La Gioconda
- Composer:
- Amilcare Ponchielli
- Management:
- Holland Park Opera
- Cast:
- Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Vadim Zaplechny, Olafur Sigurdarson, Yvonne Howard, David Soar, Nuala Willis
- Director:
- Martin Lloyd-Evans
- Run time:
- 3hrs
Production information can change over the run of the show.
Ponchielli's opera doesn't get many outings, partly because it's expensive. It has six meaty roles for principals, lots of work for chorus, and a substantial ballet sequence. A traditional staging in a major opera house would probably run to grandiose sets highlighting its 17th-century Venetian setting...
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