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Vanessa (12A)

Glyndebourne 2018

,Barbican Cinema 3
Glyndebourne's Vanessa

A rare opportunity to see Samuel Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work – opera from the age of Hitchcock, with an atmospheric score and tense, psychological twists.

Abandoned by her lover Anatol, Vanessa retreats from the world, with only her mother and her niece Erika for company. But when, 20 years later, Anatol’s handsome young son arrives unexpectedly, he shatters the calm of this shuttered household of women. Past and present love collides, and threaten to destroy them all.

An operatic thriller from the age of Hitchcock, Samuel Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera boasts one of the 20th century’s most beautiful scores. Poised constantly on the edge of song, Vanessa unfolds in generous swathes of melody, rich strings and soaring brass, with echoes of Puccini, Berg and Strauss. It climaxes in a final, poignant quintet – one of the great ensembles of the contemporary repertoire.

Olivier Award-winning director Keith Warner makes his much-anticipated Glyndebourne debut with this production.

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Sung in English with English subtitles. Broadcast live from Glyndebourne.

‘Jakub Hrůša’s sensitive conducting and Warner’s superbly judged production combine to make a deep and abiding impression.‘
Barry Millington, Evening Standard

Credits

Conductor .....................................Jakub Hrůša
Director.........................................Keith Warner
Designer........................................Ashley Martin-Davis
Lighting Designer.........................Mark Jonathan
Movement Director ......................Michael Barry
Projection Designer......................Alex Uragallo

Nicholas, the Major-Domo...........William Thomas
Erika..............................................Virginie Verrez
Vanessa.........................................Emma Bell
Anatol...........................................Edgaras Montvidas
The Old Baroness..........................Rosalind Plowright
The Old Doctor..............................Donnie Ray
Albert Footman........................................Romanas Kudriašovas

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Barbican Cinema 3

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.