Overview

Set in Venice during the Renaissance, the drama centres on Bassanio, a young nobleman who would like to court the beautiful Portia but doesn‘t have the money to travel to her country estate, so he asks the merchant Antonio for help. Antonio‘s wealth is tied up in maritime trade but he offers to procure the sum Bassanio needs from the Jewish money lender Shylock. Shylock hates Antonio for being so contemptuous in his treatment of Jews, and therefore stipulates that if the debt is not repaid within three months, the penalty will be a pound of Antonio‘s own flesh...

"Opera, Drama, Romance"


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Christopher Ainslie

Antonio, a Merchant of Venice


Charles Workman

Bassanio, a friend of Antonio


Adrian Clarke

Salarino, a friend of Antonio and Bassanio


Jason Bridges

Lorenzo, in love with Jessica


Adrian Eröd

Shylock, a rich Jew


Kathryn Lewek

Jessica, Shylock's daughter


Magdalena Anna Hofmann

Portia, a rich heiress


Verena Gunz

Nerissa, Portia's waiting-maid

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