Powder Her Face

Synopsis

Penned by composer Thomas Ades, this contemporary opera is based on the life of the Duchess of Argyll (played by Mary Plazas), who's fallen on hard times in old age. A notoriously oversexed money-grubber in her younger days, the down-and-out duchess faces eviction from the hotel she calls home. Heather Buck, Daniel Norman and Graeme Broadbent also star in this uninhibited production, with Ades conducting the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.

Main Cast

Mary Plazas

Duchess

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Heather Buck

Maid

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Daniel Norman (Tenor)

Electrician

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Graeme Broadbent

Hotel manager

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Conductor	Thomas Adès
Crew	Compositor	Thomas Adès
Writing	Writer	Philip Hensher
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