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''Mansfield Park'' is a 2011 chamber opera in two acts by Jonathan Dove with a libretto by Alasdair Middleton based on the novel by Jane Austen. It tells the story of poor relation Fanny Price, sent at age 10 to live with her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, at his family estate, Mansfield Park.〔Quirke, Kieron (''Mansfield Park'', Arcola Theatre – Review ), ''Evening Standard'', August 16, 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2013.〕 The opera was commissioned by Heritage Opera, and the world premiere performance was at Boughton House in Northamptonshire on July 30, 2011. The opera is scored for four handed piano (two pianists playing one piano) and was accompanied by Paul Greenhalgh and Jonathan Ellis, under the musical direction of Chris Gill. The world premiere tour comprised mainly heritage venues in the northwest of England, and one performance at the Arcola Theatre in Dalston, East London, as part of the Grimeborn Festival.〔 Royal Academy Opera gave two performances of the opera in May 2012,〔Morrison, Richard. ("Mansfield Park" ), ''The Times'', 20 May 2012〕 and Hampstead Garden Opera gave ten performances in a new production directed by Bruno Ravella in April 2013. In 2015 the opera made its American premiere in Baltimore, Maryland. It was performed by the Peabody Conservatory of Music at the local Theatre Project of Baltimore. Eileen Cornett served as music director, with Mark Streshinsky as artistic director. Johanna Kvam and Hanna Shin performed the score for four hands piano. ==Roles and Premiere Casts== World Premiere - 2011 * Fanny Price (soprano) – Serenna Wagner * Lady Bertram (contralto) – Nuala Willis * Sir Thomas (baritone) – John Rawnsley * Edmund Bertram (baritone) – Thomas Eaglen * Maria Bertram (soprano) – Eloise Routledge * Julia Bertram (mezzo-soprano) – Paloma Bruce * Aunt Norris (soprano) – Birgit Rohowska * Mary Crawford (soprano) – Sarah Helsby Hughes * Henry Crawford (tenor) – Nicholas Sales * Mr. Rushworth (tenor) – Darren Clarke American Premiere - 2015 * Fanny Price - Claire Weber * Lady Bertram - Rebecca Roy * Sir Thomas - Karl Buttermann * Edmund Bertram - Thomas Hochla * Maria Bertram - Natanya Washer * Julia Bertram - Brittani McNeill * Aunt Norris - Shayna Jones * Mary Crawford - Lauren Kirsch * Henry Crawford - Joshua Glassman * Mr. Rushworth - Michael Dodge 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mansfield Park (opera)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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