What's on this month
May 2024

SOPRANO

Rebecca Bottone
Berlioz Nuit D'été Alina Orchestra
10 (Milton Keynes)
Dalila Samson Capella Cracoviensis
16 (Kracow), 20 (Regensburg)

Anna Patalong
cover Maddalena Andrea Chenier ROH
30

Sofia Troncoso
Mozart C Minor Mass Queensland Symphony
10, 11

MEZZO SOPRANO

Kezia Bienek
Mercedes & cover Carmen Carmen Glyndebourne Festival
16, 19, 23, 26, 30

TENOR

Xavier Hetherington
Ahasuerus - Handel’s Esther Solomon's Knot
24 (Musikfestspiele Saar), 25 (Halle Handel Festival), 27 (Wigmore Hall)

BARITONE

Jack Holton
Jailer Tosca Opera Holland Park
28, 30

Nicholas Lester
Baron & cover Giorgio Germont La Traviata Scottish Opera
8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 (Glasgow), 23, 25 (Inverness), 30 (Aberdeen)

BASS

Edward Hawkins
Geronte Manon Lescaut English Touring Opera
1, 3 (Cambridge), 10 (Poole), 18 (Truro), 23, 25 (Exeter), 27 (Bath)
cover Trulove The Rake's Progress ETO

STAGE DIRECTOR

Olivia Fuchs
La Traviata Irish National Opera

DESIGNER

Leslie Travers
Spirit Cirque du Soleil, The Macallan (Scotland)
from 9

CONDUCTOR

Matthew Kofi Waldren
Tosca Opera Holland Park
28, 30

April 2024

MEZZO SOPRANO

Heather Lowe
Dorabella Cosi fan tutte Opera North
4, 6 (Hull)

Kitty Whately
Recital with Oxford Lieder Festival
19

TENOR

Mark Le Brocq
Aschenbach Death in Venice Welsh National Opera
27 (Bristol)

BARITONE

Jack Holton
cover Guglielmo Cosi fan tutte Opera North

BASS

Edward Hawkins
Geronte Manon Lescaut English Touring Opera
4, 6 (Buxton), 9 (Oxford), 16 (Leicester), 19 (York), 27 (Cheltenham)
cover Trulove The Rake's Progress ETO

STAGE DIRECTOR

Olivia Fuchs
Aschenbach Death in Venice Welsh National Opera

DESIGNER

Zahra Mansouri
Whodunnit 3 Park Theatre Productions

CONDUCTOR

Sonia Ben-Santamaria
Negar Orchestre National de Montpellier
5, 6, 9, 10

SIGN INTERPRETER

Wendy Ebsworth
Madama Butterfly Royal Opera House
15

March 2024

SOPRANO

Eleanor Sanderson-Nash
Sandman/Dew Fairy Hansel and Gretel David Ross Education Trust
5 (Royal and Derngate), 14 (Bridlington), 18 (Grimsby), 26 (Cory Cube), 27 (Rugby School)

MEZZO SOPRANO

Heather Lowe
Dorabella Cosi fan tutte Opera North
14, 16 (Newcastle), 21, 23 (Lowry)

Heather Shipp
Florence Pike Albert Herring Opera North
2 (Howard Assembly Room)

Kitty Whately
BBC International Women's Day Concert, Maida Vale Studios
8

TENOR

Xavier Hetherington
Gala Concert - La Fenice
10
Soldato 1/Valletto/Mercurio/Famiglari 3/Littore/Consoli L'Incoronazione di Poppea English Concert Orchestra with Harry Bicket
16 (Barcelona), 17 (Madrid)
St Matthew Passion Orchestra of St John's
23 (Oxford), 30 (Dorchester)

Mark Le Brocq
Aschenbach Death in Venice Welsh National Opera
7, 9 (Cardiff), 13 (Llandudno), 20 (Southampton), 26 (Oxford)

BARITONE

Hugo Herman-Wilson
St John Passion
17 (Hampstead Parish Church)
Bach B Minor Mass Gabrieli Consort
29 (Lucerne)

Jack Holton
Musician's Company Recital
20 (Mansion House)
cover Guglielmo Cosi fan tutte Opera North

Richard Suart
Fault Lines Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
6 (St Austell), 7 (St Agnes), 8 (Pool), 9 (Pendeen)

BASS

Edward Hawkins
Geronte Manon Lescaut English Touring Opera
9 (Norwich), 11 (Sheffield), 15 (Canterbury), 23 (Snape), 25 (Durham)
cover Trulove The Rake's Progress ETO

STAGE DIRECTOR

Olivia Fuchs
Death in Venice Welsh National Opera
7, 9 (Cardiff), 13 (Llandudno), 20 (Southampton), 26 (Oxford)

DESIGNER

Marie-Jeanne Lecca
The Excursions of Mr Broucek Poznan
from 15

Zahra Mansouri
Whodunnit 3 Park Theatre Productions
from 27

Leslie Travers
Salome Irish National Opera
from 12
The Excursions of Mr Broucek Poznan
from 15

CHOREOGRAPHER

Lynne Hockney
The Excursions of Mr Broucek Poznan
from 15

CONDUCTOR

Matthew Kofi Waldren
Messiah City of London Sinfonia
29 (Holy Sepulchre Church, London)

February 2024

SOPRANO

Rebecca Bottone
Tussi Marx Marx in London Scottish Opera
13, 15, 17 (Glasgow), 22, 24 (Edinburgh)

Alison Langer
Puccini' Gala Opera Holland Park
22 (Holy Trinity, Sloane Square)

Anna Patalong
Puccini's Mass Opera Holland Park
22 (Holy Trinity, Sloane Square)

Sofia Troncoso
Nedda i Pagliacci Hawaii Opera Theater

MEZZO SOPRANO

Emily Hodkinson
Cherubino The Marriage of Figaro Saffron Hall Opera
25

Heather Lowe
Dorabella Cosi fan tutte Opera North
2, 10, 14, 16, 21, 23 (Leeds)

Heather Shipp
Florence Pike Albert Herring Opera North
29 (Howard Assembly Room)

Kitty Whately
Missy Mazoli's Song from the Uproar BBC SO
25 (Barbican)

TENOR

Robert Burt
Snout A Midsummer Night's Dream Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman
8, 10

Xavier Hetherington
cover Freddy Marx in London Scottish Opera
13, 15, 17 (Glasgow), 22, 24 (Edinburgh)

BARITONE

Hugo Herman-Wilson
The King's Pants Opera Prelude, Isle of Wight Literary Festival
17

Jack Holton
Henri The Reluctant King Opera North Education
19
cover Guglielmo Cosi fan tutte Opera North
2, 10, 14, 16, 21, 23 (Leeds)

BASS

Edward Hawkins
Geronte Manon Lescaut English Touring Opera
24

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Daisy Brown
La Boheme Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

DESIGNER

Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Dalibor Brno
from 2

CONDUCTOR

Stephen Barlow
Winterreise with Mark Stone
21, 23 (St Andrews)

Who's rehearsing this month
April 2024

SOPRANO

Janis Kelly
Berta il Barbiere di Siviglia Opera Holland Park

Anna Patalong
Tosca Tosca Opera Holland Park

MEZZO SOPRANO

Kezia Bienek
Mercedes & cover Carmen Carmen Glyndebourne Festival

Heather Lowe
Rosina il Barbiere di Siviglia Opera Holland Park

Kitty Whately
Poppea/Fortuna L'Incoronazione di Poppea The Grange Festival

TENOR

Mark Le Brocq
Loge Das Rheingold and Siegmund Die Walkure Longborough Festival Opera

BARITONE

Jack Holton
Fiorello il Barbiere di Siviglia Opera Holland Park
Jailer Tosca Opera Holland Park

Nicholas Lester
Baron & cover Giorgio Germont La Traviata Scottish Opera

STAGE DIRECTOR

Olivia Fuchs
La Traviata Irish National Opera

CHOREOGRAPHER

Lynne Hockney
Aleko / Gianni Schicchi Grange Park Opera

CONDUCTOR

Matthew Kofi Waldren
Tosca Opera Holland Park

March 2024

MEZZO SOPRANO

Kezia Bienek
Mercedes & cover Carmen Carmen Glyndebourne Festival

TENOR

Mark Le Brocq
Siegmund Die Walkure Longborough Festival Opera

BARITONE

Nicholas Lester
Baron & cover Giorgio Germont La Traviata Scottish Opera

CONDUCTOR

Sonia Ben-Santamaria
Negar Orchestre National de Montpellier

February 2024

TENOR

Mark Le Brocq
Aschenbach Death in Venice Welsh National Opera

BASS

Edward Hawkins
cover Trulove The Rake's Progress ETO

STAGE DIRECTOR

Olivia Fuchs
Death in Venice Welsh National Opera

DESIGNER

Leslie Travers
Salome Irish National Opera

CHOREOGRAPHER

Lynne Hockney
The Excursions of Mr Broucek Poznan

May 2024

SOPRANO

Janis Kelly
Berta il Barbiere di Siviglia Opera Holland Park

Eleanor Sanderson-Nash
Papagena & cover 1st Lady The Magic Flute Wild Arts

MEZZO SOPRANO

Emily Hodkinson
Sylviane The Merry Widow Glyndebourne Festival

Heather Lowe
Rosina il Barbiere di Siviglia Opera Holland Park

Kitty Whately
Poppea L'Incoronazione di Poppea The Grange Festival

TENOR

Robert Burt
cover Njegus The Merry Widow Glyndebourne

John Graham Hall
Sellem The Rake's Progress The Grange Festival

Mark Le Brocq
Loge Das Rheingold and Siegmund Die Walkure Longborough Festival Opera

BARITONE

Hugo Herman-Wilson
The Sorcerer Charles Court Opera

Jack Holton
Fiorello il Barbiere di Siviglia Opera Holland Park

BASS

Edward Hawkins
Sarastro The Magic Flute Wild Arts

CHOREOGRAPHER

Lynne Hockney
Aleko / Gianni Schicchi Grange Park Opera
Katya Grange Park Opera

CONDUCTOR

Stephen Barlow
Katya Grange Park Opera