Stiletto
Charing Cross Theatre, WC2N 6NL , [Venue Details]Stiletto, a new musical with Music and Lyrics by three-time Grammy nominee, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Matthew Wilder (Disney’s Mulan), Book by double Olivier Award nominee Tim Luscombe, is set in Venice, Europe’s opera capital.
In Italy during the 18th century, an average of 5,000 boys were castrated annually. Almost exclusively, they came from poor families. Their treble voices intact, castration promised those who survived a chance to earn fame & fortune by singing female roles in the opera. A few made it, but most didn’t & were swept aside.
During the winter of 1730-31, Venice is a city bristling with opportunity where fortunes can be made but life is cheap. A city of lustre & intrigue with plenty of chances of success for Marco, who was castrated as a child to retain his perfect voice. Opera stars being the rock stars of their day, Marco is on course to be an 18th-century Jagger or Bowie, snag a powerful patron & play leading roles.
In a busy square he meets Gioia, confident, strong willed...& supremely talented. But despite her musical gifts, being the daughter of an African slave, there’s no chance for her to fulfill her dreams.
In an attempt to get her on stage, Marco introduces Gioia to society & his patron, the Contessa Azzurra, but at the end of the evening, a body lies dead & Gioia is hauled off to prison. To free her, Marco must overcome the demons of his past & the morally corrupt forces of the present.
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Max: £62.50
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Stiletto, a new musical with Music and Lyrics by three-time Grammy nominee, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Matthew Wilder (Disney’s Mulan), Book by double Olivier Award nominee Tim Luscombe, is set in Venice, Europe’s opera capital.
In Italy during the 18th century, an average of 5,000 boys were castrated annually. Almost exclusively, they came from poor families. Their treble voices intact, castration promised those who survived a chance to earn fame & fortune by singing female roles in the opera. A few made it, but most didn’t & were swept aside.
During the winter of 1730-31, Venice is a city bristling with opportunity where fortunes can be made but life is cheap. A city of lustre & intrigue with plenty of chances of success for Marco, who was castrated as a child to retain his perfect voice. Opera stars being the rock stars of their day, Marco is on course to be an 18th-century Jagger or Bowie, snag a powerful patron & play leading roles.
In a busy square he meets Gioia, confident, strong willed...& supremely talented. But despite her musical gifts, being the daughter of an African slave, there’s no chance for her to fulfill her dreams.
In an attempt to get her on stage, Marco introduces Gioia to society & his patron, the Contessa Azzurra, but at the end of the evening, a body lies dead & Gioia is hauled off to prison. To free her, Marco must overcome the demons of his past & the morally corrupt forces of the present.
Admission
Min: £22.50
Max: £62.50
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