A sleazy new opera from "The Revenger's Tragedy"
The Masque of Vengeance- a sleazy new opera
Music: Edward Lambert
Words: Thomas Middleton (1606)
Stage director: David Edwards
Movement: Jenny Weston
Design: Colin Mayes
Laure Meloy (soprano) Duchess
Madeline Robinson (soprano) Virginia
Leila Zanette (mezzo-soprano) Vindicio
Mae Heydorn (mezzo-soprano) Gratiana
Matt Paine (counter-tenor) Prince
Lawrence Thackeray (tenor) Spurio
William Diggle (tenor) Vacuo
Charles Johnston (baritone) King
Christopher Foster (bass) Antonio
Piano duet: Alex Norton, Adrian Salinero
"Would all those there were turned into a corpse!"
Adapted from The Revenger's Tragedy by Thomas Middleton (1606), this brand new chamber opera is set in a dystopian underworld of criminality, lust and murderVindicio is a young man played by a woman who, for much of the play, disguises himself as a womanAnd that's just the startHe carries around with him the death mask of his girlfriend whom the King murdered; he seeks revenge, but is intercepted by the King's son, the Prince, who wants to bed Vindicio's sisterSo begins this saga of revenge which is over 400 years old - but which suggests nothing very much has changedFollowing London performances, a superb cast of 9 singers accompanied by a virtuosic piano duo will bring to life this bloodthirsty farce of an opera
Since 2014, The Music Troupe's annual productions have featured the art of 'beautiful singing' in contemporary musical dramas which are tailored, not trimmed, to an intimate experienceEdward Lambert began his career at the Royal Opera House and has since written 18 chamber operas as well as stage works for schools and communities, vocal and instrumental works
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