Name: The Sofa
Start: 2007-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2007-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Sadler's Wells

Organization

Singer

Tenor

Nicholas Sharratt

Prince Dominic

Soprano

Sarah Tynan

Monique

Baritone

George von Bergen

Edward

Mezzo-soprano

Josephine Thorpe

The Grandmother

Alinka Kozári

Lucille

Anna Leese

Laura

Patricia Orr

Yolande

Conductor

Dominic Wheeler

Stage director

Alessandro Talevi

Set designer

Madeleine Boyd

Costume designer

Richard Andrzejewski

Lighting designer

Matt Haskins

Louise Poole

Julia

Håkan Vramsmo

Mark

Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells

Independent Opera

The Sofa

London

United Kingdom

Sadler's Wells

The Sofa Maconchy (+1 More)

Public

The Departure

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

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass

Contralto

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

The Sofa and The Departure. These wonderfully surreal and yet contrasting works were composed between 1956 and 1961 and premiered at Sadler’s Wells. Elizabeth Maconchy was born in Hertfordshire in 1907 but grew up in rural Ireland. She studied under Ralph Vaughn Williams at the Royal College of Music in London, but eschewed English pastoralism for the sophisticated modernism of Central Europe embodied by Bartók and Janáček. After completing her studies in Prague she returned to England, and in the post-war era was much in demand with the leading orchestras, ensembles and soloists of the day. In 1987 she was appointed Dame of the British Empire in recognition of her services to music. She died in 1994.

English

The Sofa by Maconchy, The Departure by Maconchy, Tue 13 Nov 2007, From (2007/2007), Directed by Alessandro Talevi,, Conductor Dominic Wheeler, Sadler's Wells, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Co-Producer

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues