Music: Omar Shahryar
Words: Hannah Kumari
Created by PJ Harris and Hannah Kumari
A work-in-progress performance.
In the shadow of international unrest, the increasingly militant Suffragettes plan an attack which could change the history of Woolwich Arsenal FC forever.
Annie is a football fan, and a Suffragette. Francis is a munitions factory worker, and a father. William is a Scottish immigrant and a professional footballer. When ruthless businessman Henry Norris buys ailing Woolwich Arsenal FC and attempts to displace the club north of the river, the intertwined lives of these three Woolwich residents take a dramatic turn.
Age Rating: All ages, mostly adults.
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Produced by PJ Harris & Hannah Kumari, in association with English National Opera
Kieran Rayner and Gamal Khamis are one of two duos to be successfully granted a Samling and Song Residency. During this intensive week, they will be developing and polishing their interactive play/recital, What If? – a World War 1 era love story with 8 possible endings, where the audience gets to choose what happens next. The story is illuminated by beautiful German and English art song throughout. Performance details to follow.
More Details about Samling and Song from samling.org.uk:
The response to the first round of applications for our new Samling and Song residencies for singer and pianist duos has been fantastic. We asked for proposals that present art-song in new ways, to new audiences across the UK and which explore repertoire by under-represented groups.
The first two duos chosen to benefit are mezzo-soprano Shakira Tsindos and pianist Lana Bode and baritone Kieran Rayner and pianist Gamal Khamis. Over the next few months they will work with their project mentors before spending a week at Marchmont to refine and rehearse their programmes. The variety and imagination of the applications we received made it clear that art-song has a lively future and we are looking forward to following the two selected projects through to fruition.
In cooperation with the Vienna-Tel Aviv Vocal Connection
Strauss‘s opera Die Fledermaus, with conductor David Aronson, Shahar Choir (Gila Brill, conductor) and soloists from Israel and abroad.
David Aronson, conductor
Rosemarie Danziger, stage director
Rosalinde: Efrat Ashkenazi (The Israeli Opera)
Adele: Emily Rocha (Toronto, International Award Winning Artist)
Alfred: Franz Gürtelschmied (Bastille Opera, Paris; Graz Opera; Budapest Opera)
Eisenstein: Martin Mairinger (Klagenfurt Opera, Austria; Opéra de Lille, France; Klosterneuburg Opera, Austria; Theater an der Wien, Austria)
Frank: Kieran Rayner (Covent Garden; Welsh Opera; Scottish National Opera)
Falke: Mark Nathan (Welsh National Opera; Scottish Opera; Irish Opera)
Dr. Blind: Richard Roberts (English National Opera; Welsh National Opera; Theater Kiel, Germany; Theater Kassel, Germany)
Prince Orlofsky: Christiane Döcker: (Leipzig Opera, Germany; Klagenfurt Opera, Austria)
Ida: Sivan Keren (The Israeli Opera)
Ivan/Frosch: Joel Landshut (Actor)
In cooperation with the Vienna-Tel Aviv Vocal Connection
Strauss‘s opera Die Fledermaus, with conductor David Aronson, Shahar Choir (Gila Brill, conductor) and soloists from Israel and abroad.
David Aronson, conductor
Rosemarie Danziger, stage director
Rosalinde: Efrat Ashkenazi (The Israeli Opera)
Adele: Emily Rocha (Toronto, International Award Winning Artist)
Alfred: Franz Gürtelschmied (Bastille Opera, Paris; Graz Opera; Budapest Opera)
Eisenstein: Martin Mairinger (Klagenfurt Opera, Austria; Opéra de Lille, France; Klosterneuburg Opera, Austria; Theater an der Wien, Austria)
Frank: Kieran Rayner (Covent Garden; Welsh Opera; Scottish National Opera)
Falke: Mark Nathan (Welsh National Opera; Scottish Opera; Irish Opera)
Dr. Blind: Richard Roberts (English National Opera; Welsh National Opera; Theater Kiel, Germany; Theater Kassel, Germany)
Prince Orlofsky: Christiane Döcker: (Leipzig Opera, Germany; Klagenfurt Opera, Austria)
Ida: Sivan Keren (The Israeli Opera)
Ivan/Frosch: Joel Landshut (Actor)
In cooperation with the Vienna-Tel Aviv Vocal Connection
Strauss‘s opera Die Fledermaus, with conductor David Aronson, Shahar Choir (Gila Brill, conductor) and soloists from Israel and abroad.
David Aronson, conductor
Rosemarie Danziger, stage director
Rosalinde: Efrat Ashkenazi (The Israeli Opera)
Adele: Emily Rocha (Toronto, International Award Winning Artist)
Alfred: Franz Gürtelschmied (Bastille Opera, Paris; Graz Opera; Budapest Opera)
Eisenstein: Martin Mairinger (Klagenfurt Opera, Austria; Opéra de Lille, France; Klosterneuburg Opera, Austria; Theater an der Wien, Austria)
Frank: Kieran Rayner (Covent Garden; Welsh Opera; Scottish National Opera)
Falke: Mark Nathan (Welsh National Opera; Scottish Opera; Irish Opera)
Dr. Blind: Richard Roberts (English National Opera; Welsh National Opera; Theater Kiel, Germany; Theater Kassel, Germany)
Prince Orlofsky: Christiane Döcker: (Leipzig Opera, Germany; Klagenfurt Opera, Austria)
Ida: Sivan Keren (The Israeli Opera)
Ivan/Frosch: Joel Landshut (Actor)
In cooperation with the Vienna-Tel Aviv Vocal Connection
Mozart‘s famous opera – with Maestro David Aronson and soloists from Israel and abroad.
Rosemarie Danziger, stage director
Conductor: David Aronson (Vienna State Opera)
Stage Director: Rosemarie Danziger
Figaro: Kieran Rayner (Covent Garden, Welsh Opera, Scottish National Opera)
Susanna: Emily Rocha (Toronto; International Award-Winning Artist)
Countess: Cassandra Amorim (Toronto; International Award-Winning Artist)
Count: Mark Nathan: (Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Irish Opera, Israeli Opera)
Bartolo: Sorin Coliban (Vienna State Opera; Covent Garden; Bastille Opera, Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich; )
Marcellina: Efrat Ashkenazi (Israeli Opera)
Cherubino: Christiane Döcker (Leipzig Opera, Germany; Klagenfurt Opera, Austria)
Don Basilio: Richard Roberts (English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Theater Kiel, Germany, Theater Kassel, Germany)
Shahar Choir, Rehovot
Gila Brill, chorusmaster
In cooperation with the Vienna-Tel Aviv Vocal Connection
Mozart‘s famous opera – with Maestro David Aronson and soloists from Israel and abroad.
Rosemarie Danziger, stage director
Conductor: David Aronson (Vienna State Opera)
Stage Director: Rosemarie Danziger
Figaro: Kieran Rayner (Covent Garden, Welsh Opera, Scottish National Opera)
Susanna: Emily Rocha (Toronto; International Award-Winning Artist)
Countess: Cassandra Amorim (Toronto; International Award-Winning Artist)
Count: Mark Nathan: (Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Irish Opera, Israeli Opera)
Bartolo: Sorin Coliban (Vienna State Opera; Covent Garden; Bastille Opera, Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich; )
Marcellina: Efrat Ashkenazi (Israeli Opera)
Cherubino: Christiane Döcker (Leipzig Opera, Germany; Klagenfurt Opera, Austria)
Don Basilio: Richard Roberts (English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Theater Kiel, Germany, Theater Kassel, Germany)
Shahar Choir, Rehovot
Gila Brill, chorusmaster
In cooperation with the Vienna-Tel Aviv Vocal Connection
Mozart‘s famous opera – with Maestro David Aronson and soloists from Israel and abroad.
Rosemarie Danziger, stage director
Conductor: David Aronson (Vienna State Opera)
Stage Director: Rosemarie Danziger
Figaro: Kieran Rayner (Covent Garden, Welsh Opera, Scottish National Opera)
Susanna: Emily Rocha (Toronto; International Award-Winning Artist)
Countess: Cassandra Amorim (Toronto; International Award-Winning Artist)
Count: Mark Nathan: (Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Irish Opera, Israeli Opera)
Bartolo: Sorin Coliban (Vienna State Opera; Covent Garden; Bastille Opera, Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich; )
Marcellina: Efrat Ashkenazi (Israeli Opera)
Cherubino: Christiane Döcker (Leipzig Opera, Germany; Klagenfurt Opera, Austria)
Don Basilio: Richard Roberts (English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Theater Kiel, Germany, Theater Kassel, Germany)
Shahar Choir, Rehovot
Gila Brill, chorusmaster
In cooperation with the Vienna-Tel Aviv Vocal Connection
Mozart‘s famous opera – with Maestro David Aronson and soloists from Israel and abroad.
Rosemarie Danziger, stage director
Conductor: David Aronson (Vienna State Opera)
Stage Director: Rosemarie Danziger
Figaro: Kieran Rayner (Covent Garden, Welsh Opera, Scottish National Opera)
Susanna: Emily Rocha (Toronto; International Award-Winning Artist)
Countess: Cassandra Amorim (Toronto; International Award-Winning Artist)
Count: Mark Nathan: (Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Irish Opera, Israeli Opera)
Bartolo: Sorin Coliban (Vienna State Opera; Covent Garden; Bastille Opera, Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich; )
Marcellina: Efrat Ashkenazi (Israeli Opera)
Cherubino: Christiane Döcker (Leipzig Opera, Germany; Klagenfurt Opera, Austria)
Don Basilio: Richard Roberts (English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Theater Kiel, Germany, Theater Kassel, Germany)
Shahar Choir, Rehovot
Gila Brill, chorusmaster