Fusebox presents Jake Heggie's emotional tale of two gay lovers, both prisoners in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, featuring heart-warming recollections of young love and distressing descriptions of terror. Staring baritone Duncan Rock in the lead role, with actor Robert French. The Fusebox Chamber Ensemble is conducted by Alice Turner. Sandra Martinovic directs.
The evening concludes with 'An American Songbook', a semi-staged selection of William Bolcolm's dark, witty and suggestive Cabaret Songs, and Richard Rodney Bennett's kaleidescope of nursery rhyme settings ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous, 'Songs before Sleep', both performed by bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu and pianist Michael Hampton.
Presented by Fusebox Productions. Written by Jake Heggie. Libretto by Gene Scheer. The UK Premiere. Also Featuring: An American Songbook, a semi-staged selection of Bolcolm and Rodney-Bennett songs by bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu and pianist Michael Hampton.