(Powder Her Face)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

110 minutes

Year:

1999

Directors:

Margaret Williams

Production companies:

Birmingham contemporary music group

Actors:

Duchess

Maid

Electrician

Hotel manager

Crews:

Conductor

Compositor

Writer

Director