Dec.
17
2011
12/24/11 – Daughter of the Regiment – 1:00PM
La Fille du Régiment
by Gaetano Donizetti
Librettists: Georges Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-Francois Bayard
Sung in French
Approximate running time 2 hrs. 50 min.
Nino Machaidze is Donizetti’s spunky heroine in Laurent Pelly’s witty production. Her Tonio is Lawrence Brownlee, who delivers all nine high Cs of his famous aria with aplomb, and Kiri Te Kanawa is the Duchess of Krakenthorp.
Cast
Conductor: Yves Abel
Marie: Nino Machaidze
Marquise of Berkenfeld: Ann Murray
Duchess of Krakenthorp: Kiri Te Kanawa
Tonio: Lawrence Brownlee
Sulpice: Maurizio Muraro
Production: Laurent Pelly
Set Designer: Chantal Thomas
Costume Designer: Laurent Pelly
Lighting Designer: Joël Adam
Choreographer: Laura Scozzi
Associate Director/Dialogue: Agathe Mélinand
