CAPRICCIO
Richard Strauss
Event details
1 - 28 June 2018
A poet, Olivier, and his rival, the composer Flamand, vie for the primacy of their art and for the love of the Countess, whose charm and artistic refinement they find irresistible. A gathering for the Countess’s birthday sets the scene for an evening of passionate discussions between the guests. What is more important: words or music?
Strauss’s final opera, premiered in 1942, has a score filled with warmth, playfulness and a great sense of longing, reflecting the end of his career.
Our production extends Garsington’s international reach as we collaborate for the first time with the world class Santa Fe Opera. Douglas Boyd conducts and will be joined by Tim Albery (director, Idomeneo, 2016) and the award-winning designer Tobias Hoheisel. We are delighted to welcome internationally renowned Swedish soprano Miah Persson, making her Garsington debut as the Countess, with William Dazeley (The Traveller, Death in Venice, 2015) returning as the Count and acclaimed baritone Andrew Shore as theatre director La Roche.
Sung in German with English supertitles
A collaboration with Santa Fe Opera
1 - 28 June 2018
1 - 28 June 2018
Cast & Creative Team
Cast
Countess
Miah Persson
Flamand
Sam Furness
Olivier
Gavan Ring
La Roche
Andrew Shore
Count
William Dazeley
Clairon
Hanna Hipp
Monsieur Taupe
Graham Clark
Italian Soprano
Nika Gorič
Italian Tenor
Caspar Singh
The Major-Domo
Benjamin Bevan
A young dancer (silent)
Lowri Shone
Servant
Richard Bignall
Servant
Dominic Bowe
Servant
Robert Forrest
Servant
Andrew Hamilton
Servant
Emanuel Heitz
Servant
Jack Lawrence-Jones
Servant
David Lynn
Servant
Kieran Rayner
Creative Team
Conductor
Douglas Boyd
Director
Tim Albery
Designer
Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting Designer
Malcolm Rippeth
Choreographer
