Royal Opera House: The Cellist

Overview

Cathy Marston's first work for the Royal Opera House Main Stage is a lyrical memoir of the momentous life of the cellist Jacqueline du Pré, from her discovery of the cello through her celebrity as one of the most extraordinary players of the instrument to her frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Rich and poignant, joyous and tragic, The Cellist draws on the talents of The Royal Ballet's Principals, Character Artists, Soloists and Corps to tell the moving story of the cellist's life. Composer Philip Feeney incorporates some of the most moving and powerful cello music of Elgar, Beethoven, Fauré, Mendelssohn, Piatti, Rachmaninoff and Schubert into an exquisite score that is itself an homage to the cello.

Cast

Lauren Cuthbertson

The Cellist

Marcelino Sambé

The Instrument

Matthew Ball

The Conductor

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Emma Lucano

The Cellist (as a young girl)

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Lauren Godfrey

Her Sister (as a young girl)

Kristen McNally

Her Mother

Thomas Whitehead

Her Father

Anna Rose O'Sullivan

Her Sister