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'Surely someone should sponsor a transfer of this splendid work which, like the champagne they sing so much about, is cool, fizzy and deliciously intoxicating’ |
With a lovesick tenor, a wronged wife, a rebellious parlourmaid and a whole host of other characters, Johann Strauss created one of the most ebullient, hilarious, preposterous and best-loved pieces of music theatre ever. Tête à Tête blows the cobwebs from this much abused piece in a new translation capturing the sizzling wit and Viennese charm of the original, and a new orchestration for an Anglo-Viennese quartet, introducing newcomers to the thrill of lyric theatre while satisfying the most ardent connoisseur with a production full of surprises, where voyeurs chez Eisenstein become guests at Orlofsky’s party and inmates of Frank’s prison… Director/Translation: Bill Bankes-Jones Musical Director/Arrangement: Choreographer: Designer: Lighting Designer: Singers: Supported by |
