnston听and听Kristin Finnigan, with NSO Chorus and St Paul鈥檚 Sinfonia.
Condutor,听Toby Purser. Director,听David Foster. Lighting design,听Jason Ahn.
Running time:听approx 2h 45min, inc 1 interval
Age guidance:听All opera fans ages 6+ welcome
For access seating, please calls us听020 3108 1000听or e-mail听ticketing@ucl.ac.uk
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