Bastien and Bastienne is the earliest opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which he composed when he was only twelve years old. In one act the local wizard advices shepherdess Bastienne to pretend indifference in order to revive Bastien's love for her. In the adaptation by Maarten van der Duin the wizard is acting out of self interest, which dramatically escalates the passions and tensions between them. The opera was produced by the Ellery Touring Opera and performed in the summer of 2018 as a double bill with the Coffee Cantata by the London Gala Orchestra in Cardiff (Wales) and at festivals in Leytonstone (London), Brighton (East Sussex) and Frome (Somerset).
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Maarten van der Duin
Stephen Ellery
Dante Valdez
Lukasz Biela
Timothy Coleman
Suzanne Smart
Cardiff (Wales)
Leytonstone (London)
Brighton (East Sussex)
Frome (Somerset)
June-July 2018
Holy Trinity Church (Frome)
Sunflower Arts Cafe (Cardiff)
Saint Mary's Church (Brighton)
Saint John's Church (London)
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