- Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1981–82 to 1989–90
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Opera North is an opera company based at The Grand Theatre, Leeds. This article covers the period between the severing of its ties with English National Opera and the departure of its founding Music Director David Lloyd-Jones.
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History
During this period, the newly-independent company gave the world premiere of Wilfred Josephs's opera Rebecca, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier and the Alfred Hitchcock film, as well as the British premieres of Ernst Krenek's Jonny spielt auf, Richard Strauss's Daphne and Verdi's Jérusalem, and the British professional premiere of Carl Nielsen's Maskarade. Jerome Kern's Show Boat, a collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, was the first of the company's excursions into American musical theatre. In addition, a number of productions of popular operas which had been borrowed from other companies were replaced by new productions.
Nicholas Payne, formerly of Welsh National Opera, replaced Graham Marchant as General Administrator in 1982,[1] and David Lloyd-Jones's title changed from Music Director to Artistic Director. Guest conductors included Stephen Barlow, Nicholas Cleobury, Wyn Davies, Alan Hacker, Richard Hickox, Graeme Jenkins, Diego Masson, Ali Rahbari, Carlo Rizzi, Yan Pascal Tortelier. Notable singers for the company during the period included Josephine Barstow, Lesley Garrett, Jane Eaglen, Lynne Dawson, Sally Burgess, Wilhelmenia Fernandez (of Diva fame), Valerie Masterson, Pauline Tinsley, Felicity Palmer, William Lewis, John Mitchinson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Dennis O'Neill, Malcolm Donnelly, Jonathan Summers, David Wilson-Johnson, Sergei Leiferkus, Anthony Michaels-Moore, John Tomlinson, Philip Joll, Andrew Shore and Willard White.
Graham Vick's first major new opera production was ON's Così fan tutte in 1982. Other well-known directors who worked for the company during this period included Tim Albery, David Alden, John Copley, Anthony Besch, Robert Carsen, Martin Duncan, David Freeman, Peter Gill, Colin Graham, Ian Judge, Richard Jones (whose "scratch and sniff" production of The Love for Three Oranges was subsequently seen in London, the Netherlands and at New York City Opera), Steven Pimlott, Philip Prowse, David Pountney and Andrei Şerban.
As well as performances at Opera North's regular touring venues (Nottingham, Newcastle and Salford), the company took Jonny spielt auf to Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1984-5, Tamerlano to Halle and East Berlin for Handel's tercentenary in 1985, and Aida and The Midsummer Marriage to Wiesbaden in 1985-6.
In 1990, David Lloyd-Jones relinquished the position of Opera North's Artistic Director. In his twelve years with the company, he conducted 50 different operas by 31 different composers. His successor, Paul Daniel, who had conducted Jérusalem in 1990, took over as Music Director at the start of the 1990-1 season.
Repertoire
Below is a list of main stage[2] operas performed by the company during its early years as an independent entity.
Season Opera[3] Composer Principal cast Conductor Director Designer[4] 1981–82 Carmen Bizet Gillian Knight (Carmen), Robert Ferguson (Don José), Michael Lewis (Escamillo), Barbara Walker (Micaela) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1978-9 production 1981–82 Macbeth Verdi John Rawnsley (Macbeth), Elizabeth Vaughan (Lady Macbeth), Anthony Roden (Macduff) David Lloyd-Jones Michael Geliot John Gunter/
Sally Gardner1981–82 Hänsel und Gretel Humperdinck Patricia Parker (Hansel), Laureen Livingstone (Gretel), Patricia Payne (Witch) Clive Timms Revival of 1978-9 production 1981–82 Orpheus in the
UnderworldOffenbach John Winfield (Orpheus), Patricia Cope (Euridice), Thomas Lawlor (Jupiter) John Pryce-Jones
/Roy LaughlinRevival of 1978-9 production 1981–82 Rigoletto Verdi John Rawnsley/Terence Sharpe (Rigoletto), Robert Ferguson (Duke), Helen Field/Hilary Jackson (Gilda) Robin Stapleton Revival of 1979-80 production 1981–82 The Bartered Bride Smetana Marie Slorach (Mařenka), Arthur Davies (Jeník), Eric Garrett/Thomas Lawlor (Kecal), Justin Lavender (Vašek) David Lloyd-Jones
/Clive TimmsSteven Pimlott Stefano Lazaridis 1981–82 A Midsummer Night’s
DreamBritten Kevin Smith (Oberon), Nan Christie (Tytania), Stephen Rhys-Williams (Bottom), Ian Caley (Lysander), Barbara Walker (Helena), Fiona Kimm (Hermia), Christopher Booth-Jones (Demetrius) Elgar Howarth Ian Watt-Smith Alexander
McPherson1981–82 Manon Lescaut Puccini Arlene Saunders (Manon), Benito Maresca (Des Grieux), Christian du Plessis (Lescaut) David Lloyd-Jones Christopher
RenshawBruno Santini 1981–82 Nabucco Verdi Pauline Tinsley (Abigaille), Norman Bailey (Nabucco), John Tranter (Zaccaria) Clive Timms Revival of 1979-80 production 1981–82 Così fan tutte Mozart Eiddwen Harrhy (Fiordiligi), Patricia Parker (Dorabella), Robin Leggate (Ferrando), Robert Dean (Guglielmo), Kate Flowers (Despina), Rodney Macann (Don Alfonso) David Lloyd-Jones Graham Vick Russell Craig 1981–82 Werther Massenet John Brecknock (Werther), Carol Wyatt (Charlotte), Lesley Garrett (Sophie) Clive Timms Steven Pimlott Maria Björnson 1981–82 The Flying Dutchman Wagner Friedrich Pleyer Revival of 1978-9 production 1982–83 Prince Igor Borodin Malcolm Donnelly (Igor), Margaret Curphey (Yaroslavna), Tom McDonnell (Galitsky), Roderick Kennedy (Khan Konchak) David Lloyd-Jones Steven Pimlott Stefano Lazaridis 1982–83 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart William Shimell (Figaro), Lesley Garrett (Susanna), Stephen Roberts (Count), Margaret Neville (Countess), Elise Ross (Cherubino) Richard Hickox Revival of 1978-9 production 1982–83 Samson et Dalila Saint-Saëns Gilbert Py (Samson), Ann Howard (Dalila), Jonathan Summers (High Priest) Clive Timms Revival of 1978-9 production 1982–83 Madama Butterfly Puccini Elizabeth Vaughan (Butterfly), Kristian Johannsson (Pinkerton), Terence Sharpe (Sharpless), Maureen Morelle (Suzuki) David Lloyd-Jones John Copley Robin Don 1982–83 La Cenerentola Rossini Della Jones (Cenerentola), John Brecknock/Richard Morton (Don Ramiro), ??? (Don Magnifico), Stuart Harling (Dandini), Rodney Macann (Alidoro) Guido
Amojne-Marsan
/Roy LaughlinColin Graham Roger Butlin 1982–83 The Tales of Hoffmann Offenbach David Hillman (Hoffmann), Suzanne Murphy (Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta, Stella), Raimund Herincx (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dr Miracle, Dapertutto) Clive Timms Revival of 1980-1 production 1982–83 La bohème Puccini William Livingston (Rodolfo), Anne Williams-King (Mimi), William Shimell (Marcello), Maria Moll (Musetta) David Lloyd-Jones Revival of 1978-9 production 1982–83 Don Giovanni Mozart Christian du Plessis (Don Giovanni), Suzanne Murphy (Donna Anna), Eiddwen Harrhy (Donna Elvira), Roderick Earle (Leporello), ??? (Don Ottavio) Clive Timms Revival of 1980-1 production 1982–83 Káťa Kabanová Janáček Marie Slorach (Katya), Keith Mills (Boris), Bonaventura Bottone (Kudryash), Barbara Walker (Varvara), Judith Pierce (Kabanicha) David Lloyd-Jones Graham Vick Stefano Lazaridis 1982–83 Béatrice et Bénédict Berlioz Claire Powell (Beatrice), John Brecknock (Benedict), Eilene Hannan (Hero) David Lloyd-Jones David Alden David Fielding 1982–83 L'elisir d'amore Donizetti Gillian Sullivan (Adina), Alexander Oliver/Bonaventura Bottone (Nemorino), Michael Rippon (Dulcamara), Gordon Sandison (Belcore) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1980-1 production 1982–83 Der Freischütz Weber John Mitchinson (Max), Margaret Curphey (Agathe), Malcolm Rivers (Caspar), Kate Flowers (Aennchen) Clive Timms Revival of 1980-1 production 1983–84 Die Fledermaus J Strauss Jonny Blanc (Eisenstein), Penelope Mackay (Rosalinda), Lynda Russell (Adele), Adrian Martin/Bonaventura Bottone (Alfredo) Clive Timms Hans Hollman John Gunter/
Sue Blane1983–84 Così fan tutte Mozart Marie Slorach (Fiordiligi), Cynthia Buchan (Dorabella), John Graham-Hall (Ferrando), Robert Dean/Geoffrey Dolton (Guglielmo), Elizabeth Gale (Despina), Rodney Macann (Don Alfonso) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1981-2 production 1983–84 Rebecca
(world premiere)Josephs Gillian Sullivan (The second Mrs de Winter), Peter Knapp (Maxim de Winter), Ann Howard (Mrs Danvers) David Lloyd-Jones Colin Graham Stefano Lazaridis 1983–84 Il trovatore Verdi Natalia Rom (Leonora), Eduardo Alvares (Manrico), Cynthia Buchan (Azucena), James Dietsch (Count di Luna) Yan Pascal
TortelierAndrei Şerban Michael Yeargan 1983–84 Eugene Onegin Tchaikovsky Eilene Hannan (Tatyana), Jonathan Summers (Onegin), Robin Leggate (Lensky), Fiona Kimm (Olga) David Lloyd-Jones Graham Vick Roger Butlin 1983–84 The Cunning Little Vixen Janáček Helen Field (Vixen), Willard White (Forester), Gordon Christie (Fox), Neil Jenkins (Schoolmaster), Thomas Lawlor (Priest) Wyn Davies David Pountney Maria Björnson 1983–84 Orfeo ed Euridice Gluck Felicity Palmer (Orfeo), Patricia Rozario (Euridice), Cathryn Pope (Amor) David Lloyd-Jones Philip Prowse Philip Prowse 1983–84 Tosca Puccini Valerie Popova (Tosca), Kristian Johannsson (Cavaradossi), Brent Ellis (Scarpia) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1979-80 production 1983–84 The Bartered Bride Smetana Eiddwen Harrhy (Mařenka), Lawrence Dale (Jeník), Thomas Lawlor (Kecal), Mark Curtis (Vašek) Clive Timms Revival of 1981-2 production 1983–84 Salome R Strauss Penelope Daner (Salome), Philip Joll (Jokanaan), Nigel Douglas (Herod), Della Jones (Herodias) David Lloyd-Jones Joachim Herz Rudolf Heinrich 1983–84 A Village Romeo
and JulietDelius Peter Jeffes (Sali), Anne Williams-King (Vrenchen), David Wilson-Johnson (The Dark Fiddler) Nicholas Cleobury Robert Carsen Russell Craig/
John Fraser1983–84 Madama Butterfly Puccini Mani Mekler (Butterfly), Franco Farina (Pinkerton), Rodney Macann (Sharpless), Anne Mason (Suzuki) Clive Timms Revival of 1982-3 production 1983–84 The Threepenny Opera Weill Peter Savidge (Macheath), Beverley Mills (Polly), Eiddwen Harrhy (Jenny Diver), Mark Lufton (Peachum), Clare Moll (Mrs Peachum) John Pryce-Jones Philip Prowse Philip Prowse 1984–85 Cavalleria rusticana[5] Mascagni Phyllis Cannan/Jane Eaglen (Santuzza), Frederick Donaldson (Turiddu) David Lloyd-Jones
/Clive TimmsSteven Pimlott Raimonda Gaetani 1984–85 Pagliacci[6] Leoncavallo Angelo Marengi (Canio), Kate Flowers (Nedda), Florian Cerny (Tonio) David Lloyd-Jones
/Clive TimmsSteven Pimlott Raimonda Gaetani 1984–85 Nabucco Verdi Elizabeth Vaughan (Abigaille), Jonathan Summers (Nabucco), Giovanni Gusmeroli (Zaccaria) Elgar Howarth/
John Pryce-JonesRevival of 1979-80 production 1984–85 Jonny spielt auf
(British premiere)Krenek Jonathan Sprague (Jonny), Kenneth Woollam (Max), Penelope Mackay (Anita), Gillian Sullivan (Anita) David Lloyd-Jones Anthony Besch John Stoddart 1984–85 The Magic Flute Mozart Lawrence Dale (Tamino), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Pamina), Alan Watt (Papageno), Geoffrey Moses (Sarastro), Evelyn Nicholson (Queen of the Night) Peter Hirsch Graham Vick Russell Craig 1984–85 The Gondoliers Sullivan Beverley Mills/Louise Winter (Tessa), Gordon Christie (Marco), Peter Savidge (Giuseppe), Gillian Sullivan (Gianetta) David Lloyd-Jones
/Anthony ShelleyChristopher
RenshawTim Goodchild 1984–85 The Threepenny Opera Weill Peter Savidge (Macheath), Beverley Mills (Polly), Eiddwen Harrhy (Jenny Diver), Mark Lufton (Peachum), Clare Moll (Mrs Peachum) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1983-4 production 1984–85 La traviata Verdi Helen Field/Natalia Rom (Violetta), Adrian Martin (Alfredo), Jonathan Summers (Germont) Roderick Brydon François Rochaix Jean-Claude Maret 1984–85 Tamerlano Handel Felicity Palmer (Tamburlaine), Richard Morton (Bajazet), Sally Burgess (Andronicus), Eiddwen Harrhy (Asteria), Wendy Vercoe (Irene) Clive Timms Philip Prowse Philip Prowse 1984–85 Die Meistersinger
von NürnbergWagner Michael Burt (Sachs), Denes Striny (Walther), Nicholas Folwell (Beckmesser) Marie Slorach (Eva), Bonaventura Bottone (David), John Tranter (Pogner) David Lloyd-Jones
/Clive TimmsLadislav Stros Vladímir Nyvlt/
Josef Jelínek1984–85 Il trovatore Verdi Wilhelmenia Fernandez (Leonora), Gordon Greer (Manrico), Patricia Payne (Azucena), Keith Latham (Count di Luna) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1983-4 production 1984–85 Werther Massenet Tibère Raffalli (Werther), Cynthia Buchan (Charlotte), Patricia Rozario (Sophie) Yan Pascal
TortelierRevival of 1981-2 production 1985–86 I puritani Bellini Dennis O'Neill (Arturo), Suzanne Murphy (Elvira), Donald Maxwell (Riccardo), Roderick Earle (Giorgio) Clive Timms Andrei Şerban Michael Yeargan 1985–86 The Magic Flute Mozart Richard Morton (Tamino), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Pamina), Henry Newman (Papageno), Stephen Richardson (Sarastro), Evelyn Nicholson (Queen of the Night) Martin
Fischer-DieskauRevival of 1984-5 production 1985–86 The Midsummer
MarriageTippett Rita Cullis (Jenifer), Donald Stephenson (Mark), Peter Jeffes (Jack), Patricia O’Neill (Bella), Philip Joll (King Fisher), Penelope Walker (Sosostris) David Lloyd-Jones Tim Albery Tom Cairns/
Antony McDonald1985–86 La fanciulla del West Puccini Mary Jane Johnson (Minnie), John Treleaven (Dick Johnson), Malcolm Donnelly (Jack Rance) David Lloyd-Jones David Pountney Günther Schneider
-Siemssen1985–86 The Golden Cockerel Rimsky-
KorsakovAndrew Shore (King Dodon), Elizabeth Gale (Queen of Shemakha), Justin Lavender (Astrologer), Bronwen Mills (Cockerel) Alexander Rahbari David Pountney Maria Björnson/
Sue Blane1985–86 La traviata Verdi Natalia Rom/Helen Field (Violetta), Adrian Martin (Alfredo), Donald Maxwell (Germont) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1984-5 production 1985–86 The Mikado Sullivan Harry Nicoll (Nanki-Poo), Kate Flowers (Yum-Yum), Alan Oke (Ko-Ko), Thomas Lawlor (Pooh-Bah), John Tranter (The Mikado) Clive Timms Christopher
RenshawTim Goodchild 1985–86 Aida Verdi Wilhelminia Fernandez/Valerie Popova (Aida), Frederick Donaldson/Seppo Ruohonen (Radames), Sally Burgess/Linda Finnie (Amneris), Keith Latham (Amonasro) David Lloyd-Jones
John Pryce-JonesPhilip Prowse Philip Prowse 1985–86 Intermezzo R Strauss Peter Savidge (Robert Storch), Rita Cullis (Christine), Harry Nicoll (Baron Lummer) Stephen Barlow John Cox Martin Battersby 1985–86 The Rake's Progress Stravinsky Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tom Rakewell), William Shimmell (Nick Shadow), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Ann Trulove) Roderick Brydon François Rochaix Jean-Claude Maret 1985–86 Faust Gounod Jerome Pruett (Faust), Valerie Masterson (Marguerite), John Tomlinson (Méphistophélès), Keith Latham (Valentin) Clive Timms Ian Judge John Gunter/
Deidre Clancy1985–86 Don Giovanni Mozart Peter Savidge (Don Giovanni), Christine Teare (Donna Anna), Kathryn Harries (Donna Elvira), Nicholas Folwell (Leporello), Glenn Winslade (Don Ottavio) David Lloyd-Jones Tim Albery Maria Björnson/
Antony McDonald1986–87 Les Troyens (part 1:
The Capture of Troy)Berlioz Kristine Ciesinski (Cassandra), Ronald Hamilton (Aeneas), Richard Salter (Chorebus) David Lloyd-Jones Tim Albery Antony McDonald
/Tom Cairns1986–87 Madama Butterfly Puccini Natalia Rom (Butterfly), Arthur Davies/Frederick Donaldson (Pinkerton), Keith Latham (Sharpless), Claire Primrose (Suzuki) Rico Saccani Sally Day Robin Don 1986–87 The Barber of Seville Rossini Peter Savidge (Figaro), Beverley Mills (Rosina), Harry Nicoll (Almaviva), David Wilson-Johnson (Dr Bartolo) Clive Timms Giles Havergal Russell Craig 1986–87 La bohème Puccini Adrian Martin (Rodolfo), Eirian Davies/Lynne Dawson (Mimi), William Shimmell/Anthony Michaels-Moore (Marcello), Anna Steiger/Roisin McGibbon (Musetta) Elgar Howarth/
Clive TimmsDavid Freeman David Roger 1986–87 Norma Bellini Monica Pick-Hieronimi (Norma), Eiddwen Harrhy (Adalgisa), Frederick Donaldson (Pollione) Clive Timms Andrei Şerban Michael Yeargan 1986–87 Oedipus rex[7] Stravinsky Anthony Roden (Oedipus), Della Jones (Jocasta), Keith Latham (Creon), John Tranter (Tiresias) David Lloyd-Jones Revival of 1980-1 production 1986–87 Die Entführung
aus dem SerailMozart Sally Wolf (Konstanze), Lawrence Dale/Jerome Pruett (Belmonte), Tom Haenan (Osmin), Elizabeth Gale/Bronwen Mills (Blonde), Bonaventura Bottone (Pedrillo) Tomasz Bugaj Graham Vick Kevin Rupnik 1986–87 La traviata Verdi Sheri Greenawald (Violetta), Jerome Pruett/Patrick Power, Keith Latham (Germont) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1984-5 production 1986–87 Daphne
(British premiere)R Strauss Helen Field (Daphne), William Lewis (Apollo), Peter Jeffes (Leukippos) David Lloyd-Jones Philip Prowse Philip Prowse 1987–88 Les Troyens (part 2:
The Trojans at Carthage)Berlioz Sally Burgess (Dido), William Lewis (Aeneas), Patricia Bardon (Anna) David Lloyd-Jones Tim Albery Tom Cairns/
Antony McDonald1987–88 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Robert Hayward (Figaro), Helen Field (Susanna), Peter Savidge (Count), Iva-Maria Turri (Countess), Beverley Mills (Cherubino) Stephen Barlow Peter Gill Alison Chitty 1987–88 Macbeth Verdi Brent Ellis/Keith Latham (Macbeth), Josephine Barstow (Lady Macbeth) John Pryce-Jones Ian Judge John Gunter/
Deidre Clancy1987–88 Carmen Bizet Cynthia Buchan (Carmen), Dennis O’Neill/Edmund Barham/Arthur Davies (Don José), Anthony Michaels-Moore/Donald Maxwell (Escamillo), Marie Slorach (Micaela) Alexander Rahbari
/Clive Timms
/Anthony JennerRichard Jones Nigel Lowery 1987–88 Rebecca Josephs Anne Williams-King (The second Mrs de Winter), Peter Knapp (Maxim de Winter), Ann Howard (Mrs Danvers) David Lloyd-Jones Revival of 1983-4 production 1987–88 The Merry Widow Lehár Kathryn Harries (Hanna Glawari), Peter Savidge (Danilo), Andrea Bolton (Valencienne), Paul Nilon (Camille), Thomas Lawlor (Baron Zeta) Clive Timms Revival of 1979-80 production 1987–88 Káťa Kabanová Janáček Eiddwen Harrhy (Katya), Edmund Barham (Boris), Paul Nilon (Kudryash), Louise Winter (Varvara), Catherine Wilson (Kabanicha) Elgar Howarth Revival of 1982-3 production 1987–88 Tosca Puccini Mary Jane Johnson/Valerie Popova (Tosca), John Treleaven (Cavaradossi), Sergei Leiferkus (Scarpia) Clive Timms Ian Judge Gerard Howland/
Ann Curtis1987–88 Fidelio Beethoven Janice Cairns (Leonore), Jeffrey Lawton (Florestan), Donald Maxwell (Pizarro), Mark Munkittrick (Rocco) David Lloyd-Jones
/Roy LaughlinMichael
McCarthyPeter Mumford 1988–89 The Love for
Three OrangesProkofiev Peter Jeffes (The Prince), Paul Harrhy (Truffaldino), Andrew Shore/Robert Poulton (Leander), Pauline Tinsley (Fata Morgana) David Lloyd-Jones Richard Jones The Brothers Quay
/Sue Blane1988–89 Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti Valerie Masterson (Lucia), Jorge Pita/Ingus Peterson (Edgardo), Keith Latham (Enrico) Clive Timms David Gann Ultz/
Stephen Rodwell1988–89 La bohème Puccini Adrian Martin (Rodolfo), Joan Rodgers (Mimi), Peter Savidge (Marcello), Marie Angel (Musetta) Diego Masson Revival of 1986-7 production 1988–89 Les pêcheurs de perles Bizet Arthur Davies/Adrian Martin (Nadir), Sergei Leiferkus/Keith Latham (Zurga), Anne Dawson (Leila) David Lloyd-Jones Philip Prowse/
Sally DayPhilip Prowse 1988–89 Aida Verdi Janice Cairns (Aida), John Treleaven (Radames), Sally Burgess (Amneris), Keith Latham (Amonasro) Clive Timms Revival of 1985-6 production 1988–89 The Flying Dutchman Wagner Donald Maxwell (The Dutchman), Kristine Ciesinski (Senta), David Gwynne (Daland), Jeffrey Lawton (Erik) Jacek Kaspszyk Stephen Medcalf Lez Brotherston 1988–89 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Anthony Michaels-Moore (Figaro), Judith Howarth (Susanna), Peter Savidge/Geoffrey Dolton (Count), Ida-Maria Turri (Countess), Linda Kitchen (Cherubino) Elgar Howarth Revival of 1987-8 production 1988–89 Manon Massenet Helen Field (Manon), Patrick Power (Des Grieux), Lescaut (Geoffrey Dolton) Clive Timms Richard Jones Richard Hudson 1988–89 Boris Godunov Mussorgsky John Tomlinson (Boris), Edmund Barham (Grigory), Kim Begley (Shuisky), Sean Rea (Pimen) David Lloyd-Jones Ian Judge Russell Craig/
Deidre Clancy1989–90 Peter Grimes Britten John Treleaven (Peter Grimes), Marie Slorach (Ellen Orford), Malcolm Donnelly (Balstrode) David Lloyd-Jones
/Roy LaughlinRonald Eyre Mark Thompson 1989–90 Tosca Puccini Mary Jane Johnson/Edith Davis/Janice Cairns (Tosca), Edmund Barham (Cavaradossi), Donald Maxwell/Keith Latham (Scarpia) Carlo Rizzi Revival of 1987-8 production 1989–90 La finta giardiniera Mozart Anne Dawson (Sandrina), Paul Nilon (Belfiore), Nigel Robson (Podestà), Peter Savidge (Nardo), Katherine Steffan (Ramiro) Alan Hacker Tim Albery Tom Cairns 1989–90 Show Boat Kern Linda Kitchen (Magnolia), Peter Savidge (Ravenal), Sally Burgess (Julie), Karla Burns/Ellia English (Queenie), Bruce Hubbard/José Garcia (Joe), Trevor Peacock (Cap’n Andy), Dilys Laye (Parthy) Graeme Jenkins
/Wyn DaviesIan Judge Russell Craig/
Alexander Reid1989–90 The Barber of Seville Rossini Russell Smythe (Figaro), Clare Shearer (Rosina), Neill Archer (Almaviva), Andrew Shore (Dr Bartolo) Marco Guidarini Revival of 1986-7 production 1989–90 Don Pasquale Donizetti Andrew Shore/Roger Bryson (Pasquale), Adrian Martin (Ernesto), Juliet Booth/Judith Howarth (Norina), Robert Hayward (Malatesta) David Lloyd-Jones
/Hilary GriffithsPatrick Mason Joe Vaněk 1989–90 Jérusalem
(British premiere)Verdi Arthur Davies (Gaston), José Garcia (Roger), Janice Cairns (Hélène), Keith Latham (Count of Toulouse) Paul Daniel/
Roy LaughlinPierre Audi Michael Simon/
Jorge Jara1989–90 L'heure espagnole[8] Ravel Louise Winter (Concepción), Jason Howard (Ramiro), Harry Nicoll (Gonzalve), Andrew Shore (Don Inigo Gomez) David Lloyd-Jones Martin Duncan Tom Cairns 1989–90 Gianni Schicchi[9] Puccini Andrew Shore (Schicchi), David Maxwell-Anderson (Rinuccio), Juliet Booth (Lauretta) David Lloyd-Jones Martin Duncan Tom Cairns 1989–90 Orfeo ed Euridice Gluck Sally Burgess (Orfeo), Jane-Leslie Mackenzie (Euridice), Claire Daniels (Amor) Clive Timms Revival of 1983-4 production 1989–90 Maskarade (British
professional premiere)Nielsen Paul Nilon (Leander), Mary Hegarty (Leonora), Geoffrey Dolton (Henrik), Meriel Dickinson (Magdelone), Clive Bayley (Jeronimus) Elgar Howarth Helena
Kaut-HowsonLez Brotherston Source
- Leeks, Stuart (ed) (2003). Opera North @ 25. Leeds: Opera North.
References
- ^ Adam, Nicky (ed) (1993). Who's Who in British Opera. Aldershot: Scolar Press. ISBN 0-859-67894-6.
- ^ "Main stage" means operas performed at Leeds Grand Theatre and a number of touring venues; small-scale productions are not included. Semi-staged concert performances at Leeds Town Hall and other similar venues are included, but concert performances without any staging are not.
- ^ Titles in Bold are new productions. Unbolded titles that are not revivals of Opera North productions are productions that originated at English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera and Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Opera titles are the titles used in Wikipedia articles and not necessarily those used by Opera North.
- ^ Where two designers are credited, the first-named designed the set and the second designed the costumes
- ^ Performed as a double-bill with Pagliacci
- ^ Performed as a double-bill with Cavalleria rusticana
- ^ Performed as a double-bill with Pulcinella
- ^ Performed as a double-bill with Gianni Schicchi
- ^ Performed as a double-bill with L'heure espagnole
See also
Categories:- Opera North
- Opera-related lists
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