French diva heads stellar cast

French soprano Anne Sophie Duprels is young and beautiful; her vocal prowess is beyond reproach; and she is regularly lauded for being as fine an actor as she is a singer.

A First for New Zealand

Glyndebourne - the name is synonymous with pedigree and perfection. Now, for the first time, New Zealand audiences can experience a Glyndebourne production.

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AUCKLAND FESTIVAL PRESENTS

JOHN ADAMS'

THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER

CONCERT PERFORMANCE

This performance has now taken place. Read reviews.

Conductor Mark Stringer

Cast, in order of appearance:

The Captain Jared Holt

Grandmother/Austrian Woman/Dancing Girl Wendy Dawn Thompson

First Officer Andrew Glover

Molqi David Hamilton

Mamoud Jason Barry-Smith

Leon Klinghoffer David Griffiths

Rambo Richard Green

Omar Zan McKendree Wright

Marilyn Klinghoffer Anne Lamont-Low

With the Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus and Viva Voce
Accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Based on the real life horror of the 1985 hijacking of Mediterranean cruise ship Achille Lauro and the killing the passenger Leon Klinghoffer, The Death of Klinghoffer takes us on a journey of terror and turmoil as gunmen seize the ship in an ultimately murderous act that forces its way on to the world's front pages.

PERFORMANCE

Auckland

Auckland Town Hall
25 February 2005, 7.30pm

Free pre-show talk by Professor Nicholas Tarling, 6.15pm, Supper Room, Auckland Town Hall.

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