Scottish Opera: The Rake's Progress
Stravinsky's most famous opera is a taut morality tale about the decline and fall of an 18th century gentleman who decides not to get a steady job, and features a libretto by WH Auden and Chester Kallman. David McVicar directs, with Edgaras Montvidas, Steven Page and Carolyn Sampson in the leading roles.
Scottish Opera: The Rake's Progress
Scottish Opera: The Rake's Progress
New Production
Sung in English with English supertitles
A co-production with Turin Opera
Supported by The Scottish Opera Syndicate
‘McVicar’s recipe for making it work is simple: meticulous, musically responsive direction’ The Sunday Telegraph (on La Traviata)
World-renowned Scottish director David McVicar returns to Scottish Opera to stage his first Rake’s Progress, in partnership with Olivier award-winning designer John Macfarlane. A colourful tale of debauchery with a brilliant verse libretto by W.H.Auden and bevy of larger-than-life characters, this is the perfect focus for McVicar’s particular brand of incisive storytelling.
Tom Rakewell abandons his sweetheart and his simple country life in favour of the bright lights of London. He sets off to seek his fortune in the company of Nick Shadow, a mysterious man with some distinctly devil-like tendencies. But after a stay in Mother Goose’s tavern, a meeting with a bearded lady, and a game of cards with unusually high stakes, things don’t look promising for our he …
A 20th-century pastiche of late 18th-century opera, the music of The Rake’s Progress owes much of its inspiration to Mozart – harpsichord-accompanied recitatives and an orchestration suggestive of The Marriage of Figaro and Cosi fan tutte combine in Stravinsky’s own distinct take on the neo-classical style. A cast including Scottish Opera favourite Edgaras Montvidas, Steven Page (highly praised in English National Opera’s recent A Dog’s Heart) and internationally acclaimed recitalist Carolyn Sampson brings the production to life.
Running time approximately 2 hrs 45 mins
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