The Rake’s Progress
The inaugural production of OperaGlass Works was The Rake’s Progress by Stravinsky.
Libretto WH Auden and Chester Kallman
Wilton’s Music Hall
November 2017
Photograph by Catherine Ashmore
The Company
Cast
| Trulove/Keeper of the House | Stephen Richardson |
| Anne Trulove, his daughter | Susanna Hurrell |
| Tom Rakewell | Robert Murray |
| Nick Shadow | Jonathan Lemalu |
| Mother Goose, a brothel keeper | Penelope Cousland |
| Baba the Turk | Victoria Simmonds |
| Selle, the auctioneer | Harry Nicoll |
Robert Murray and Jonathan Lemalu
“A hugely rewarding evening”
What’s on Stage
Chorus
Whores, Roaring Boys, Servants, Townspeople and Madmen
| Soprano |
Kirsty McLean |
| Soprano | Amy Worsfold |
| Alto | Bryony Purdue |
| Alto | Lisa Coates |
| Tenor | James Butler |
| Tenor | James Hutchings |
| Bass | James Wafer |
| Bass | Andre Andrade |
Robert Murray and Susanna Hurrell
“Elegant and lively inaugural production by OperaGlass Works”
The Stage
Orchestra
The Southbank Sinfonia
Production
| Director/Co-Producer |
Selina Cadell |
| Dramaturg/Co-Producer | Eliza Thompson |
| Conductor and Harpsichordist | Laurence Cummings |
| Set Designer | Tom Piper |
| Costume Designer | Rosalind Ebbutt |
| Lighting Designer | Vince Herbert |
| Animateur | Didi Hopkins |
| Choreographer | Stuart Sweeting |
Eliza Thompson and Stuart Sweeting
Photographs by Patrick Cadell
“Going by this impressively assured first production, OperaGlass Works have a bright future: this Rake was a textbook statement of how visceral opera can be and how much fun it should be”
Bachtrack
Further reviews: The Times and The Guardian.
Full cast of The Rake’s ProgressPhotograph by Catherine Ashmore
Penelope CouslandPhotograph by Catherine Ashmore
Robert Murray and Jonathan LemaluPhotograph by Catherine Ashmore
Laurence CummingsPhotograph by Catherine Ashmore