Ivor Novello (tenor): Alfred Mitchell ‘Mad’ Frankie Fraser (baritone): Kieran Rayner Clara Novello Davies, Ivor’s mother (soprano): Olivia Bell Prison Warder (bass-baritone): Anthony Lloyd The idol and the thug: well-known Queer Ivor Novello was the most successful composer and matinee idol of the 30s and 40s. In 1944 he was banged up in Wormwood Scrubs for […]
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 […]
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 […]
We are over the moon to introduce our Opera Tour artists: Whangārei soprano, Sophie Sparrow, for all the concerts Cheviot tenor, Harry Grigg, for all the concerts Kāpiti baritone, Kieran Rayner, for the Auckland and Wellington concerts Australian-Cypriot mezzo, Shakira Tsindos, for all the concerts. We are very lucky to have these London-based artists join us in New Zealand. We are also thrilled to have […]
Somerset Opera present Dido and Aeneas Directed by Guido Martin Brandis, conducted by Noah Mosley. Experience Purcell’s timeless music performed by sublime soloists and Somerset Opera with the Taunton Sinfonietta beside the 4th Century Low Ham Mosaic. Marvel at this beautiful and ancient piece of narrative art – which depicts the tragic love story of […]
Performances on the 10, 11, 14, 15 & 17 of August 2024 Location: Waterperry Main Stage Start Time & Duration: Performances start at 6:30pm. There is one extended dining interval. Performances end at approx. 9:45pm. Overflowing with wit, charm, and famous melodies, The Barber of Seville is our unmissable headline opera this year. Step into Rossini’s vibrant world, a […]
This Halloween, Gothic Opera presents Maria de Rudenz by Donizetti, fully staged with a new arrangement for chamber orchestra, at historic venue Battersea Arts Centre, London. This production will be the first time Maria de Rudenz has been staged in the UK. Maria de Rudenz is inspired by an episode of Matthew Gregory Lewis’s gothic novel The Monk, and tells a gory story of deceit, murder, betrayal, […]
Gualtiero – Il Pirata himself – was Imogene’s first love, but he has been a pirate on the high seas since a feud with Ernesto. Imogene was forced to marry Ernesto and together they have a son. The opera opens with a storm and Gualtiero is shipwrecked on the rocks of Ernesto’s island… the drama […]
The Dowager’s Oyster – An Operetta Presented by Cantata Dramatica Music: Louis Mander Lyrics: Jack Cherry & George Logan Performance date: Thursday 8 th May, 2025 Venue: The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London Production team MD – Louis Mander Director – Peter Champness Producer/Designer – Louisa Petais The Dowager’s Oyster is a comic operetta composed […]
Kieran stars as the villain Tarquinius in English Touring Opera’s new production of the charged and cathartic opera, The Rape of Lucretia. A group of bored soldiers decide to test the loyalty of the wives they have left behind at home, unleashing a cruel and reckless series of events that have shattering consequences. Benjamin Britten’s The […]
Kieran stars as the villain Tarquinius in English Touring Opera’s new production of the charged and cathartic opera, The Rape of Lucretia. A group of bored soldiers decide to test the loyalty of the wives they have left behind at home, unleashing a cruel and reckless series of events that have shattering consequences. Benjamin Britten’s The […]
Kieran stars as the villain Tarquinius in English Touring Opera’s new production of the charged and cathartic opera, The Rape of Lucretia. A group of bored soldiers decide to test the loyalty of the wives they have left behind at home, unleashing a cruel and reckless series of events that have shattering consequences. Benjamin Britten’s The […]
Kieran stars as the villain Tarquinius in English Touring Opera’s new production of the charged and cathartic opera, The Rape of Lucretia. A group of bored soldiers decide to test the loyalty of the wives they have left behind at home, unleashing a cruel and reckless series of events that have shattering consequences. Benjamin Britten’s The […]
Kieran stars as the villain Tarquinius in English Touring Opera’s new production of the charged and cathartic opera, The Rape of Lucretia. A group of bored soldiers decide to test the loyalty of the wives they have left behind at home, unleashing a cruel and reckless series of events that have shattering consequences. Benjamin Britten’s The […]
Kieran stars as the villain Tarquinius in English Touring Opera’s new production of the charged and cathartic opera, The Rape of Lucretia. A group of bored soldiers decide to test the loyalty of the wives they have left behind at home, unleashing a cruel and reckless series of events that have shattering consequences. Benjamin Britten’s The […]
Kieran stars as the villain Tarquinius in English Touring Opera’s new production of the charged and cathartic opera, The Rape of Lucretia. A group of bored soldiers decide to test the loyalty of the wives they have left behind at home, unleashing a cruel and reckless series of events that have shattering consequences. Benjamin Britten’s The […]
Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Bizet 6.45 pm, February 12th, 14th &15th 2026 Conductor: Howard Moody, Director: Rhona Fraser Léïla: Madison Nonoa, Nadir : Zachary McCulloch Zurga: Kieran Rayner, Nourabad: Joshua Jamieson Tickets: https://daysbayopera.org.nz/.
Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Bizet 6.45 pm, February 12th, 14th &15th 2026 Conductor: Howard Moody, Director: Rhona Fraser Léïla: Madison Nonoa, Nadir : Zachary McCulloch Zurga: Kieran Rayner, Nourabad: Joshua Jamieson Tickets: https://daysbayopera.org.nz/.
Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Bizet 6.45 pm, February 12th, 14th &15th 2026 Conductor: Howard Moody, Director: Rhona Fraser Léïla: Madison Nonoa, Nadir : Zachary McCulloch Zurga: Kieran Rayner, Nourabad: Joshua Jamieson Tickets: https://daysbayopera.org.nz/.