Name: Věc Makropulos
Start: 2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Wales Millennium Centre

Organization

Conductor

Tomáš Hanus

Stage director

Olivia Fuchs

Set designer

Nicola Turner

Costume designer

Tenor

Nicky Spence

Albert Gregor

Bass-baritone

Gustáv Beláček

Dr Kolenaty

Mark Le Brocq

Vitek

Soprano

Harriet Eyley

Kristina

Baritone

David Stout

Jaroslav Prus

Alexander Sprague

Janek

Alan Oke

Count Hauk-Sendorf

Emma Bell

Emilia Marty

Ángeles Blancas Gulín

Contralto

Julia Daramy Williams

Hotel housekeeper

Dafydd Allen

Stage technician

Monika Sawa

Cleaner

Lighting designer

Robbie Butler

Video

Sam Sharples

Assistant Conductor

Thomas Blunt

Scottish Opera

Welsh National Opera ( WNO )

Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Czech

Věc Makropulos -  (The Makropulos Affair)

Oxford

United Kingdom

New Theatre Oxford

Southampton

The Mayflower Theatre (ex. Gaumont Theatre, The Empire Theatre)

Birmingham

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Plymouth

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Llandudno

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Cardiff

Wales Millennium Centre

Věc Makropulos

Public

Private

The Makropulos Affair

Welsh

English

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Femme fatale, enigmatic diva and immortal soul, Emilia Marty has lived many lives. But, when the mystery is unravelled and the disguises are disentangled, who is the real Emilia Marty?

Experience our brand-new production of Janáček´s intensely thrilling The Makropulos Affair. On tour across the UK until 2 December 2022.

The Makropulos

The enigmatic diva Emilia Marty looks younger than her years. The secret of her youth, a magical elixir of life taken centuries ago. For over 300 years she has lived many lives - moving across Europe, changing her name and breaking hearts along the way - as she chases a desire to be the greatest singer of all times. But as the elixir starts to wear off will she become desperate to find the recipe for her eternal youth?

Prepare to be engrossed in one of opera’s most thrilling mysteries as The Makropulos Affair leads us on a journey to reveal the real identity of this intriguing woman. Conducted by WNO’s Music Director Tomáš Hanus, Janáček´s intensely dramatic score only adds to the mystery, leaving you wondering whether immortality can really bring happiness, or is it just a curse?

The Makropulos Affair by Janáček, From (2022/2022), Directed by Olivia Fuchs,, Conductor Tomáš Hanus, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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