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The Observer
An aging writer in crisis seeks salvation in the light and splendour of Venice. Confronted instead with a decaying city, and thwarted in his search for creative inspiration, he becomes bewitched with the vitality and beauty of a young boy.
Based on Thomas Mann's novella, Death in Venice was Benjamin Britten's final opera. The world premiere in 1973 was conducted by Steuart Bedford, who will lead the COC production.
Co-production of the Aldeburgh Festival, Opéra national de Lyon, Bregenz Festival and Prague State Opera.
Photo: Mark Olson © 2009
Conductor
Steuart Bedford
Director
Yoshi Oida
Set Designer
Tom Schenk
Costume Designer
Richard Hudson
Associate Director
Robert Kearley
Chorus Master
Sandra Horst
Gustav von Aschenbach
Alan Oke
The Traveller
Peter Savidge
Apollo
William Towers
With the COC Orchestra & Chorus
