Marnie (opera)

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Marnie is an opera by Nico Muhly to a libretto by Nicholas Wright based on the 1961 novel by Winston Graham.

LibrettistNicholas Wright
LanguageEnglish
Premiere
November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18)
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Marnie
Opera by Nico Muhly
LibrettistNicholas Wright
LanguageEnglish
Based onMarnie
by Winston Graham
Premiere
November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18)
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Performance history

The opera was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera of New York and was first performed in a co-production of the Met and the English National Opera.[1][2] The production design, which employed video projections, was by Julian Crouch and 59 Productions, the costumes, by Arianne Phillips, and the stage lighting, by Kevin Adams.[1][3][4][5] The opera premiered at the English National Opera in London on November 18, 2017, and at the Met in New York on October 19, 2018, both directed by Michael Mayer.[1][6] The New York performances, conducted by Robert Spano (in his Met debut), featured Isabel Leonard (Marnie), Christopher Maltman (Mark Rutland), Iestyn Davies (Terry Rutland), Anthony Dean Griffey (Mr Strutt), Denyce Graves (Marnie's Mother), Ashley Emerson (Laura Fleet), Stacey Tappan (Dawn), Marie Te Hapuku (Miss Fedder), and Ian Koziara (Derek).[6] The seventh and last performance of Marnie in the New York season was transmitted in high-definition video as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series.[7] It is now available for streaming at Met Opera on Demand with a subscription or rental fee,[8] but was provided free of charge on April 30 and November 24, 2020, and on June 28, 2021.[9][10][11]

Roles

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RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 18 November 2017
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins[3][12][13][14]
Marniemezzo-sopranoSasha Cooke
Mark RutlandbaritoneDaniel Okulitch
Terry RutlandcountertenorJames Laing
Mrs RutlandsopranoLesley Garrett
LucysopranoDiana Montague
Mr StrutttenorAlasdair Elliott
Marnie's MothercontraltoKathleen Wilkinson
Laura FleetsopranoEleanor Dennis
Malcolm FleettenorMatthew Durkan
Dr RomanbassDarren Jeffery
DawnsopranoAlexa Mason
Miss FeddersopranoSusanna Tudor-Thomas
Marnie's Mother in 1940sopranoElla Kirkpatick
Little Boyboy sopranoLeo Sellis / William Brady
DerektenorDavid Newman
Shadow Marnie 1sopranoCharlotte Beamont
Shadow Marnie 2sopranoKatie Coventry
Shadow Marnie 3mezzo-sopranoEmma Kerr
Shadow Marnie 4mezzo-sopranoKatie Stevenson
Chorus (office workers, anxiety chorus, hunt riders, country club guests, funeral attendees)
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