Penned by composer Thomas Ades, this contemporary opera is based on the life of the Duchess of Argyll (played by Mary Plazas), who's fallen on hard times in old age. A notoriously oversexed money-grubber in her younger days, the down-and-out duchess faces eviction from the hotel she calls home. Heather Buck, Daniel Norman and Graeme Broadbent also star in this uninhibited production, with Ades conducting the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.

Director

Margaret Williams

Cast

Mary Plazas

Duchess

Heather Buck

Maid

Daniel Norman (Tenor)

Electrician

Graeme Broadbent

Hotel manager

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