The Merchant of Venice - Bregenzer Festspiele

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...

Directed by Keith Warner

Top cast

C

Christopher Ainslie

Antonio, a Merchant of Venice

Charles Workman

Bassanio, a friend of Antonio

Adrian Clarke

Salarino, a friend of Antonio and Bassanio

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Jason Bridges

Lorenzo, in love with Jessica

Adrian Eröd

Shylock, a rich Jew

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Kathryn Lewek

Jessica, Shylock's daughter

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Magdalena Anna Hofmann

Portia, a rich heiress

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Verena Gunz

Nerissa, Portia's waiting-maid

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Hanna Herfurtner

A boy

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Norman Patzke

Solanio, a friend of Antonio and Bassanio

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David Stout

Gratiano, a friend of Antonio and Bassanio

Juliusz Kubiak

Prince of Aragon

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