Sonya's Story

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Sonya's Story [1] is an opera by the British composer Neal Thornton to a libretto based on the original Russian text of Anton Chekhov 's 1899 play Uncle Vanya . The libretto reproduces passages from Uncle Vanya in English translation with additional spoken text by Neal Thornton.

Sonya's Story premiered on 7 August 2010 at the Riverside Studios in London to celebrate Chekhov's 150th birthday. The production, part of the Tete a Tete festival was directed by Sally Burgess and designed by Charles Phu . [2] [3] The work was positively received, Jessica Duchen of The Independent noticing "no compromise on standards". [2]

Roles [ edit ]

Roles, voice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 7 August 2010
Conductor : Lionel Friend
Sofya Alexandrovna Serebryakov (Sonya), Professor Serebryakov's daughter from his first marriage mezzo-soprano Caryl Hughes
Ivan Petrovitch Voynitsky (Uncle Vanya), Sonya's uncle baritone Cozmin Sime
Mikhail Lvovich Astrov (Dr. Astrov), a country doctor baritone Cozmin Sime
Yelena Andreyevna Serebryakov (Yelena), Professor Serebryakov's second wife actress/dancer Ilana Gorban

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ " Sonya's Story " . Tete a Tete . August 2010 . Retrieved 2023-05-20 .
  2. ^ a b Duchen, Jessica (24 August 2010). "Review: Sonya's Story , Riverside Studios, London" . The Independent
  3. ^ " Sonya's Story " . www.operajazz.f2s.com . Retrieved 2023-05-20 .

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