Marnie is an opera by Nico Muhly to a libretto by Nicholas Wright based on the 1961 novel by Winston Graham.
Performance history The opera was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera of New York and was first performed in a co-production of the Met and the English National Opera. The production design, which employed video projections, was by Julian Crouch and 59 Productions, the costumes, by Arianne Phillips, and the stage lighting, by Kevin Adams.Production details, English National Opera The opera premiered at the English National Opera in London on November 18, 2017, and at the Met in New York on October 19, 2018, both directed by Michael Mayer.Marnie , October 19, 2019 (premiere), Metropolitan Opera Archive. The New York performances, conducted by Robert Spano (in his Met debut), featured Isabel Leonard (Marnie), Christopher Maltman (Mark Rutland), Iestyn Davies (Terry Rutland), Anthony Dean Griffey (Mr Strutt), Denyce Graves (Marnie's Mother), Ashley Emerson (Laura Fleet), Stacey Tappan (Dawn), Marie Te Hapuku (Miss Fedder), and Ian Koziara (Derek). The seventh and last performance of Marnie in the New York season was transmitted in high-definition video as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series.Marnie , November 10, 2019 (last night), Metropolitan Opera Archive. It is now available for streaming at Met Opera on Demand with a subscription or rental fee,Marnie at Met Opera on Demand. but was provided free of charge on April 30 and November 24, 2020, and on June 28, 2021.
Roles +RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 18 November 2017Conductor: Martyn Brabbins"Grand dramatic sweep and an elusive heroine: Nico Muhly's Marnie premieres at ENO" by Robert Hugill, November 18, 2017Marniemezzo-sopranoSasha CookeMark RutlandbaritoneDaniel OkulitchTerry Rutlandcountertenor James LaingMrs RutlandsopranoLesley GarrettLucysopranoDiana MontagueMr StrutttenorAlasdair ElliottMarnie's MothercontraltoKathleen WilkinsonLaura FleetsopranoEleanor DennisMalcolm FleettenorMatthew DurkanDr RomanbassDarren JefferyDawnsopranoAlexa MasonMiss FeddersopranoSusanna Tudor-ThomasMarnie's Mother in 1940sopranoElla KirkpatickLittle Boyboy sopranoLeo Sellis / William Brady DerektenorDavid NewmanShadow Marnie 1sopranoCharlotte BeamontShadow Marnie 2sopranoKatie CoventryShadow Marnie 3mezzo-sopranoEmma KerrShadow Marnie 4mezzo-sopranoKatie StevensonChorus (office workers, anxiety chorus, hunt riders, country club guests, funeral attendees)
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External links Synopsis, MetOpera.org Score details, Music Sales Group Marnie, Met Opera on Demand