Dirty Tricks [1997]
Men in suits behaving badly
in the hectic hunt for
the biggest bucks.
6 baritones, actor, soprano
and electric bass guitar.
Premiere: Spitalfields Market Opera,
October 22-26, 1997.
Modern Music Theatre Troupe,
text by Stephen Chance,
directed by Chris Newell.
Commissioned with funds from the
Arts Council of England
and London Arts Board.
"This was brilliant and very funny....
well worth seeing." Helen Elsom, OPERA-L
"It seems the pantomime season
has begun early this year..." British Airways
"One longed for a snatch of the
hackneyed Lakme duet..." The Times
(Health Warning: Anyone expecting to hear Lakme
should not attend Dirty Tricks)
Three arias from the opera
are available on the CD