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In 2014, Tomasz Borczyk was selected from among more than 200 candidates for the role of Tadzio in Benjamin Britten’s opera Death in Venice, directed by Will Decker, sharing the stage of the Teatro Real with world-class opera singers such as John Daszak, Leigh Melrose, and Anthony Roth Costanzo.
Tomasz Borczyk methodically and flawlessly reconstructs Tadzio’s silent personality.
Cast:
Gustav von Aschenbach – John Daszak (tenor)
Traveller / various roles – Leigh Melrose (baritone)
Voice of Apollo – Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor)
English clerk / Venice guide – Duncan Rock
Tadzio – Tomasz Borczyk / Alejandro Pau
Beggar woman – Itxaro Mentxaka
Hotel concierge – Vicente Ombuena
Glass seller – Antonio Lozano
Artistic team:
Conductor – Alejo Pérez
Stage director – Willy Decker
Set design – Wolfgang Gussmann
Costumes – Wolfgang Gussmann and Susana Mendoza
Lighting – Hans Toelstede
Choreography – Athol Farmer
Chorus master – Andrés Máspero
Orchestra and chorus: Madrid Symphony Orchestra / Intermezzo Choir
Premiere at the Teatro Real: December 4, 2014
