The Bear at Ludlow Assembly Rooms

7.30pm 29th November 2017

Tickets: £20/£19
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Experience opera like never before with MWO SmallStages as we present a brand new version of William Walton’s hilarious one-act comedy classic featuring three singers and five musicians.

The lovely Ludlow Assembly Rooms is our only English venue on our tour of The Bear. It’s perfect for our SmallStages work and we’re very proud to be part of their programme. We’re looking forward to our night across the Border!

Composed in 1967 and based on Anton Chekhov’s play of the same name, The Bear tells the tale of the widow, Mme Popova, interrupted from her constant mourning by the arrival of the rough-hewn debt collector Smirnov (the “bear” of the title). Passions run high and their sparring culminates in a duel – and an unexpected romance.

After the interval join us for Tatyana’s Party Pieces, a light-hearted take on the birthday party scene from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and a taster of MWO’s Spring 2018 Main Stage tour. These performances are part of Wales’ R17 commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and are performed by arrangement with Oxford University Press.

Duration: 1 hr and 50 mins, including an interval after The Bear
Music By: William Walton
Sung In: English
Director/Designer: Richard Studer
Music Director: Jonathan Lyness
Libretto by Paul Dehn, based on the play by Anton Chekhov

A brilliant introduction for audiences new to opera and a fabulous opportunity for all music lovers to hear Walton’s classic comedy in its fiftieth anniversary year, this pilot SmallStages tour is designed to have the widest possible appeal and to fulfil MWO’s mission for keeping opera live and local across rural Wales.

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