The Rake's Progress

Opera: Work details

Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Music title: The Rake's Progress (1951)
Librettist: W H Auden
Librettist: Chester Kallman
Work definition: Opera in three acts
After: After the series of paintings 'A Rake's Progress' by William Hogarth
Language: English
World premiere: 11 September 1951, Teatro La Fenice, Venice
ROH premiere: 18 June 1979, The Royal Opera
ROH company premiere: 18 June 1979, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Productions
The Rake's Progress (1979) The Royal Opera (3 performances online)
The Rake's Progress (2008) The Royal Opera (12 performances online)

Performances not linked to a production
15 July 2018 Matinee 3.00pm Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
15 July 2018 Matinee 3.00pm Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London