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The Rake's Progress

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From the New
Theatre, Cardiff.
Igor Stravinsky's great neoclassical morality tale in a new production by Matthew Warchus for Welsh
National Opera. Based on a series of paintings by Hogarth and with a libretto by W H Auden and Chester Kallman , the opera portrays a young gentleman's gradual descent into madness. Watched over by his beloved Anne, and his sinister manservant Nick, Tom Rakewell comes into an inheritance, squanders his money on whores and gambling, and ends up in Bedlam. Introduced by Nicola Heywood Thomas.
Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, conductor Mark
Wigglesworth Parti
8.25 All the Best Tunes
Michael White investigates why the Devil always seems to come out on top in his various operatic summonings.
8.45 Part 2

Contributors

Production By:
Matthew Warchus
Unknown:
H Auden
Unknown:
Chester Kallman
Unknown:
Tom Rakewell
Introduced By:
Nicola Heywood Thomas.
Tom Rakewell:
Paul Nilon (tenor)
Nick Shadow:
Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Anne Trulove:
Alwyn Mellor (baritone)
Trulove:
Jonathan Best (bass)
Mother Goose:
Yvonne Lea (mezzo)
Baba the Turk:
Claire Powell (mezzo)
Sellem:
Neil Jenkins (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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