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Organization

Singer

Soprano

Anne-Sophie Duprels

Zazà

Tenor

Joel Montero

Milio Dufresne

Mezzo-soprano

Louise Winter

Anaide

Baritone

Richard Burkhard

Cascart

James Cleverton

Bussy

Johane Ansell

Floriana

Ellie Edmonds

Natalia

Bass-baritone

Charne Rochford

Courtois

Spoken

Eddie Wade

Duclou

Michael Bradley

Augusto

Joanna Marie Skillett

La Signora Dufresne

Oliver Brignall

Marco

Alexandra Stenson

Claretta

Charlotte Hewett

Simona

Conductor

Peter Robinson

Stage director

Marie Lambert-Le Bihan

Set designer

Alyson Cummins

Costume designer

Camille Assaf

Lighting designer

Mark Jonathan

Choreographer

Danilo Rubeca

Opera Holland Park

Orchestra

City of London Sinfonia

Others

Opera Holland Park Chorus

Italian

London

United Kingdom

Holland Park Theatre

Zazà Leoncavallo

Public

English

Approved

Leoncavallo’s deeply affecting Zazà was a long-awaited addition to Opera Holland Park, falling as it does into our tradition of late, romantic Italian opera from the ‘verismo’ repertoire.
Lyrical, sumptuous and poignant, the opera follows the life of Parisian music hall singer, Zazà: her career, her eccentric friends and her passionate love affair with Milio Dufresne, an acquaintance to whom she grows hopelessly and devotedly attached. At least, until Zazà discovers that he is not only married with a child, but unwilling to give up his comfortable family life.

With its lush orchestration, evocative dance styles, infectious rhythms, Leoncavallo’s music bursts with colour.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble