FULL THE DUCHESS OF PADUA (Lambert) London 2024 Ellie Neate, Elizabeth Cooper, James Beddoe, Grant Kerswell
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Duchess of Padua
- Composer: Edward Lambert
- Libretto: Oscar Wilde Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: The Space Theatre, London, UK
- Recorded: February 22, 2024
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Ellie Neate, Elizabeth Cooper, James Beddoe, Grant Kerswell
- Conductor:
- Orchestra: Adrian Salinero, Alex Norton, PIANO
- Stage Director: Fleur Snow
- Stage Designer: Melissa Sofoian
- Costume Designer: Yun Geng
- Lighting Designer: Jonny Danciger
Information about the Recording
- Published by: space.org.uk
- Date Published: 2024
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
“We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.“
Oscar Wilde’s epic tragedy of revenge, passion and murder has been turned into a compact opera which now receives its first performances.. An avenging young man falls for the browbeaten duchess and casts them both into danger. At times melodramatic, at times sentimental, with everything in between, this adaptation of Wilde’s beautiful verse faithfully follows the twists and turns of the drama’s extraordinary plot – and reveals it to be more modern than it seems. There has been no known production of the play between 1891 and 2010 (Wikipedia), and so the best of Wilde’s eloquent and touching text is, for the duration of these performances, rescued from oblivion. With arias, ensembles, a love-duet and a death scene, a quartet of fine voices accompanied by a virtuoso piano duo brings to life this ‘Italian-style’ opera for intimate spaces.