Beloved Friend-21 June 2009 Evening 7.45pm

Music theatre: Performance details

Company: Royal Opera House
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Concert performance
Cast
Narrator Charles Dance
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky in Words Toby Stephens
Nadezhda von Meck in Words Helen Mirren
Baritone Rodion Pogossov
Soprano Anna Samuil
Piano Antonio Pappano
Piano Pamela Bullock
Solo Violin Vasko Vassilev
String Quartet
Violin Vasko Vassilev
Violin Ania Safonova
Viola Andriy Viytovych
Cello Naomi Williams
Dancer (White Swan pas de deux from 'Swan Lake' Act II) Roberta Marquez
Dancer (White Swan pas de deux from 'Swan Lake' Act II) Arionel Vargas
Notes: In this private, fundraising performance, the audience sat on the stage with the auditorium as the backdrop and part of the set of 'Emeralds' (from the ballet 'Jewels') as wings. The actors and singers were in black evening dress. At the end of the performance ROH CEO Tony Hall thanked the audience for their support and Lady Chichester for producing the event.
Sponsor: Blavatnik Family Foundation
Language: Russian
Durations: Entire work: 7.47-9.17pm, Tony Hall's speech: 9.19-9.23pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 21 June 2009 (in Royal Opera House Collections)