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MP3-1817900 Barber_Vanessa_Glyndebourne,14.08.2018
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MP3-1817900 Barber_Vanessa_Glyndebourne,14.08.2018
Opera starts at about 00:21.
Creative team:
Conductor - Jakub Hrůša / [Leo McFall (17 and 24 August)] Director - Keith Warner Designer - Ashley Martin-Davis Lighting Designer - Mark Jonathan Projection Designer - Alex Uragallo
London Philharmonic Orchestra Leader Kevin Lin
The Glyndebourne Chorus Chorus Master - Nicholas Jenkins
Assistant Conductor - Leo McFall Music Preparation - Matthew Fletcher, Kate Golla, Anthony Legge Assistant Directors - Neil Robinson, Ian Rutherford
Cast includes:
Nicholas, the Major-Domo - William Thomas*† Erika - Virginie Verrez Vanessa - Emma Bell Anatol - Edgaras Montvidas The Old Baroness - Rosalind Plowright The Old Doctor - Donnie Ray Albert Footman - Romanas Kudriašovas*
* Soloist from The Glyndebourne Chorus † Jerwood Young Artist 2018
Abandoned by her lover Anatol, Vanessa retreats from the world, waiting and hoping with only her mother and her niece Erika for company. But when, 20 years later, Anatol’s handsome young son arrives unexpectedly, he shatters the calm of this shuttered household of women. Past and present love collides, and the aftershocks threaten to destroy them all.
Synopsis Act I
It is a stormy winter’s night; a house on a remote country estate, where mirrors are kept veiled and the portraits covered. Vanessa, her elderly mother the Baroness, and her niece Erika await the arrival of Anatol – Vanessa’s former lover, a man she has not seen for 20 years. At last a man arrives, but when he enters he proves to be a stranger. Overcome by shock, Vanessa rushes away, leaving Erika to talk to the young man, who reveals that he is in fact Anatol’s son, who is also named Anatol. The two young people talk.. Time has passed. Alone with the Baroness, Erika confesses that Anatol slept with her on that first night. She loves him and he has proposed marriage, but she is not sure that he is capable of true love. Vanessa and Anatol return from skating. The family Doctor, ever in attendance, recalls the old days. Vanessa now confesses her own love for the young Anatol to Erika, who, once they are alone, immediately confronts him. He again offers marriage, but she refuses: Vanessa, who has waited so long, can have him.
Act II
It is New Year’s Eve, and the household is preparing for a grand party to announce Vanessa and Anatol’s engagement. The Doctor, who is Master of Ceremonies, is a little drunk, and worried he may muddle his toast. Vanessa is troubled because neither her mother nor Erika will attend. With the guests all in the ballroom, Erika creeps downstairs. But hearing the official engagement announcement she is suddenly overcome with pain, and runs out into the snow. She vows that Anatol’s child, which she is carrying, will never be born..
Act III
The Baroness has raised the alarm, and at last the search parties return: Anatol has found Erika near to death. Vanessa questions him: does he know what made Erika behave so rashly? But he offers no explanation. Erika confesses her pregnancy to the Baroness, and explains that she has now lost the child. The Baroness turns away, refusing to speak to her. Two weeks later, and Vanessa and Anatol are now married and preparing to depart for a new life in Paris. Vanessa is concerned about the cause of Erika’s actions. Erika explains that she thought she was in love with someone who did not love her, but promises that it was not Anatol. The family gather to say goodbye, and all contemplate the fragile nature of love. The Doctor, Vanessa and Anatol depart, leaving Erika alone with the Baroness, who still refuses to speak to her. The house now belongs to Erika, and she orders it returned to its former state; all pictures and mirrors are to be covered up and the gates locked. It is now her turn to w
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Creative team:
Conductor - Jakub Hrůša / [Leo McFall (17 and 24 August)] Director - Keith Warner Designer - Ashley Martin-Davis Lighting Designer - Mark Jonathan Projection Designer - Alex Uragallo
London Philharmonic Orchestra Leader Kevin Lin
The Glyndebourne Chorus Chorus Master - Nicholas Jenkins
Assistant Conductor - Leo McFall Music Preparation - Matthew Fletcher, Kate Golla, Anthony Legge Assistant Directors - Neil Robinson, Ian Rutherford
Cast includes:
Nicholas, the Major-Domo - William Thomas*† Erika - Virginie Verrez Vanessa - Emma Bell Anatol - Edgaras Montvidas The Old Baroness - Rosalind Plowright The Old Doctor - Donnie Ray Albert Footman - Romanas Kudriašovas*
* Soloist from The Glyndebourne Chorus † Jerwood Young Artist 2018
Abandoned by her lover Anatol, Vanessa retreats from the world, waiting and hoping with only her mother and her niece Erika for company. But when, 20 years later, Anatol’s handsome young son arrives unexpectedly, he shatters the calm of this shuttered household of women. Past and present love collides, and the aftershocks threaten to destroy them all.
Synopsis Act I
It is a stormy winter’s night; a house on a remote country estate, where mirrors are kept veiled and the portraits covered. Vanessa, her elderly mother the Baroness, and her niece Erika await the arrival of Anatol – Vanessa’s former lover, a man she has not seen for 20 years. At last a man arrives, but when he enters he proves to be a stranger. Overcome by shock, Vanessa rushes away, leaving Erika to talk to the young man, who reveals that he is in fact Anatol’s son, who is also named Anatol. The two young people talk.. Time has passed. Alone with the Baroness, Erika confesses that Anatol slept with her on that first night. She loves him and he has proposed marriage, but she is not sure that he is capable of true love. Vanessa and Anatol return from skating. The family Doctor, ever in attendance, recalls the old days. Vanessa now confesses her own love for the young Anatol to Erika, who, once they are alone, immediately confronts him. He again offers marriage, but she refuses: Vanessa, who has waited so long, can have him.
Act II
It is New Year’s Eve, and the household is preparing for a grand party to announce Vanessa and Anatol’s engagement. The Doctor, who is Master of Ceremonies, is a little drunk, and worried he may muddle his toast. Vanessa is troubled because neither her mother nor Erika will attend. With the guests all in the ballroom, Erika creeps downstairs. But hearing the official engagement announcement she is suddenly overcome with pain, and runs out into the snow. She vows that Anatol’s child, which she is carrying, will never be born..
Act III
The Baroness has raised the alarm, and at last the search parties return: Anatol has found Erika near to death. Vanessa questions him: does he know what made Erika behave so rashly? But he offers no explanation. Erika confesses her pregnancy to the Baroness, and explains that she has now lost the child. The Baroness turns away, refusing to speak to her. Two weeks later, and Vanessa and Anatol are now married and preparing to depart for a new life in Paris. Vanessa is concerned about the cause of Erika’s actions. Erika explains that she thought she was in love with someone who did not love her, but promises that it was not Anatol. The family gather to say goodbye, and all contemplate the fragile nature of love. The Doctor, Vanessa and Anatol depart, leaving Erika alone with the Baroness, who still refuses to speak to her. The house now belongs to Erika, and she orders it returned to its former state; all pictures and mirrors are to be covered up and the gates locked. It is now her turn to w
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