Organization

Schlossfestspiele Schwerin

Conductor

Levente Török

Stage director

Martin G. Berger

Set designer

Sonja Mayer

Sarah-Katharina Karl

Video designer

Anna Hirschmann

Costume designer

Alexander Djurkov Hotter

Dramaturge

Philipp Amelungsen

Singer

Soprano

Cornelia Zink

Duchess

Morgane Heyse

Confidante

Tenor

Sebastian Köppl

Delivery Boy

Bass

Bart Driessen

Duke

Orchestra

Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle Schwerin

English

Powder Her Face

Schwerin

Germany

Public

Private

German

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baritone

Bass-baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Through her marriage, Mrs. Freeling catapulted herself to the top of London high society until her ducal husband found out about his wife's equally numerous antics through one of his affairs and started a media scandal. Thomas Adès' chamber opera for four singers and fifteen instrumentalists from 1995 not only contains the first composed blowjob in the history of opera, but also tells the story with an equally eclectic tonal language that draws on the rich, popular music of the 20th century as it is captivating and pictorial of a strong woman in a world that measures with unequal standards. Based on the true story of the Duchess Margaret of Argyll, whose divorce hit the tabloids in the '60s and died destitute in the '90s,

Durch ihre Heirat katapultiert sich Mrs. Freeling an die Spitze der Londoner High Society, bis ihr herzoglicher Ehemann durch eine seiner Affären von den ebenso zahlreichen Eskapaden seiner Frau erfährt und einen medialen Skandal anzettelt. Thomas Adès’ Kammeroper für vier Sänger:innen und fünfzehn Instrumentalist:innen von 1995 enthält nicht nur den ersten komponierten Blowjob der Operngeschichte, sondern erzählt mit einer genauso eklektizistischen, aus der reichen, auch populären Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts schöpfenden wie mitreißenden, bildhaften Klangsprache von einer starken Frau in einer Welt, die mit ungleichem Maß misst. Basierend auf der wahren Geschichte der Herzogin Margaret von Argyll, deren Scheidung in den 60ern die Boulevardblätter füllte und die in den 90ern bettelarm starb, hat Librettist Philip Hensher eine surrealistische Bilderfolge entwickelt, die nun in Martin

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Powder Her Face by Adès, Fri 18 Nov 2022, From (2022/2022), Directed by Martin G. Berger,, Conductor Levente Török

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Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

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