The Cellist (Royal Opera House) (2020)
Overview
Cathy Marston's first work for the Royal Opera House Main Stage is a lyrical memoir of the momentous life of the cellist Jacqueline du Pré, from her discovery of the cello through her celebrity as one of the most extraordinary players of the instrument to her frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Rich and poignant, joyous and tragic, The Cellist draws on the talents of The Royal Ballet's Principals, Character Artists, Soloists and Corps to tell the moving story of the cellist's life. Composer Philip Feeney incorporates some of the most moving and powerful cello music of Elgar, Beethoven, Fauré, Mendelssohn, Piatti, Rachmaninoff and Schubert into an exquisite score that is itself an homage to the cello.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.563 |
Directed By
Crew
Cathy Marston
Philip Feeney
Hildegard Bechtler
Bregje van Balen
Jon Clark
TOP CAST
Lauren Cuthbertson
The Cellist
Marcelino Sambé
The Instrument
Matthew Ball
The Conductor
Emma Lucano
The Cellist (as a young girl)
Lauren Godfrey
Her Sister (as a young girl)
Kristen McNally
Her Mother
Thomas Whitehead
Her Father
Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Her Sister
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