The Rake's Progress

Igor Stravinsky The Rake's Progress opera to libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman. Directed 2007 by Robert Lepage (assisted by Neilson Vignola) at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels. Stars Laura Claycomb, Andrew Kennedy, William Shimell, Julianne Young, Dagmar Peckova, Darren Jeffery, Shadi Torbey, and Donal J. Byrne. Dancers: Anne-Laure Rondel, Lies Mahy, Magali Revest, Rachel Poirier, Milan Labouiss, Erwin Wauters, Yhonny Correa, David Gellura, Werner Nigg, and Bart Walter. Kazushi Ono conducts the Orchestra  and Chorus of la Monnaie (Chorus Master: Stephen Betteridge).  Set design by Carl Fillion; image design by Boris Firquet; costumes by François Barbeau; lighting by Etienne Boucher; choreography by Michael Keegan-Dolan; accessories by Patricia Ruel; make-up and wigs by Catherine Friedland; directed for TV by Benoît Vlietinck. Released 2009, disc has 5.0 PCM sound. Grade: B+

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