Death in Venice (1973)

An opera in two acts by Myfanwy Piper, from the story by Thomas Mann

MUSIC

Benjamin Britten (Opus BB)

SCENERY

John Piper

COSTUMES

Charles Knode

CAST

Gustav van Aschenbach, a novelist: Peter Pears; The Traveller: John Shirley-Quirk

DANCERS

The Polish Mother: Deanne Bergsma; Tadzio, her son: Robert Huguenin; Her two Daughters: Elizabeth Griffiths, Melanie Phillips; Their Governess: Sheila Humphreys; Jaschiu, Tadzio’s friend: Nicholas Kirby; Street dancer: Sheila Humphreys; Polish, Russian, and German children, Beggars: Angela Cox, Mark Sewell, Matthew Hawkins, Andris Plucis, Mark Welford, Ashley Wheater

FIRST PERFORMANCE

English Opera Group, Aldeburgh Festival, The Maltings, Snape, 16 June 1973

New Stagings / Productions

Metropolitan Opera, 1974

REPRODUCED BY

Faith Worth (choreography revised by Frederick Ashton)

DANCERS

The Polish Mother: Vicki Fisera; Tadzio: Bryan Pitts; Her two Daughters: Alison Woodard, Claudia Sheil; Their Governess: Diana Levy; Jaschiu: Anthony Ferro

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Metropolitan Opera House, New York NY, 18 October 1974

Royal Opera, 1978

STAGING

Royal Opera

DANCERS

Tadzio: Douglas Howes

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Royal Opera House, London, 31 March 1978