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.

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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 Tête à Tête 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]

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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 doctorbaritoneCozmin Sime
Yelena Andreyevna Serebryakov (Yelena), Professor Serebryakov's second wifeactress/dancerIlana Gorban

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References

  1. "Sonya's Story". Tête à Tête. August 2010. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  2. 1 2 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.