Death in Venice 1988Scottish Opera
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The excellent staging from 1983, a co-production with Geneva, was just as good at this revival, with Philip Langridge and Jonathan Summers both in majestic form. A good number of the company's regular small role performers were still available from five years earlier.
The stylishly simple black, white and silver programme cover introduced for the season was highly attractive, but the idea was not repeated.
Scottish Opera's Season 1987/88
The 1987/88 season of Scottish Opera featured ten main stage productions. Six of these were new: Aïda, Lulu, The Pearl Fishers, Così fan tutte , La bohème and Candide. The four revivals were Seraglio, La vie Parisienne, Eugene Onegin (sung in Russian for the first time) and Death in Venice.
Performance Cast
- Gustav von Aschenbach
- Traveller, Elderly Fop, Old Gondolier, etc
- Voice of Apollo
- Polish Mother
- Tadzio her son
- First Polish Daughter
- Second Polish Daughter
- Polish Governess
- Ship's Steward
- Hotel Porter
- Lido Boatman
- Hotel Waiter
- Strawberry-Seller
- Guide
- Glass-Maker
- Lace-Seller
- Beggar Woman
- Newspaper Seller
- Restaurant Waiter
- First Strolling Player
- Second Strolling Player
- English Clerk in Travel Bureau
- French Mother
- French Daughter
- Russian Mother
- Russian Father
- Russian Nanny
- German Mother
- German Father
- First American
- Second American
- Jaschiu's Father
- Danish Lady
- English Lady
- First Gondolier
- Second Gondolier
- Third Gondolier