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NZ Opera presents “Sweeney Todd”
October 12, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
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NZ Opera presents “Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – A Musical Thriller” on Wednesday 12th October 2016, 7.30 p.m. at The Isaac Theatre Royal, 145 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
Ticketing and prices please go to: www.nzopera.com/2016-operas/sweeney-todd
Deliciously scary, Sweeney Todd has entered the repertoire of all the great opera houses of the world. The stuff of urban legend, Sweeney Todd is without doubt one of the most powerful, dramatic and theatrical horror tales every set to music. It is all the more compelling in that, for all its dark humour, it tells a very human tale: revenge, obsession and lust, yes, but also pain, yearning, even love.
Bringing this musical thriller to life, we are delighted to welcome back to our shores one of New Zealand’s most beloved operatic sons, Teddy Tahu Rhodes. The haunted intensity of Teddy’s Sweeney meets its match in Antoinette Halloran’s seductively manipulative and very funny murderess, Mrs Lovett.
Accompanied by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. Featuring the Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus.
Sung in English