Royal Opera House: The Cellist
29/05/2020
Cathy Marston's first work for the Royal Opera House Main Stage is a lyrical memoir of the momentous life of the cellist Jacqueline du Pré, from her discovery of the cello through her celebrity as one of the most extraordinary players of the instrument to her frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Rich and poignant, joyous and tragic, The Cellist draws on the talents of The Royal Ballet's Principals, Character Artists, Soloists and Corps to tell the moving story of the cellist's life. Composer Philip Feeney incorporates some of the most moving and powerful cello music of Elgar, Beethoven, Fauré, Mendelssohn, Piatti, Rachmaninoff and Schubert into an exquisite score that is itself an homage to the cello.
Movie Information
Lauren Cuthbertson
as The Cellist
Marcelino Sambé
as The Instrument
Matthew Ball
as The Conductor
Emma Lucano
as The Cellist (as a young girl)
Lauren Godfrey
as Her Sister (as a young girl)
Kristen McNally
as Her Mother
Thomas Whitehead
as Her Father
Anna Rose O'Sullivan
as Her Sister
