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Death in Venice

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Opera in two acts
Libretto by MYFANWY PIPER after the story by THOMAS MANN Music by Benjamin Britten (tenor) (baritone) (counter-tenor) (tenor) (baritone)
(soprano)
Venetians, hotel guests from many countries
CANADIAN OPERA CHORUS
AND ORCHESTRA conducted by RICHARD WOITACH The action of the opera takes place in Munich, in Venice and on the Lido, 1911. Act
3.30* Interval Reading
3.35* Act 2

Contributors

Story By:
Thomas Mann
Music By:
Benjamin Britten
Conducted By:
Richard Woitach
Gustav von Aschenbach, a novelist:
Kenneth Riegel
Traveller:
Allan Monk
Elderly fop:
Allan Monk
Oldgondolier:
Allan Monk
Hotel manager:
Allan Monk
Hotel barber:
Allan Monk
Leader of the players:
Allan Monk
Voice of Dionysus:
Allan Monk
Voice of Apollo:
Jeffrey Gall
Hotel porter:
Martin Chambers
Lido boatman:
Theodore Baerg
Steward:
Theodore Baerg
Guide:
Theodore Baerg
Hotel waiter:
Theodore Baerg
Priest:
Theodore Baerg
English clerk:
Theodore Baerg
Strawberry seller:
Cristen Gregory
Lace seller:
Cristen Gregory
Newspaper seller:
Cristen Gregory
Strolling player:
Cristen Gregory
Source: Radio Times

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