Powder Her Face

Powder Her Face

Jan. 1, 2006

Penned by composer Thomas Ades, this contemporary opera is based on the life of the Duchess of Argyll (played by Mary Plazas), who's fallen on hard times in old age. A notoriously oversexed money-grubber in her younger days, the down-and-out duchess faces eviction from the hotel she calls home. Heather Buck, Daniel Norman and Graeme Broadbent also star in this uninhibited production, with Ades conducting the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.

Powder Her Face

Jan. 1, 2006

Powder Her Face
Penned by composer Thomas Ades, this contemporary opera is based on the life of the Duchess of Argyll (played by Mary Plazas), who's fallen on hard times in old age. A notoriously oversexed money-grubber in her younger days, the down-and-out duchess faces eviction from the hotel she calls home. Heather Buck, Daniel Norman and Graeme Broadbent also star in this uninhibited production, with Ades conducting the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
Producers Birmingham contemporary music group
Original title Powder Her Face
Directors
Writers Philip Hensher

Cast

Mary Plazas

as Duchess

Heather Buck

as Maid

Daniel Norman (Tenor)

as Electrician

Graeme Broadbent

as Hotel manager