Christopher Purves

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {14}

Reg / Bigus Dickus - Bass

2010-03-25 6.894

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a re ...
Genre :Comedy, Music, History

Cap. Balstrode

2021-05-07 0

Peter Grimes

Based on a poem published in 1810 with more ethnographic than dramatic focus, Britten constructed a sombre parable about the conflict between the masses and the individual. The maritime atmosphere, th ...
Genre :Music

Alberich

2023-09-24 0

Royal Opera House 2023/24: Das Rheingold

When a precious hoard of gold is stolen from the river Rhine, it unleashes a chain of destructive events, pitting gods and mortals against one another for generations. Wagner’s Ring cycle boasts some ...
Genre :Drama, Music

Captain Balstrode

2012-05-01 0

Britten: Peter Grimes

The Italian and international press were unanimous in their praise for "Peter Grimes" at La Scala, which revived the tradition of Britten's operas on the lyric stages of Italy. A top British cast was ...
Genre :Music

Falstaff

2009-05-21 6

Falstaff

Live from Glyndebourne 2009 ...
Genre :Music

Walt Disney

2013-10-29 6

Glass: The Perfect American

The last days of the American icon Walt Disney form a powerful and poignant subject for Philip Glass's latest opera, which was filmed at its first performances in Madrid in January 2013. ...
Genre :Music

2013-03-08 1

Written On Skin

When Written on Skin had its premiere at the 2012 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, conducted by George Benjamin himself, it received a standing ovation. The opera's arrival at Covent Garden in 2013 was eag ...
Genre :Music

Ein Anderer Mann

2015-10-20 10

Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron

Moses und Aron is a three-act opera by Arnold Schoenberg with the third act unfinished. The 2015 Production was led by Romeo Castellucci in Paris. Moses und Aron was filmed for television by film dire ...
Genre :Drama, Music

Saul/Apparition of Samuel

2016-05-27 0

Saul

Glyndebourne's Saul stole the summer and had critics raving. The Guardian (****) applauded virtuoso stagecraft from director Barrie Kosky in his debut production there, calling the show a theatrical a ...
Genre :Music, Drama

Alberich

2024-05-18 0

Das Rheingold

Der Ring des Nibelungen in a production of the Zürich opera house, recorded 2024. "Dramatic music-making at its finest". In the hands of General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda and Stage Director And ...
Genre :Music

Alberich

2024-05-24 0

Siegfried

Der Ring des Nibelungen in a production of the Zürich opera house, recorded 2024. "Dramatic music-making at its finest". In the hands of General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda and Stage Director And ...
Genre :Music

Alberich

2024-05-26 0

Götterdämmerung

Der Ring des Nibelungen in a production of the Zürich opera house, recorded 2024. "Dramatic music-making at its finest". In the hands of General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda and Stage Director And ...
Genre :Music

2026-03-31 0

Royal Ballet & Opera 2025/26: Siegfried

Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey. ...
Genre :

Senator

2014-08-21 5.346

Casanova Variations

Alone in a secluded mansion, Giacomo Casanova cries out then collapses. When the mysterious and beautiful writer, Elisa von der Recke, comes to visit, it breathes new life into the old man. A movie th ...
Genre :Drama, Music