Conductor Teodor Currentzis Withdraws from Royal Opera House's FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD

Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis has withdrawn from making his Royal Opera debut conducting Krzysztof Warlikowski's new production of From the House of the Dead at the Royal Opera House.

Teodor Currentzis said: 'It is with deep regret that I have had to withdraw from the new production of From the House of the Dead. It has not been an easy decision for me to make, and I am deeply disappointed to be letting both The Royal Opera and director Krzysztof Warlikowski down at this late stage.'

Oliver Mears, Director of Opera for The Royal Opera said: 'It is extremely disappointing news that Teodor Currentzis has withdrawn from one of our major new productions of the 2017-18 Season. We were very much looking forward to his Royal Opera debut conducting The Royal Opera's first performances of From the House of the Dead. However, we are very grateful to Mark Wigglesworth, who will now conduct all performances.'

Mark Wigglesworth's previous performances for The Royal Opera have included Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. A former Music Director of English National Opera, his appearances with ENO have included Lulu, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Don Giovanni, La forza del destino and Jen?fa.

The cast members of From the House of the Dead are Willard W. White as Alexandr Petrovi? Gorjan?ikov, Pascal Charbonneau as Aljeja, Štefan Margita as Luka Kuzmi?, Ladislav Elgr as Skuratov, Johan Reuter as Šiškov/Priest, Alexander Vassiliev as Prison Governor, Nicky Spence as Big Prisoner/Nikita, Grant Doyle as Small Prisoner/Cook/?ekunov, Graham Clark as Elderly Prisoner, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts as Drunk Prisoner, Peter Hoare as Šapkin, John Graham-Hall as Prisoner/Kedril, Aleš Jenis as Prisoner/Don Juan/Brahmin/Blacksmith, Florian Hoffmann as Young Prisoner, Allison Cook as Prostitute, Alexander Kravets as Cerevin and Konu Kim as Voice.

For more information, visit roh.org.uk.

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