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Ariadne auf Naxos, 22 July 2026
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: Robin Ticciati
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Music Master: Michael Kraus
Major-Domo: William Relton
Lackey: Oliver Williams
Officer: Liam Forrest
Composer: Samantha Hankey
Tenor / Bacchus: David Butt Philip
Wigmaker: Hector Bloggs
Zerbinetta : Alina Wunderlin
Prima Donna / Ariadne: Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Dancing Master: Ru Charlesworth
Comedian / Brighella: Liam Bonthrone
Comedian / Truffaldino: Liam James Karai
Comedian / Scaramuccio: Caspar Singh
Comedian / Harlequin: Mikhail Timoshenko
Naiad: Anna Denisova
Dryad: Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein
Echo: Erin Rognerud
Production Team
Director : Laurent Pelly
Set Designer: Massimo Troncanetti
Costume Designer: Laurent Pelly
Lighting Designer: Marco Giusti
Assistant Conductor: Luis Castillo-Briceño
Assistant Director: Paul Higgins
Assistant Director: Róisín Whelan