Genre Opera/Dance
First Performance 30/09/2006
Closing 17/10/2006
Running Time 3h20

Shakespeare’s tale is relocated to Russia, where the aspirations of a bored housewife have terrible consequences.

When Richard Jones’s production was originally staged, it won the 2005 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Opera. Original cast members John Tomlinson, Christopher Ventris, Roderick Earle and Maxim Mikhailov return to the production.

Performed in Russian with English surtitles.

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