Calendar

Britten & Gay's The Beggar's Opera

Performance Date Location
Thursday, July 15, 2010, 7:30 pm Theatre House, Castleton Farms, Castleton More Info
Saturday, July 17, 2010, 7:00 pm Theatre House, Castleton Farms, Castleton More Info

Performers

Lorin Maazel, conductor
William Kerley, stage director

Nicholas Vaughan, sets and costume designer
Rie Ono, lighting designer

Program

The 1728 influential English masterpiece was reworked and adapted by Benjamin Britten in 1948 as a commemoration to Gay's original score.  The acclaimed 2009 Castleton Festival production returns for two performances in the Theatre House under Maestro Maazel's baton.