Mansfield Park
"... wit and ingenuity from start to finish. As intimate opera experiences go, Waterperry Opera Festival's fresh, joy-fuelled Mansfield Park sets a new benchmark of quality, vibrancy and sheer fun. "
★★★★★ | Bachtrack
Performances on the 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th & 16th August @ 2pm
SOLD OUT
Location: Waterperry House Ballroom
Duration: Approx. 2h 15min Details: 14:00 start | 20min interval | 16:15 finish |
"Waterperry...proves that opera does not have to be grand to be successful." | The Telegraph
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Tour Information
Mansfield Park at Kirtlington Park
15th & 16th September at 7pm. Tickets include a complimentary interval drink
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15th & 16th September at 7pm. Tickets include a complimentary interval drink
Get your tickets here →
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Creative Team
Cast
Synopsis
Mansfield Park is based on the 1814 novel by Jane Austen. The chapters and their titles are sung by the ensemble.
Act 1
Chapter One: The Bertrams Observed. In which we meet the inhabitants of Mansfield Park. Chapter Two: First Impressions. In which we discover that Miss Mary Crawford has twenty thousand pounds and that Mr Henry Crawford is not handsome. Chapter Three: Sir Thomas Bertram's Farewell In which Sir Thomas Bertram leaves for Antigua. Chapter Four: Landscape Gardening In which Mr Rushworth proposes a trip to Sotherton, his estate. Chapter Five: In the Wilderness In which the estate is explored. Chapter Six: Music and Astronomy In which songs are sung and stars observed. Chapter Seven: Lovers' Vows In which Amateur Theatricals are undertaken. Chapter Eight: Persuasion In which Edmund's resolution is tested. Chapter Nine: The Rehearsal Interrupted In which Sir Thomas returns. Chapter Ten: Independence and Splendour, Or Twelve Thousand a Year In which happiness is defined. Scene 11: Chapter Eleven. A View of a Wedding, seen from the Shrubbery at Mansfield Park In which a wedding is celebrated, a honeymoon begun, a revelation made and plot hatched. |
Act 2
Volume Two, Chapter One: Preparations for a Ball In which Miss Fanny Price accepts a present from Miss Mary Crawford. Chapter Two: A Ball In which partners are chosen. Chapter Three: A Proposal In which the Bertram family are variously surprised, delighted, disappointed, confused and outraged. Chapter Four: Some Correspondence In which much ink is spilt. Chapter Five: Follies and Grottoes In which the Rushworths meet an old acquaintance. Chapter Six: A Newspaper Paragraph In which occurs a matrimonial fracas. Chapter The Last: In which Mr Edmund Bertram declares his feelings to his future bride. |