Opera triple bill

Nov 28 2008 by Michael Green, Flintshire Chronicle

Opera triple bill

OPERA lovers will once again have every reason to welcome the return of director Ellen Kent when she brings the Chisinau National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus to Liverpool to present three classic productions.

The Empire Theatre stage will be transformed into an amphitheatre setting for Puccini’s Tosca on Thursday, December 4, the same composer’s La Boheme on Friday, December 5 and Bizet’s Carmen on Saturday, December 6.

These new productions will be directed by Ellen Kent with the amphitheatre set designed by London designer Will Bowen who founded the Almeida Theatre in 1979 with Pierre Audi and Chris Naylor.

Carmen as you have never seen it before is staged in a bullring to add a new and spectacular twist to Bizet’s famous and seductive opera.

In La Boheme the beautifully recreated amphitheatre set will be converted to depict the attics and backstreets of Bohemian Paris and highlights the grandeur of Paris against the impressive Colosseum structure.

Tosca is one of the most dramatic operas ever written and portrays true love, torture and treachery played against the backdrop of the Colosseum of Rome.

Bookings can be made on 0844 847 2525.