Pomme d’Api

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Catherine, known as Pomme d’Api, is the apple of everyone’s eye. She has just been engaged as a chambermaid by a bachelor “of a certain age” who has an eye for the ladies around him. Unbeknownst to him, she is the recently abandoned girlfriend of his chauffeur.

The resulting ménage-à-trois in this sparkling one-act operetta by the French master of musical comedy Jacques Offenbach intermingles wit and lyricism in a remarkable, subtle and sensitive way.

This production of Pomme d’api (1873) is the Hong Kong premiere of this one-act comic operetta. Reset in Hong Kong, it is sung in French with new dialogue in English, with subtitles in English and Chinese. Suitable for all ages, it is a timeless jewel of musical theatre that will be enjoyed by opera aficionados and newcomers alike.

Highlight programme of the French May 2022.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Director: Peter Gordon
Music Director: Marco Iannelli
Producer: Lorna Chan
Soprano: Etta Fung
Tenor: Chen Yong
Baritone: Isaac Droscha
Pianist: Hsu Wei-en

Marco Iannelli is an award-winning conductor resident and Peter Gordon has been internationally recognised for his work in opera. Their partnership in Hong Kong has included chamber operas Rita and Waitress on Top (La serva padrona) performed on stage and filmed for broadcast on RTHK. Etta Fung, Chen Yong and Isaac Droscha are among Hong Kong’s best-known opera singers, appearing regularly on stage and in concert. Hsu Wei-En is an award-winning pianist and an Associate Professor in the HKAPA.