The Rake's Progress
Brief Synopsis
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Performance of Igor Stravinsky's only opera written to an English text. Inspired by English artist William Hogarth's series of engravings detailing the decline of an 18th-century libertine, it tells the tale of a well-meaning but weak country lad, lured from his faithful sweetheart to the fleshpots
Cast & Crew
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Inger Aby
Director
Erick Saeden
Greg Fedderly
Brian Asawa
Gunilla Soederstroem
Hakan Hagegard
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Performances (01/03/96), Rake's Progress
Genre
Music
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Performance of Igor Stravinsky's only opera written to an English text. Inspired by English artist William Hogarth's series of engravings detailing the decline of an 18th-century libertine, it tells the tale of a well-meaning but weak country lad, lured from his faithful sweetheart to the fleshpots of a corrupt London, and eventual madness.
Director
Inger Aby
Director
Cast
Erick Saeden
Greg Fedderly
Brian Asawa
Gunilla Soederstroem
Hakan Hagegard
Arild Hellegard
Barbara Hendricks
Crew
Inger Aby
Writer
Inger Aby
Other
Ann-mari Antilla
Costume Designer
W H Auden
Other
Beth Corning
Choreographer
Ingrid Dahlberg
Executive Producer
Kjell Gustavsson
Other
Kjell Gustavsson
Wig Supplier
Sonya Haddad
Titles
David Horn
Producer
Gunilla Jensen
Other
Gunilla Jensen
Writer
Chester Kallman
Other
Gunnar Kallstrom
Other
Gunnar Kallstrom
Director Of Photography
Stefan Lundberg
Line Producer
Esa-pekka Salonen
Music Conductor
Richard Schilling
Line Producer
Igor Stravinsky
Music
Jac Venza
Executive Producer
John Virke
Production Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Performances (01/03/96), Rake's Progress
Genre
Music
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
