I’ve spent the past number of weeks working with the amazing OperaFirst team at @garsingtonopera on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and joining my most glamorous friends the @idagirlsofficial for a pretty fabulous cruise. Next up I’ll be playing Aline in The Sorcerer with @john_savournin and the @charlescourtopera team at @wiltonsmusichall and on tour.
Tickets here: http://www.charlescourtopera.com/the-sorcerer.html
Posted @withregram • @charlescourtopera ⚡️ CAST ANNOUNCEMENT ⚡️
We are delighted to announce our fantastic cast and creative team for our brand-new production of The Sorcerer! 🪄
Join us at @wiltonsmusichall and on tour this summer for what promises to be a truly magical occasion. (Ticket link in bio) 🎟
CAST
John Wellington Wells: Richard Suart
Alexis: Robin Bailey (except 14th July and 2nd August)
& David Menezes (14th July and 2nd August)
Aline: Ellie Neate
Dr Daly: Matthew Kellett (except 2nd August)
& Matthew Siveter (2nd August)
Sir Marmaduke: Matthew Palmer
Lady Sangazure: Catrine Kirkman
Notary: Hugo Herman-Wilson (except 14th July)
& John Savournin (14th July)
Mrs Partlet: Rosie Strobel
Constance: Meriel Cunningham
CREATIVE TEAM
Director: John Savournin
Musical Director: David Eaton (except 2nd August) and Murray Hipkin (2nd August):
Set and Costume Designer: Lucy Fowler
Lighting Designer: Aaron J Dootson
Choreographer: Merry Holden
#opera #charlescourtaopera #gilbertandsullivan #thesorcerer #wiltonsmusichall
Excited to join @opera.rara in their Salon Series in 2025 🤩
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Alongside our mainstage recitals, we continue our Salon Series for emerging artists in the new season, starting with @ladoucelette on 10 June accompanied by Anna Tilbrook presented in partnership with @templemusicfdn.
Katia can be heard in our release of Offenbach’s La Princesse de Trébizonde which marked her first ever recording!
Later in the season you’ll hear from @lluiscalvetipey_baritone who also made his recording debut with us, in Donizetti’s L’esule di Roma; @jessica_robinson_soprano who represented Wales in the 2023 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition; and @ellieneatesoprano, a recent graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 🎶
Photos (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner, Nobby Clark & Victoria Cadisch, Schwartz Martineau, Sian Trenberth and Ben Reason
Audio (c): Opera Rara - @brownleetenor sings ‘Tu porgesti a me l’anello’ by Donizetti
#OperaRara #NewSeason #Announcement
All done for the London debut of Ed Lambert’s magnificent opera The Duchess of Padua with @musictroupe in @thespacetheatre
This was a huge, chonky and satisfying challenge for me and my poor brain, I’m so happy we’re into the shows and it’s happening thanks to Fleur Snow, Melissa Sofoian, @tabithabentonevans @adrian.salinero @alexnortonpianist @annaelizabethcooper_mezzo @henrygrantkerswell @beddoejames!! Tour still to come in Richmond, Manchester and Hungerford.
Photos by Claire Shovelton
“Neate’s soprano is particularly thrilling. Reaching soaring heights in a remarkably crystal-clear voice… her rapport with Cooper’s mezzo-soprano is delightful.” Broadway World
“Neate’s voice is clear and sparkling, the highest parts of her register impressively clean.” Bachtrack
Very happy to be spending World Opera Day in this very special place and with brilliant colleagues, standing in for the lovely and inspirational @llioevans who has been smashing out performances while very, very pregnant 🤰
Toi toi toi to Llio and the rest of this incredible company for the final show this evening. Thank you for having me in fairyland - what a pleasure it has been!! 🧚🧚♀️🧚♂️
#loveENO #chooseopera #iolanthe
And here’s me giving it my best Second Woman in Dido and Aeneas with Waterperry Opera Festival. Couldn’t have asked for a better cast to stomp around the fire with - was only feeling a little guilty at my pleasure when the bad guys won at the end ❤️🔥🖤😈
Directed by @guyverrallwithers
Designed by @jenpensnaps
Photos by @elliekurttzphoto
Some late but nevertheless beautiful pics of this Bloomsbury-Group-inspired production of Acis and Galatea at Waterperry Opera Festival in August 🎨
Directed by @rebeccameltzerartist
Designed by @jenpensnaps
Photos by @elliekurttzphoto
Here I am a few days ago having fun as Elisa in Mozart’s Il Re Pastore before I realised it would all be over and I would have to say goodbye to the MOST generous and special colleagues, delightful characters, joyful music and silly sheep 🐑 in @jefurness and @hannah_wolfe_design’s beautiful production 🩵💙
@katie_coventry @doodyjoe @livvie_carrell @georgeecurnow @natnat_dominosquad @myrabonnicilong thanks for the brilliant times on-stage and off.
It was a @buxtonfestival production conducted by Adrian Kelly.
📸 by @genevieve.girling.photography
Curtains up on our 5-star show #2 of La Sonnambula @buxtonfestival
I’m having a great time being my best trashy self and eating all the prop sausage rolls behind the kitchen door.
Thank you to the lovely people on-stage and off who’ve helped us bring this to life!!
Direction by Harry Fehr assisted by @nickbond98
Conducted by Adrian Kelly
Set by Nicky Shaw, costume design by @mansouri_designs and lighting by Jake Wiltshire
Gorgeous photos by @genevieve.girling.photography