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Ariadne auf Naxos - behind the scenes

head backstage for Strauss’ opera-within-an-opera, Ariadne auf Naxos

Photographer Graham Carlow was backstage to capture the show coming to life…

Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Prima Donna) waiting backstage

David Butt Philip (Tenor / Bacchus) and Michael Kraus (Music Master) waiting on stage

Hector Bloggs (Wigmaker), Ru Charlesworth (Dancing Master), Alina Wunderlin (Zerbinetta) and Oliver Williams (Lackey) backstage

William Relton (Major-Domo), Owen Lucas (Officer) and Stage Management backstage

Mikhail Timoshenko, Liam James Karai, Liam Bonthrone and Caspar Singh (Four comedians) backstage

Stage technicians on stage before Act 2

Robert Coupe (Deputy Stage Manager)

Caspar Singh (Scaramuccio), Liam James Karai (Truffaldino) and Liam Bonthrone (Brighella) backstage

Caspar Singh (Scaramuccio), Liam James Karai (Truffaldino) and Alina Wunderlin (Zerbinetta) on stage

Alina Wunderlin (Zerbinetta), Caspar Singh (Scaramuccio) and Liam James Karai (Truffaldino) backstage

Backstage before Act 2

Samantha Hankey (Composer) on stage

Liam Bonthrone (Brighella) has his makeup adjusted backstage

Anna Denisova, Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein and Eirin Rognerud (The three nymphs) on stage

Samantha Hankey (Composer) and the cast on stage during the curtain call

Alina Wunderlin (Zerbinetta) and the cast on stage during the curtain call

Find out more about Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos

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