‘A Silver Spoon’ the story of princess diana and dodi
1 july 2022
Beaumaris festival
A new full length chamber opera
Lisa Logan (composer), David Peimer (librettist)
‘A Silver Spoon’ is a new opera. It is the first opera to look at the love story of Princess Diana and Dodi. It’s world premiere was in 2022, produced by Keynote Opera.
A Silver Spoon follows the story of two wanna-be East End gangsters and their plan to steal Princess Diana’s jewellery from a forthcoming Royal exhibition. It tells the love story of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed. It touches on the story of our Queen and how she has perhaps changed through her reign. It considers privilege, friendship, modern royalty and being born with or without a silver spoon?
Cast includes (alphabetical)
Diana- Maggie Cooper
Dodi- Sandeep Gurrapadi
Gav- Phil Wilcox
Jai- Jacob Bettinelli
Priest- Jeremy Huw Williams
Queen- Joanna Gamble
The people-
Milly Atkinson (Clare), Alice Usher (Joy),
Biraj Barkakaty (Adnan),
Piet Zorn (Steve), Louis Watkins (Peter), Julian Debreuil (Jules),
Owain Browne (Gareth).
Creative Team
Director- Janette Smith
Conductor- Anthony Hose
Librettist- David Peimer
Designer- Charlotte Murray
Composer- Lisa Logan
Executive Producer- Thomasina Gibson
Co-produced by Keynote Opera
With the Welsh Chamber Orchestra
Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes (with one interval)
Tickets available £20: