pUccini il Tabarro Gianni schicchi

enGlishToUrinG OPERA

la clemenza di TiTomozarT

Tobias picker fanTasTic mr foxroald dahl’s

£275 the cost of music hire for a single performance

£1057.50 the cost of transporting the set of The Duenna from Poole Lighthouse to the Royal Opera House

£25,000 the cost of one of the sets in our Autumn 2010 season

sprinG 2011venUe daTe show Time

ashcroft Theatre, croydon 18 feb, fri fox 7.30pm

020 8688 9291

£13.50 - £22.50

hackney empire, london 4 mar, fri pUccini 7.30pm =

020 8985 2424 10 mar, Thur fox 7.30pm

£10 - £33 11 mar, fri pUccini 7.30pm =

12 mar, sat mozarT 7.30pm

cambridge arts Theatre 15 mar, Tues fox 6.30pm

01223 503 333 16 mar, wed mozarT 7.30pm

£15 - £35 17 mar, Thur pUccini 7.30pm =

18 mar, fri pUccini 7.30pm =

19 mar, sat mozarT 7.30pm ◊

exeter northcott 22 mar, Tues fox 7.00pm

01392 493 493 23 mar, wed mozarT 7.30pm

£17 - £30 24 mar, Thur pUccini 7.30pm =

25 mar, fri pUccini 7.30pm =

26 mar, sat mozarT 7.30pm ◊

assembly hall Theatre,Tunbridge wells 28 mar, mon pUccini 7.30pm =

01892 530 613/532 072 29 mar, Tues mozarT 7.30pm

£19.50 - £23.50

The hawth, crawley 31 mar, Thur fox 7.00pm

01293 553 636 1 apr, fri pUccini 7.30pm =

£16.50 - £27 2 apr, sat mozarT 7.30pm ◊

The everyman Theatre, cheltenham 5 apr, Tues fox 7.00pm

01242 572 573 6 apr, wed mozarT 7.30pm

£7.50 - £23 7 apr, Thur pUccini 7.30pm =

8 apr, fri pUccini 7.30pm =

9 apr, sat mozarT 7.30pm ◊

lyceum Theatre, sheffi eld 11 apr, mon pUccini 7.45pm =

0114 249 6000 12 apr, Tues mozarT 7.45pm

£10 - £27

venUe daTe show Time

snape maltings concert hall 15 apr, fri pUccini 7.30pm =

01728 687 110 16 apr, sat mozarT 7.30pm ◊

£10 - £29 17 apr, sun fox 4.00pm

norwich Theatre royal 19 apr, Tues mozarT 7.30pm ◊

01603 630 000 20 apr, wed pUccini 7.30pm =

£6.50 - £32.50 21 apr, Thur fox 7.30pm

wolverhampton Grand Theatre 2 may, mon fox 7.00pm

01902 429 212 3 may, Tues pUccini 7.30pm =

£8.50 - £26.50

buxton opera house 5 may, Thur pUccini 7.30pm =

0845 127 2190 6 may, fri mozarT 7.30pm

£16.50 - £32.50 7 may, sat fox 7.30pm

hall for cornwall, Truro 9 may, mon fox 7.00pm

01872 262 466 10 may, Tues pUccini 7.30pm =

£12 - £22 11 may, wed mozarT 7.30pm

lighthouse, poole 13 may, fri pUccini 7.30pm =

0844 406 8666 14 may, sat mozarT 7.30pm

£19.50

Gala Theatre, durham 16 may, mon pUccini 7.30pm =

0191 332 4041 17 may, Tues mozarT 7.30pm

£10 - £25

perth festival, perth Theatre 20 may, fri mozarT 7.30pm

01738 621 031 21 may, sat pUccini 7.30pm =

£22.50 - £35.50

Grand opera house, belfast 25 may, wed fox 1.00pm

028 9024 1919 26 may, Thur pUccini 7.30pm =

£16 - £36.50 27 may, fri pUccini 7.30pm =

28 may, sat mozarT 7.30pm ◊

pre show talk ◊ captioned performance = surtitled performance

Group deals and ticket offers are available at some individual venues. for more information, contact the box offi ces.

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an opera by Tobias picker, based on a sTory by roald dahl Uk première (fUll version)

fanTasTic mr foxil TabarroGianni schicchi

la clemenza di TiToSung in English (selected performances captioned)

pUccini mozarTFor years, Mr Fox has defied three blundering farmers – Boggis, Bunce and Bean – by pilfering food for his family from under their noses. Now they have a plan to beat him, involving a hungry digger called Agnes (celebrated mezzo soprano Fiona Kimm). Can Mr Fox be “outfoxed”? Tobias Picker’s wonderful opera does full justice to Roald Dahl’s heroic Mr Fox (exciting young baritone Nicholas Merryweather), along with the gourmandising villain Farmer Bunce, the lonely Hedgehog, and the tipsy philosopher Rita the Rat. ETO’s professional cast, directed by Tim Yealland, will be joined by local groups of schoolchildren at each venue – playing a skulk of fox cubs and a chorus of trees. Opera lovers will relish Picker’s inventive version of Dahl’s exciting classic – perfect for adults and cubs alike!

“I want to see it again and it is the best opera I’ve ever seen in my life!” yoUnG aUdience member

Il tabarro (the cloak) and Gianni Schicchi couldn’t be more different - yet both one hour operas show Puccini as a master of the theatre who speaks to the heart. The highly-charged drama Il tabarro takes place on a barge moored in Paris. Puccini’s haunting masterpiece, with big lyrical roles for soprano (Julie Unwin), tenor (Charne Rochford), and baritone (Simon Thorpe), is justly famous, though not often heard.

Mozart called this his ‘true opera’, referring to its noble subject and its vivid, colourful music. The opera’s hero, Titus, is a compelling portrait of a populist leader who learns the personal cost of political power. When his one friend, Sextus, is corrupted by a tough-minded beauty and driven to an act of terrorism, Titus forgives all, teaching a lesson in mercy as he gives up hope of happiness.

This is a rare chance to see one of Mozart’s ultimate works for the stage - in a striking production by James Conway, with ETO favourites Julia Riley (Anna Bolena), Mark Wilde (The Magic Flute) and Gillian Ramm (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) in leading roles. ETO restores the original sung dialogue, and the opera’s particular dramatic power.

“One of the most dependable pleasures of the operatic year comes when English Touring Opera unpacks its goodies at the start of a new season” The independenT

Gianni Schicchi is a brilliant Florentine comedy. The greedy family of poor, dead Buoso dry their eyes to claim his fortune; however the wily Schicchi (Richard Mosley-Evans) also has his eyes set on the inheritance. In the middle of Liam Steel’s pacy new production comes one of Puccini’s sweetest arias, “O! mio babbino caro” (sung by Paula Sides, ETO’s Pamina, and a star of Handelfest). ETO Music Director Michael Rosewell conducts.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

“Fantastic Mr Fox is an excellent introduction to opera . . .the score is a moreish cocktail of Britten, Poulenc, foxtrots and klezmer” independenT on sUnday “A wonderful production…

Hurrah to you, the ETO!” aUdience member, commenTinG via oUr websiTe

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