2015 – 2016 Jenufa Andrea Chénier Così fan tutte Pleasure ... · PDF fileInto the Woods. in the Quarry Theatre . in a new production by the Playhouse’s ... Libretto. Sam and

2015 – 2016Kiss Me, Kate Cole Porter

The Barber of Seville Gioachino Rossini

Jenufa Leoš Janáček

Andrea Chénier Umberto Giordano

Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

L’elisir d’amore Gaetano Donizetti

Pleasure Mark Simpson

Into the Woods Stephen Sondheim

Der Ring des Nibelungen Richard Wagner

A year that begins with Cole Porter and concludes with Richard Wagner – taking in Janáček, Mozart, Sondheim and a brand new work along the way – is evidence of Opera North’s continuing ambition to offer the broadest possible range of artistic experiences to audiences of all tastes.

Our six complete cycles of Wagner’s Ring in the spring and summer of 2016 mark the conclusion of Richard Farnes’ twelve-year term as Music Director of Opera North and were announced earlier in the year to considerable fanfare in the media. Richard’s contribution to the life of the Company is incalculable, and there can be no more fitting conclusion to his illustrious tenure than these performances.

Whilst a complete Ring cycle is undoubtedly a unique landmark in the life of any opera company, there is much to savour before we conclude our Ring odyssey next summer. Over the past several years we have staged works by many of the classic American musical dramatists and have long wanted to add Cole Porter to this list. Porter was an eminent contributor to the Great American Songbook long before he wrote his masterpiece, Kiss Me, Kate, which is just the sort of character-driven piece to which Opera North’s core artistic ensembles of Chorus and Orchestra will do full justice.

From a new production of a classic American operetta to three comic operas in revivals that can be considered classics in their own right. Our productions of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore have been enjoyed by audiences throughout the North and further afield; the latter two, in particular, demonstrating Opera North’s international reach - Così has played at the Glimmerglass Opera Festival in New York and Elisir at Spain’s Ópera de Oviedo.

Welcome

Richard Mantle General Director

It’s not all comedy, of course. In the autumn we return to the first of Janáček’s great operas, the intensely moving Jenůfa, in a major revival of an acclaimed production by Tom Cairns. Then, in the New Year, we stage a brand new production of Andrea Chénier directed by Annabel Arden, bringing Giordano’s verismo masterpiece to Opera North audiences for the first time. It’s a work ripe for reappraisal, and it will be fascinating to discover how this piece, set in a time of revolution, speaks to our own turbulent era.

Two new productions in the spring highlight Opera North’s commitment to forging creative partnerships. Pleasure, a new opera by Mark Simpson and Melanie Challenger, receives its world premiere in the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds in May. This will be the fourth new work jointly commissioned and produced through a partnership between Aldeburgh Music, The Royal Opera and Opera North which nurtures opera-makers of the future. Then in June we join forces with West Yorkshire Playhouse for a major collaboration in which we will co-produce Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods in the Quarry Theatre in a new production by the Playhouse’s Artistic Director James Brining.

All this adds up to what promises to be one of our most excitingly diverse seasons yet. I look forward to sharing with you the unique gift of live performance as often as possible in the year ahead.

Music Cole Porter Libretto Sam and Bella SpewackFirst performanceNew York, 1948

‘Another Op’nin, Another Show’ … Opera North’s momentous 2015/16 kicks off to a sparkling start with a classic American musical comedy.

Set both on and off-stage during the production of a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew, the plot revolves around the tangled love lives of actor-manager Fred Graham, his leading lady (but ex-wife) Lilli Vanessi, ingénue Lois Lane and her boyfriend Bill – not to mention a couple of gangsters who somehow get caught up in the show. Studded with gems as various as ‘So in Love’, ‘Wunderbar’, ‘Always True to You in My Fashion’ and ‘Too Darn Hot’, Kiss Me, Kate is a deliciously witty confection graced by what is probably Cole Porter’s richest, most accomplished theatrical score.

Opera North’s new production is conducted by David Charles Abell, who has prepared a new critical edition of the score, and directed by Jo Davies, who is responsible for a string of recent Opera North successes, including Ruddigore, Carousel and The Marriage of Figaro. There is surely no more enjoyable way to brush up your Shakespeare than with this show.

Cast includes:Lilli Vanessi Jeni BernFred Graham Quirijn de LangGunmen Joseph Shovelton / John Savournin

Conductor David Charles AbellDirector Jo DaviesChoreographer Will TuckettSet and Costume Designer Colin RichmondLighting Designer Natasha Chivers Lasts approximately 3 hoursSung in English

A co-production with Welsh National Opera

New production

Kiss Me, Kate

MusicLeoš Janáček LibrettoLeoš JanáčekFirst performanceBrno, 1904

This intense story of love, jealousy and sacrifice is by turns harrowing, heart-wrenching and starkly tragic. It took Janáček ten years to complete his first great opera, and in the final year of its composition he witnessed his own daughter’s painful illness and early death. His soul-piercing score is laced with the suffering caused by this event.

Tom Cairns returns to direct a production acclaimed for its beautifully simple staging and sheer emotional power. A world-class cast includes Susan Bickley (Waltraute, Götterdämmerung) as the Kostelnicka and Elizabeth Sikora (Salud’s Grandmother, La vida breve) as Grandmother Buryjkova. In the title role is the Swedish soprano Ylva Kihlberg, who gave a memorably powerful performance as Emilia Marty in The Makropulos Case for the Company in 2012.

‘No performance of Jenůfa has been successful unless one leaves the theatre feeling as if one has been emotionally put through a wringer. That criterion was powerfully achieved by Opera North’s staging, produced and designed byTom Cairns in the most imaginative and poetic manner … a triumph for all concerned. The Sunday Telegraph

Cast includes:Jenůfa Ylva KihlbergKostelnička Buryjovka Susan BickleyGrandmother Buryjovka Elizabeth SikoraŠteva Buryja Ed Lyon / Daniel NormanLaca Klemeň David Butt PhilipForeman Dean RobinsonKarolka Daisy Brown

Conductor Aleksandar MarkovićDirector Tom CairnsSet and Costume Designer Tom CairnsLighting Designer Wolfgang GöbbelChoreographer Aletta Collins English translation Otakar Kraus and Edward Downes Lasts approximately 2 hours 45 mins Sung in English with English titles

JenufaMusic Gioachino Rossini LibrettoCesare SterbiniFirst performance Rome, 1816

Rosina is rich, beautiful and in love with a dashing young Count. However, her elderly guardian, Doctor Bartolo, has designs on her himself, and does everything he can to put obstacles in the way of their happiness. But with the help of the sharp-witted Figaro, true love finally triumphs.

Tuneful and vivacious, Rossini’s score contains one irresistibly catchy number after another, ranging from the fireworks of Figaro’s ‘Largo al factotum’ to the seductive beauty of the Count’s ‘Ecco, ridente’.

Giles Havergal’s handsome period production delivers pure enjoyment with bags of style. This revival features three exceptionally engaging young singers in Nicholas Watts (Count), Katie Bray (Rosina) and Gavan Ring (Figaro). They are joined by one of the UK’s most distinguished operatic basses, Alastair Miles, as Basilio, and this classic production wouldn’t be complete without the comic genius of Eric Roberts as Bartolo.

‘The sort of event to which one could take reluctant opera-goers and stand a good chance of converting them to the habit.’ The Guardian

Cast includes:Rosina Katie BrayCount Almaviva Nicholas WattsFigaro Gavan RingDoctor Bartolo Eric RobertsDon Basilio Alastair Miles / Dean RobinsonBerta Victoria Sharp

Conductor Stuart Stratford / Timothy BurkeDirector Giles HavergalSet and Costume Designer Russell CraigLighting Designer Gerry JenkinsonEnglish translation Robert David MacDonald Lasts approximately 3 hours Sung in English

The Barber of Seville

Based (very loosely) on the life of the French poet André Chénier (1762 – 94) and set at the time of the French Revolution and the ensuing Terror, Giordano’s stirring opera has always been warmly embraced by audiences for its open-hearted emotionalism and ardent dramatic lyricism.

For many, Andrea Chénier encapsulates the very essence of Italian opera and the title role is one of the most prized in the tenor repertoire. It’s not hard to hear why when you listen to arias such as ‘Un di all’azzuro spazio’, ‘Come un bel dì di maggio’ and the closing duet for Chénier and the opera’s heroine Maddalena, whose love endures even in the face of death. In the best verismo tradition, Giordano also colours his score with tunes associated with the French Revolution, such as ‘Ça ira’ and the ‘Marseillaise’.

Annabel Arden’s new production for Opera North explores the chaos of revolution and examines the role of the artist in a time of political turmoil. Her cast includes Rafael Rojas (Chénier) and Robert Hayward (Carlo Gérard), who last squared up to each other at Opera North in The Girl of the Golden West, and Annemarie Kremer (Maddalena), who gave an unforgettable performance in the title role of Norma for the Company in 2012.

Cast includes:Andrea Chénier Rafael RojasCarlo Gérard Robert HaywardMaddalena de Coigny Annemarie KremerBersi Anna DennisContessa di Coigny / Madelon Fiona KimmRoucher Phillip RhodesL’Abate / an ‘Incroyable’ Daniel NormanMathieu Jeremy Peaker

Conductor Oliver von DohnányiDirector Annabel Arden Set and Costume Designer Joanna ParkerLighting Designer Peter MumfordMovement Director Tim Claydon Lasts approximately 2 hours 45 mins Sung in Italian with English titles

Supported by a generous gift from Terry and Liz Bramall

New production

Andrea Chénier

Music Umberto Giordano Libretto Luigi IllicaFirst performanceMilan, 1896

Music Gaetano Donizetti Libretto Felice RomaniFirst performance Milan, 1832

L’elisir d’amore is the ‘male Cinderella’ tale of Nemorino, ineffectual but good-hearted, and his love for the very self-assured Adina, who fancies the experienced charmer Belcore. When the quack Dr. Dulcamara comes to town touting a miraculous ‘love potion’, Nemorino thinks his prayers have been answered. But is it really the potion that makes him suddenly irresistible to all the girls in the village?

Daniel Slater’s sunny 1950s-style production, complete with hot-air balloon and Vespas, is a perfect fit for Donizetti’s funny and moving comedy. The cast is headed by four singers who’ve each made a strong impression in recent Opera North productions: Gabriela Iştoc and Duncan Rock as, respectively, Mimì and Marcello in La Bohème (2014); Jung Soo Yun, Macduff in Verdi’s Macbeth (2014); and Richard Burkhard in the title role of The Marriage of Figaro (2015).

‘Daniel Slater’s production ... is a Fellini-esque vision of scooters, cappuccino machines and champagne fountains, set on a sun-washed hotel terrace overlooking the sea. Seeing it again is like revisiting a perfect holiday spot...’ The Guardian

Cast includes:Adina Gabriela IştocNemorino Jung Soo YunBelcore Duncan RockDr. Dulcamara Richard BurkhardGiannetta Fflur Wyn

Conductor Tobias RingborgDirector Daniel SlaterSet and Costume Designer Robert Innes HopkinsLighting Designer Simon MillsChoreographer Tim Claydon Lasts approximately 2 hours 30 minsSung in Italian with English titles

L’elisir d’amoreThe Elixir of Love

Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto Lorenzo da PonteFirst performance Vienna, 1790

It starts with a casual bet. The wily old cynic Don Alfonso wagers that the fiancées of two young men, complacent in their romantic notions of love, won’t stay faithful for a minute if put to the test. It sounds harmless enough and, anyway, the lovers are entirely sure of themselves. But cruelty is inherent in this game of love and chance.

It’s difficult to think of an opera that contains more music of sheer beauty than Così fan tutte – or that has a libretto that is more unsettling. The plot is a work of supreme artifice, yet the opera charts the boundaries of real and feigned emotion, trust and deception, loyalty and desire, with unsparing accuracy and truthfulness.

Tim Albery, whose recent work at Opera North includes The Coronation of Poppea (2014), directs a fresh young cast in a production set firmly in the Age of Reason.

‘Tim Albery leaves me stunned at the thoughtfulness of his production, and at the completeness with which he has got his cast to realise it. ... Go to this production: there are lots of good Cosìs, but this is in a class apart.’ The Spectator

Cast includes:Fiordiligi TBADorabella Helen ShermanFerrando Nicholas WattsGuglielmo Gavan RingDespina Ellie LaugharneDon Alfonso William Dazeley

Conductor Jac van Steen / Anthony KrausDirector Tim AlberySet and Costume Designer Tobias HoheiselLighting Designer David Finn Lasts approximately 3 hours Sung in English

Così fan tutteor, The School for Lovers

Music Mark Simpson LibrettoMelanie ChallengerFirst performance Leeds, 2016

Val works as an attendant in the toilets at Pleasure, a hedonistic gay club in the north of England. For years, Val has been both a shoulder to cry on and a confidante to the club’s clientele. She is much-loved, but viewed as an enigma. Why is she still there? Why does she never leave? When Nathan, a beautiful and unpredictable young man, arrives in Pleasure and leaves a gift for Val, it marks the beginning of an emotional and violent night.

Pleasure is the fourth new chamber opera commissioned and produced as part of a three-year partnership between Aldeburgh Music, The Royal Opera and Opera North. The music is by Mark Simpson, who was BBC Young Composer of the Year in 2006, the same year that he won BBC Young Musician of the Year as a clarinettist – a unique achievement.

Lesley Garrett returns to the Company to create the role of Val in this world premiere production. New music ensemble Psappha is conducted by Nicholas Kok, and Pleasure is directed by Tim Albery and designed Leslie Travers, whose recent work together for Opera North includes Giulio Cesare (2012) and Otello (2013).

Cast includes:Val Lesley Garrett Ensemble Psappha

Conductor Nicholas KokDirector Tim Albery Set and Costume Designer Leslie TraversLighting Designer Malcolm Rippeth Lasts approximately 1 hour 15 mins Sung in English

A collaboration between Aldeburgh Music, The Royal Opera, and Opera North

Supported by the Opera North Future Fund

Performances:Howard Assembly Room, LeedsThu 28 & Fri 29 April 2016

Liverpool PlayhouseWed 4 May 2016

Britten Studio, Snape MaltingsSat 7 May 2016

Lyric HammersmithWed 11 – Sat 14 May 2016

World Premiere

Pleasure

Music Stephen Sondheim Book byJames LapineFirst performance New York, 1987

Be careful what you wish for … and of the lengths you’re willing to go to get it.

In Stephen Sondheim’s celebrated musical, characters from several well-known fairy tales collide. And for Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and Red Riding Hood, together with a childless baker and his wife, ‘Happy Ever After’ turns out to be far from the end of the story.

Sondheim’s revered wit and intelligence are everywhere evident in his dazzling music and lyrics. The show also digs deep, packing a powerful emotional punch in its exploration of themes of wish-fulfilment, growing up and the relationship of parents and children.

This new production of Into the Woods is a major collaboration between Opera North and West Yorkshire Playhouse, two of Leeds’ leading arts organizations. It will be directed by James Brining, Artistic Director of West Yorkshire Playhouse, in the Quarry Theatre, with a cast drawn largely from the hugely versatile Chorus of Opera North, part of the Company’s core artistic ensemble.

Director James Brining Lasts approximately 2 hours 45 minsSung in English

A co-production between Opera North and West Yorkshire Playhouse

Performances:Quarry Theatre, West Yorkshire PlayhouseJune 2016

New production

Into the Woods

Music Richard Wagner LibrettoRichard WagnerFirst performance Bayreuth, 1876

In Die Walküre, it is human emotion that takes centre stage. The musical highlights are many: ‘Winterstürme’, Siegmund’s hymn of praise to the coming of spring and the awakening of love; the Ride of the Valkyries; the Magic Fire music. Above all, there is the great confrontation between the god Wotan and his favourite daughter, Brünnhilde – the Valkyrie of the title – who love each other deeply, yet whose relationship has been irreparably broken by her disobedience.

‘… Opera North’s performance of Die Walküre is a triumph of scarcely imaginable proportions, one of the most completely successful experiences I have ever had. … The cast, too, is uniformly strong, with Kelly Cae Hogan [Brünnhilde] … giving an account of her role of a calibre that I had given up hope of ever hearing again.’ The Spectator

‘Sustaining everything was the enlarged Orchestra of Opera North under the assured and inspired direction of Richard Farnes. He and they rightly received an ovation. The second instalment of Opera North’s Ring is a thrilling and moving experience.’ The Independent

Cast includes:Siegmund Michael Weinius / Mark Le BrocqSieglinde Lee Bisset / Alwyn Mellor Hunding James CreswellWotan Robert Hayward / Béla PerenczBrünnhilde Kelly Cae HoganFricka Susan Bickley / Yvonne Howard

Conductor Richard FarnesConcert Staging and Design Concept Peter MumfordLighting and Projection Designer Peter MumfordAssociate Director Joe Austin Lasts approximately 5 hours 30 mins including two intervalsSung in German with English titles

Die WalküreThe Valkyrie

Music Richard Wagner Libretto Richard WagnerFirst performance Bayreuth, 1876

The Ring begins with music that evokes the very dawn of time. From this moment we are plunged into the watery twilight beneath the river Rhine, transported to misty mountain-tops and to the depths of gloomy Nibelheim, before crossing the rainbow bridge that leads to Valhalla, fortress home of the gods. Set in a world populated by dwarfs and giants, gods and river-maidens, Wagner’s ‘preliminary evening’ to the Ring sets the whole epic cycle in motion in thrilling fashion.

‘Anyone disappointed that Opera North’s performances of Wagner’s Ring ... would be given in concert, rather than a full staging, will have had their doubts dispelled by the tremendous Rheingold conducted by Richard Farnes, the Company’s Music Director … this is one of the most exciting Rheingolds of my experience …’ The Sunday Times

‘Beg, borrow, or be like Wotan and steal a ticket for this show [...] Farnes has done many fine things at Opera North, but his pacing of this 150 minute sweep of music, his care about balance, and the sumptuousness of the orchestral textures - all this constitutes a massive achievement.’ The Times

Cast includes:Woglinde Jeni BernWellgunde Madeleine ShawFlosshilde Sarah CastleAlberich Jo PohlheimMime Richard RobertsWotan Michael DruiettFricka Yvonne HowardLoge Wolfgang Ablinger-SperrhackeFasolt James CreswellFafner Mats AlmgrenFreia Giselle AllenErda Ceri WilliamsDonner Andrew Foster-WilliamsFroh Mark Le Brocq

Conductor Richard FarnesConcert Staging and Design Concept Peter MumfordLighting and Projection Designer Peter MumfordAssociate Director Joe Austin Lasts approximately 2 hours 30 mins with no intervalSung in German with English titles

Das RheingoldThe Rhinegold


In the overwhelming conclusion of the Ring cycle, the all-consuming love of Siegfried and Brünnhilde is broken in bitter betrayal; the machinations of Hagen, son of Alberich, seal Siegfried’s doom; and Brünnhilde’s self-sacrifice precipitates the end of the old world order and the beginning of a new era. The musical and dramatic power of Götterdämmerung is awe-inspiring – sweeping us from Siegfried’s Rhine Journey to his Funeral March, and, finally, to Brünnhilde’s immolation and the work’s titanic orchestral climax.

‘[Alwyn Mellor] … is unquestionably in the top flight of Wagnerians anywhere.’ Opera

‘Enormous credit goes to Peter Mumford for the entire design concept and concert staging. Ineradicable images are created, evocative of Icelandic Edda and Teutonic saga.’ The Times

Cast includes:First Norn Fiona KimmSecond Norn Heather Shipp / Yvonne HowardThird Norn Lee BissetBrünnhilde Kelly Cae Hogan / Alwyn MellorSiegfried Mati TuriGunther Andrew Foster-WilliamsHagen Mats AlmgrenGutrune Giselle AllenWaltraute Susan Bickley / Heather ShippAlberich Jo PohlheimWoglinde Jeni BernWellgunde Madeleine ShawFlosshilde Sarah Castle


GötterdämmerungTwilight of the Gods


Wagner’s unparalleled orchestral scene-painting reaches new heights in Siegfried. The youthful hero, fearless and free, forges an unbreakable sword from the shards of the weapon that belonged to his father, slays the dragon Fafner, seizes the ring from the dragon’s hoard, and braves a barrier of magic fire that encircles the sleeping maiden, Brünnhilde, whom he awakens to love.

‘I am breathless with admiration for Opera North, punching above its weight in producing a concert performance which any musical organisation in the world would be proud of. The evening’s chief hero is the conductor Richard Farnes, who, like the opera’s protagonist, seems to know no fear. Motivating his excellent orchestra, he trusts the music’s flow, paces it unerringly and never forces or grandstands the climaxes.’ The Daily Telegraph

Cast includes:Siegfried Daniel FrankMime Richard RobertsWanderer Béla PerenczFafner Mats AlmgrenWoodbird Jeni BernErda Ceri WilliamsBrünnhilde Katherine Broderick / Kelly Cae Hogan


Siegfried

January – March 2016All performances start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.

Leeds Grand TheatreTue 19 Jan Andrea ChénierSat 23 Jan Andrea ChénierTue 2 Feb Andrea ChénierWed 3 Feb Così fan tutte 7.00pm

Wed 10 Feb Così fan tutte 7.00pm

Sat 13 Feb Così fan tutte 7.00pm

Wed 17 Feb L’elisir d’amoreThu 18 Feb Così fan tutte 7.00pm

Fri 19 Feb L’elisir d’amoreSat 20 Feb Andrea ChénierWed 24 Feb Andrea ChénierThu 25 Feb L’elisir d’amoreFri 26 Feb Così fan tutte 7.00pm

Sat 27 Feb L’elisir d’amore

Theatre Royal NewcastleWed 2 Mar Così fan tutte 7.00pm

Thu 3 Mar L’elisir d’amoreFri 4 Mar Così fan tutte 7.00pm

Sat 5 Mar Andrea Chénier

Theatre Royal NottinghamTue 8 Mar Così fan tutte 7.00pm

Wed 9 Mar Andrea ChénierThu 10 Mar L’elisir d’amoreFri 11 Mar Così fan tutte 7.00pm


The Lowry, Salford QuaysWed 16 Mar Così fan tutte 7.00pm

Thu 17 Mar L’elisir d’amoreFri 18 Mar Così fan tutte 7.00pm


September – November 2015All performances start at 7.15pm unless otherwise stated.

Performance Diary

Leeds Grand TheatreMon 21 Sep Kiss Me, KateWed 23 Sep Kiss Me, KateThu 24 Sep Kiss Me, KateFri 25 Sep Kiss Me, KateSat 3 Oct Kiss Me, KateWed 7 Oct The Barber of SevilleSat 17 Oct The Barber of SevilleWed 21 Oct Kiss Me, KateThu 22 Oct JenůfaFri 23 Oct The Barber of SevilleSat 24 Oct JenůfaMon 26 Oct JenůfaTue 27 Oct The Barber of SevilleWed 28 Oct JenůfaThu 29 Oct The Barber of SevilleFri 30 Oct Kiss Me, KateSat 31 Oct Kiss Me, Kate

Theatre Royal NewcastleTue 3 Nov The Barber of SevilleWed 4 Nov JenůfaThu 5 Nov The Barber of SevilleFri 6 Nov Kiss Me, KateSat 7 Nov Kiss Me, Kate 2.15pm

Sat 7 Nov Kiss Me, Kate

The Lowry, Salford QuaysTue 10 Nov The Barber of SevilleWed 11 Nov JenůfaThu 12 Nov The Barber of SevilleFri 13 Nov Kiss Me, KateSat 14 Nov Kiss Me, Kate 2.15pm


Theatre Royal NottinghamTue 17 Nov The Barber of SevilleWed 18 Nov JenůfaThu 19 Nov The Barber of SevilleFri 20 Nov Kiss Me, KateSat 21 Nov Kiss Me, Kate 2.15pm


Performance Diary

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PhotographsYorkshire-based photographer Tom Arber spent a week in residence at Opera North in September 2014, during preparations for a new production of Verdi’s La traviata. Granted full backstage access for the project, his images detail the final stage rehearsals in the run up to opening night, giving a glimpse of rarely seen moments both on and off stage.

Der Ring des NibelungenApril – July 2016

The Ring Cycle is financially supported by Opera North Future FundThe Ring Fellowship 2016Ring CircleThe Emerald Foundation

Leeds Town HallCycle 1Sat 23 Apr Das Rheingold 7.30pm

Sat 30 Apr Die Walküre 5.00pm

Sat 14 May Siegfried 5.00pm

Sat 21 May Götterdämmerung 3.30pm

Cycle 2Tue 24 May Das Rheingold 7.30pm

Wed 25 May Die Walküre 5.00pm

Fri 27 May Siegfried 5.00pm

Sun 29 May Götterdämmerung 3.30pm

Royal Concert Hall, NottinghamMon 6 Jun Das Rheingold 7.00pm

Tue 7 Jun Die Walküre 3.00pm

Thu 9 Jun Siegfried 3.00pm

Sat 11 Jun Götterdämmerung 3.00pm

The Lowry, Salford QuaysMon 13 Jun Das Rheingold 7.30pm

Tue 14 Jun Die Walküre 4.30pm

Thu 16 Jun Siegfried 4.30pm

Sat 18 Jun Götterdämmerung 3.30pm

Southbank Centre, LondonTue 28 Jun Das Rheingold 7.00pm

Wed 29 Jun Die Walküre 5.00pm

Fri 1 Jul Siegfried 5.00pm

Sun 3 Jul Götterdämmerung 3.00pm

Sage GatesheadTue 5 Jul Das Rheingold 7.30pm

Wed 6 Jul Die Walküre 4.30pm

Fri 8 Jul Siegfried 4.30pm

Sun 10 Jul Götterdämmerung 3.30pm

Originally a collaboration with Sage Gateshead and Symphony Hall, Birmingham (2011 – 2014)

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2015 – 2016 Jenufa Andrea Chénier Così fan tutte Pleasure ... · PDF fileInto the Woods. in the Quarry Theatre . in a new production by the Playhouse’s ... Libretto. Sam and