Menotti Double Bill, November 2021

Opera Diaspora

Double bill of comic operas by Gian-Carlo Menotti, performed in the newly refurbished theatre of Rudolph Steiner House. The Telephone is a brilliantly funny and remarkably prescient exploration of our obsession with technology, its purported use in increasing our connection with each other, whilst alienating us to those who we hold closest, more true today than it was even when it was written. The much more rarely staged and equally funny The Old Maid and the Thief was the first ever ‘radio opera’ and shows how people will compromise their ideals in search of something they desire. The production was set in a nunnery to heighten the absurd comedy of the piece and underline the Christian moralising that peppers the libretto.

Opera Diaspora supports young professional opera singers who are ethnic minorities, have disabilities, or have disadvantaged backgrounds. Production photos by Alexis Hayworth. Assistant Director: Donya Rafati. Poster design: Guido Martin-Brandis

Lucy/Miss Pinkerton: Linda Dumitru

Ben/Bob: Michael Georgiou

Laetitia: Karlene Moreno-Hayworth

Miss Todd: Carrie Dima

Music Director: Andrew Charity