A Knife At The Opera
A Mwldan Production
Written and directed by Chris Harris (a comic performer of genius), A Knife At The Opera gently pokes fun at critics, performers, detectives and anyone else who takes themselves too seriously, including the show's principal performer, the critically acclaimed virtuosic mezzo-soprano and actress Buddug Verona James who plays the roles of detective and divas (six prime suspects), accompanied on the piano by Andrew Wilson-Dickson. The comic story is intertwined with with seven arias by Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Bizet, Tom Johnson and Andrew Wilson-Dickson. Buddug's cut it as Orfeo in Canada (for Canada’s Opera Atelier), Lady Capulet in Wales (for Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru) and was top butcher at the Royal Welsh Show 1978, so beware of that knife!
Testimonials
The Observer
'smoky-voiced and striking'
New York Times
'She sounds like a Brancusi'
Opera Magazine
'great vocal and comic skill'