Anna Nicole is an English opera in 2 acts and 16 scenes, with music by Mark-Anthony Turnage to an English libretto by Richard Thomas. Based on the life of American model Anna Nicole Smith,[1] the opera received its première on 17 February 2011 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, directed by Richard Jones.[2][3][4][5] A recording of the opera was broadcast on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer on 25 March 2011.[6] The broadcast drew in 67,700 viewers.[7] The opera received its first London revival at Covent Garden in September 2014.[8][9]
Anna Nicole | |
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Opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage | |
Librettist | Richard Thomas |
Based on | Life of Anna Nicole Smith |
Premiere | 17 February 2011 Royal Opera House, London |
The opera received its European continental premiere at Theater Dortmund (Germany) in April 2013 with American soprano Emily Newton in the title role.[10] Anna Nicole received its U.S. premiere on September 17, 2013, in a production by the New York City Opera at the Brooklyn Academy of Music,[11] the last work staged by the City Opera before its closure that year.[12][13]
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 17 February 2011 Conductor: Antonio Pappano |
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Anna Nicole | soprano | Eva-Maria Westbroek |
Virgie, her mother | mezzo-soprano | Susan Bickley |
Daddy Hogan, her father | bass | Jeremy White |
Billy, her first husband | baritone | Grant Doyle |
J. Howard Marshall, her second husband | tenor | Alan Oke |
Kay, her aunt | mezzo-soprano | Rebecca de Pont Davies |
Shelley, her cousin | mezzo-soprano | Loré Lixenberg |
Stern, her lawyer | bass-baritone | Gerald Finley |
Young Daniel, her son | silent | Andrew Gilbert |
Teenage Daniel | baritone | Dominic Rowntree |
Larry King, a television journalist | tenor | Peter Hoare |
Blossom | mezzo-soprano | Allison Cook |
Doctor Yes | tenor | Andrew Rees |
Mayor of Mexia | tenor | Wynne Evans |
Deputy Mayor of Mexia (Roy Fiction) | baritone | Damian Thantrey |
Trucker | tenor | Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts |
Dominic Gent | tenor | Dominic Peckham |
Patron | baritone | Grant Doyle |
Runner | baritone | ZhengZhong Zhou |
Meat Rack Quartet | soprano soprano mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano |
Marianne Cotterill Kiera Lyness Louise Armit Andrea Hazell |
Marshall's family | mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano baritone bass |
Loré Lixenberg Rebecca de Pont Davies Grant Doyle Jeremy White |
Four Lap Dancers | soprano soprano mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano |
Yvonne Barclay Katy Batho Amy Catt Amanda Floyd |
Onstage Band | John Parricelli (guitarist) John Paul Jones (bass guitarist) Peter Erskine (drummer) |