Harriet Walter joins the cast of La Princesse de Trébizonde

Opera Rara and the London Philharmonic Orchestra are pleased to announce that Dame Harriet Walter, the acclaimed British actress best known for her roles in Downton Abbey, Killing Eve, Ted Lasso, Succession and The Crown, will join the cast of Offenbach’s La Princesse de Trébizonde for the performance on Friday 16 September at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Walter will narrate an English adaptation of Offenbach’s original dialogue created by theatre director Jeremy Sams in this one-night-only performance of one of the composer’s funniest, yet little-known works.

Harriet Walter has appeared in over 60 shows on television and has been featured in numerous movies including Sense and Sensibility, The Young Victoria, Rocketman and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She has received a Laurence Olivier Award and has been nominated for a Tony Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Walter is joined by an ensemble cast of singers including Anne-Catherine Gillet, Virginie Verrez, Christophe Gay, Antoinette Dennefeld, Josh Lovell, Katia Ledoux, Christophe Mortagne and Loïc Félix. Conductor Paul Daniel leads the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Opera Rara Chorus in the UK premiere of the new critical edition of Offenbach’s La Princesse de Trébizonde by Jean-Christophe Keck.

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