3rd November

Concert will begin at 18:00 hours GMT

Bolcom's 'Dinner at Eight' with Dunleavy, Powell, Summerfield, Harris et al from Wexford

Concert from the Wexford Festival Opera. Bolcom’s 'Dinner at Eight' is an opera to a libretto by Mark Campbell, based on the eponymous novel by George S. Kaufman. Set in Depression-era Manhattan, the Kaufman–Ferber play revolves around an ill-fated dinner organized by Millicent Jordan, a society hostess labelled “vapid” by the playwrights themselves. Performers:

Millicent Jordon: Mary Dunleavy.
Oliver Jordon: Stephen Powell.
Paula Jordon: Gemma Summerfield.
Carlotta Vance: Brenda Harris.
Dan Packard: Craig Irvin.
Kitty Packard: Susannah Biller.
Lucy Talbot: Sharon Carty.
Dr. Joseph Talbot: Brett Polegato.
Larry Renault: Richard Cox.
Max Kane: Ashley Mercer.
Gustave: Sheldon Baxter.
Miss Copeland: Maria Hughes.
Tina: Laura Margaret Smith.
Miss Alden: Gabrielle Dundon.
Eddie: Ranald McCusker.
Mr Hatfield: Henry Grant Kerswell.

Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Conductor: David Agler.

Recorded.