Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1990–91 to 1996–97
Opera North is an opera company based at The Grand Theatre, Leeds. This article covers the period when the company's Music Director was Paul Daniel.
History
The team of Paul Daniel and General Administrator Nicholas Payne brought a number of novelties to the ON repertoire before Payne's departure in 1993 to become Opera Director at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. There were British premieres of Roberto Gerhard's The Duenna and Franz Schreker's Der ferne Klang (directed by Brigitte Fassbaender) and the British professional premiere of Carl Nielsen's Maskarade. A number of arias written by Mozart for insertion into other composers' operas, together with some of his concert arias were brought together by Paul Griffiths as an opera entitled as The Jewel Box. Tchaikovsky's one-act Iolanta was reunited with his ballet The Nutcracker (performed by Matthew Bourne's Adventures in Motion Pictures) and first performed by Opera North on the 100th anniversary of their first performances in Saint Petersburg. Paul Dukas's Ariane et Barbe-bleue had its first British performance in over 50 years, and other unusual repertoire included Tippett's King Priam, Chabrier's L'étoile and Rossini's The Thieving Magpie, as well as the world premiere of Robert Saxton's Caritas.
In 1993, Nicholas Payne was succeeded by Ian Ritchie, previously Managing Director of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The 1993–94 season included two more world premieres – Michael Berkeley's Baa-Baa Black Sheep, based on a story by Rudyard Kipling, and Benedict Mason's Playing Away, an opera about football which premiered at the Munich Biennale – as well as three neglected operas: Phyllida Lloyd's production of Benjamin Britten's Gloriana, David McVicar's production of Mozart's early Il re pastore, and Francesca Zambello's production of Puccini's La rondine. Ritchie, whose title had been General Director, left the company in 1994 to freelance as an arts management consultant, and his successor was the current General Director, Richard Mantle, who had previously worked for English National Opera, Scottish Opera and Edmonton Opera.
Notable among new productions during Paul Daniel's final three seasons as Music Director were Richard Jones's Pelléas et Mélisande (with Daniel's wife, Joan Rodgers, as Mélisande), Jonathan Miller's Il matrimonio segreto from Glimmerglass Opera, the British premiere of Chabrier's Le roi malgré lui, Verdi's first opera, Oberto (with John Tomlinson directing as well as playing the title-character), William Walton's Troilus and Cressida, Cherubini's Médée in the composer's adaptation for Vienna and Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet, as well as Tannhäuser, Iphigénie en Aulide and Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria. Following the success of Show Boat, the company staged another Broadway musical, Kurt Weill's Love Life.
Notable conductors appearing with the company during this period included Harry Bicket, Ivor Bolton, Oliver von Dohnányi, Claire Gibault, Roy Goodman, Alan Hacker, Richard Hickox, Diego Masson, Andrew Parrott, David Porcelijn, Carlo Rizzi and Antoni Ros-Marbà. Directors included Tim Albery, Annabel Arden, Tom Cairns, Martin Duncan, Caroline Gawn, Dalia Ibelhauptaitė, Helena Kaut-Howson, Jeremy Sams, Matthew Warchus and Deborah Warner.
Principal singers included sopranos Josephine Barstow, Susan Chilcott, Susannah Glanville, Mary Hegarty, Janis Kelly and Linda Kitchen, mezzo-sopranos Patricia Bardon, Alice Coote and Linda Finnie, tenors Barry Banks, Edmund Barham, Kim Begley, Philip Langridge, Paul Nilon and Christopher Ventris, baritones William Dazeley, Gerald Finley, Robert Hayward, Keith Latham, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Alan Opie and Eric Roberts, basses and bass-baritones Clive Bayley, Andrew Shore and Richard Van Allan,
Paul Daniel marked his departure to become Music Director of English National Opera with two concert performances of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Violanta, one in Leeds and the other at The Proms. The soloists were Janice Cairns, Hans Aschenbach, Jonathan Summers, Stuart Kale and Liane Keegan.[1] He left the company in September 1997 and, pending the appointment of a new Music Director, Elgar Howarth was designated Music Advisor.
Repertoire
Below is a list of main stage[2] operas performed by the company during this period.
| Season | Opera[3] | Composer | Principal cast | Conductor | Director | Designer[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | ArianeAriane et Barbe-bleue | Dukas Dukas | Owens Anne-Marie Owens (Ariane), Jonathan Best (Bluebeard) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Mason Patrick Mason | Vanek Joe Vaněk |
| 1990–91 | TraviataLa traviata | Verdi Verdi | Jenisova Eva Jenisová (Violetta), Bonaventura Bottone (Alfredo), Anthony Michaels-Moore/Jason Howard (Germont) | Rizzi Carlo Rizzi | ZZZ Revival of 1984–85 production | |
| 1990–91 | ThreepennyThe Threepenny Opera | Weill Weill | Oke Alan Oke (Macheath), Linda Kitchen (Polly), Kate Flowers (Jenny Diver), Mark Lufton (Peachum), Sandra Francis (Mrs Peachum) | Pickard Martin Pickard | ZZZ Revival of 1983–84 production | |
| 1990–91 | CosiCosì fan tutte | Mozart Mozart | Mackenzie Jane Leslie MacKenzie (Fiordiligi), Beverley Mills (Dorabella), Paul Nilon (Ferrando), Robert Hayward (Guglielmo), Kate Flowers (Despina), Eric Roberts (Don Alfonso) | Hacker Alan Hacker | ZZZ Revival of 1981–82 production | |
| 1990–91 | AttilaAttila | Verdi Verdi | Tomlinson John Tomlinson/Jan Galla (Attila), Karen Huffstodt/Josephine Barstow (Odabella), Edmund Barham (Foresto), Jason Howard (Ezio) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Judge Ian Judge | Gunter John Gunter/ Deirdre Clancy |
| 1990–91 | JewelThe Jewel Box (world premiere) | Mozart Mozart[5] | Banks Barry Banks (Pedrolino), Mary Hegarty (Columbina), Pamela Helen Stephen (Composer), Jennifer Rhys-Davies (Singer), Mark Curtis (Dottore), Quentin Hayes (Pantalone), Stephen Richardson (Father) | Howarth Elgar Howarth | Negrin Francisco Negrin | Baker Anthony Baker |
| 1990–91 | FaustFaust | Gounod Gounod | Davies Arthur Davies (Faust), Anne Dawson (Marguerite), Richard Van Allan (Méphistophélès), Peter Savidge/Geoffrey Dolton (Valentin) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones/ Roy Laughlin | ZZZ Revival of 1985–86 production | |
| 1990–91 | CarmenCarmen | Bizet Bizet | Burgess Sally Burgess (Carmen), Edmund Barham (Don José), Robert Hayward/Jason Howard (Escamillo), Anne Williams-King (Micaela) | Dohnanyi Oliver von Dohnányi | ZZZ Revival of 1987–88 production | |
| 1990–91 | King PriamKing Priam | Tippett Tippett | Shore Andrew Shore (Priam), Christopher Ventris (Paris), Patricia Bardon (Helen), Neill Archer (Achilles), Eiddwen Harrhy (Hecuba), Geoffrey Dolton (Hector), Linda McLeod (Andromache) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Cairns Tom Cairns | Cairns Tom Cairns |
| 1990–91 | Don GDon Giovanni | Mozart Mozart | Hayward Robert Hayward (Don Giovanni), Helen Field (Donna Anna), Jane Leslie MacKenzie (Donna Elvira), John Hall (Leporello), Paul Nilon (Don Ottavio) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Albery Tim Albery | Martindavis Ashley Martin-Davis |
| 1991–92 | EtoileL’étoile | Chabrier Chabrier | Stephen Pamela Helen Stephen (Lazuli), Mary Hegarty (Princess Laoula), Anthony Mee (King Ouf), John Hall (Sirocco), Kate Flowers (Aloès), Alan Oke (Hérisson), Mark Curtis (Tapioca) | Ossonce Jean‑Yves Ossonce /Martin Pickard | Lloyd Phyllida Lloyd | Ward Anthony Ward |
| 1991–92 | FintaLa finta giardiniera | Mozart Mozart | Dawson Lynne Dawson (Sandrina), Paul Nilon (Belfiore), Neil Jenkins (Podestà), Richard Jackson (Nardo), Luretta Bybee/Ann Taylor (Ramiro) | Hacker Alan Hacker | ZZZ Revival of 1989–90 production | |
| 1991–92 | Don GDon Giovanni | Mozart Mozart | Hayward Robert Hayward (Don Giovanni), Helen Field/Bronwen Mills (Donna Anna), Jane Leslie MacKenzie (Donna Elvira), John Hall (Leporello), Paul Nilon (Don Ottavio) | Gayford Christopher Gayford | ZZZ Revival of 1990–91 production | |
| 1991–92 | JewelThe Jewel Box | Mozart Mozart | Banks Barry Banks (Pedrolino), Mary Hegarty (Columbina), Pamela Helen Stephen (Composer), Jennifer Rhys-Davies (Singer), Mark Curtis (Dottore), Quentin Hayes (Pantalone), Mark Glanville (Father) | Laughlin Roy Laughlin/ Elgar Howarth | ZZZ Revival of 1990–91 production | |
| 1991–92 | Caritas Caritas (world premiere) | Saxton Saxton | Davies E Eirian Davies (Christine), Jonathan Best (Bishop Henry), Christopher Ventris (Robert), David Gwynne (Richard) | Masson Diego Masson | Mason Patrick Mason | Vanek Joe Vaněk |
| 1991–92 | MaskaradeMaskarade | Nielsen Nielsen | Nilon Paul Nilon (Leander), Mary Hegarty (Leonora), Geoffrey Dolton (Henrik), Linda Ormiston (Magdelone), Clive Bayley (Jeronimus) | Laughlin Roy Laughlin | ZZZ Revival of 1989–90 production | |
| 1991–92 | MadamaMadama Butterfly | Puccini Puccini | Telese Maryanne Telese (Butterfly), Richard Taylor/David Maxwell Anderson (Pinkerton), Keith Latham (Sharpless), Patricia Bardon (Suzuki) | Andre Martin André | Alver Jonathan Alver | Brotherston Lez Brotherston/ Stephen Rodwell |
| 1991–92 | FerneDer ferne Klang (British premiere) | Schreker Schreker | Kerr Virginia Kerr (Grete), Kim Begley (Fritz), William Dazeley (Count), Peter Sidhom (Dr Vigelius) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Fassbendaer Brigitte Fassbaender | Ultz Ultz |
| 1991–92 | GazzaLa gazza ladra | Rossini Rossini | Dawson Anne Dawson (Ninetta), Barry Banks (Giannetto), Andrew Shore (Podestà), Matthew Best (Fernando), Elizabeth McCormack (Pippo) | Bolton Ivor Bolton | Duncan Martin Duncan | Blane Sue Blane |
| 1991–92 | RigolettoRigoletto | Verdi Verdi | Latham Keith Latham/Michael Lewis (Rigoletto), David Maxwell Anderson (Duke), Juliet Booth (Gilda) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | Mason Patrick Mason | Vanek Joe Vaněk |
| 1991–92 | BorisBoris Godunov | Mussorgsky Mussorgsky | Tomlinson John Tomlinson (Boris), Paul Charles Clarke (Grigory), Jeffrey Lawton (Shuisky), Matthew Best (Pimen) | Daniel Paul Daniel | ZZZ Revival of 1988–89 production | |
| 1992–93 | DuennaThe Duenna (British premiere) | Gerhard Gerhard | Chilcott Susan Chilcott (Luisa), Pamela Helen Stephen (Clara), Adrian Clarke (Ferdinand), Gordon Wilson (Antonio), Andrew Shore (Jerome), Eric Roberts (Isaac), Gillian Knight (The Duenna) | Ros-M Antoni Ros-Marbà | Kaut Helena Kaut-Howson | Blane Sue Blane |
| 1992–93 | RigolettoRigoletto | Verdi Verdi | Lewis Michael Lewis (Rigoletto), David Maxwell Anderson (Duke), Rosa Mannion (Gilda) | Daniel Paul Daniel | ZZZ Revival of 1991–92 production | |
| 1992–93 | MarriageThe Marriage of Figaro | Mozart Mozart | Finley Gerald Finley/David Mattinson (Figaro), Linda Kitchen/Mary Plazas (Susanna), Robert Hayward/William Dazeley (Count), Jane Leslie MacKenzie (Countess), Ann Taylor-Morley/Pamela Helen Stephen (Cherubino) | Parrott Andrew Parrott | Gawn Caroline Gawn | Chitty Alison Chitty |
| 1992–93 | OrpheusOrpheus in the Underworld | Offenbach Offenbach | Nicoll Harry Nicoll (Orpheus), Yvonne Barclay (Euridice), Eric Roberts (Jupiter) | Davies Wyn Davies | Duncan Martin Duncan | Hatley Tim Hatley |
| 1992–93 | BillyBilly Budd | Britten Britten | Howard Jason Howard (Billy Budd), Nigel Robson/Philip Langridge (Captain Vere), John Tomlinson (Claggart) | Howarth Elgar Howarth | Vick Graham Vick | Dyer Chris Dyer |
| 1992–93 | IolantaIolanta[6] | Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky | Rodgers Joan Rodgers (Iolanta), Kim Begley (Vaudémont), Robert Hayward (Robert), Gwynne Howell/Norman Bailey (King René) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones/ Martin Pickard | Duncan Martin Duncan | Ward Anthony Ward |
| 1992–93 | Don CDon Carlos | Verdi Verdi | Burke Richard Burke (Carlos), Linda McLeod (Elisabetta), Anthony Michaels-Moore (Posa), John Tomlinson (Philip II), Claire Powell (Eboli) | Daniel Paul Daniel/ Roy Laughlin | Albery Tim Albery | Bechtler Hildegard Bechtler /Nicky Gillibrand |
| 1992–93 | BohemeLa bohème | Puccini Puccini | Burden William Burden (Rodolfo), Jane Leslie MacKenzie (Mimi), Robert Hayward (Marcello), Juliet Booth (Musetta) | Laughlin Roy Laughlin/ Paul Daniel | Lloyd Phyllida Lloyd | Ward Anthony Ward |
| 1992–93 | GiocondaLa Gioconda | Ponchielli Ponchielli | Plowright Rosalind Plowright/Marie Slorach (Gioconda), Edmund Barham (Enzo), Sally Burgess (Laura), Keith Latham (Barnaba) | Dohnanyi Oliver von Dohnányi | Prowse Philip Prowse | Prowse Philip Prowse |
| 1992–93 | WozzeckWozzeck | Berg Berg | Shore Andrew Shore (Wozzeck), Vivian Tierney (Marie), Jeffrey Lawton (Captain), John Rath (Doctor), Alan Woodrow (Drum-Major) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Warner Deborah Warner | Bechtler Hildegard Bechtler /Nicky Gillibrand |
| 1993–94 | Love forThe Love for Three Oranges | Prokofiev Prokofiev | Ventris Christopher Ventris (The Prince), Paul Harrhy (Truffaldino), Andrew Shore (Leander), Maria Moll (Fata Morgana) | Davies Wyn Davies/ Martin Pickard | ZZZ Revival of 1988–89 production | |
| 1993–94 | BohemeLa bohème | Puccini Puccini | Wilson Gordon Wilson (Rodolfo), Juliet Booth (Mimi), Robert Hayward (Marcello), Janis Kelly (Musetta) | Aprea Bruno Aprea | ZZZ Revival of 1992–93 production | |
| 1993–94 | TamerlanoTamerlano | Handel Handel | Robson Christopher Robson (Tamburlaine), Philip Langridge (Bajazet), Graham Pushee (Andronicus), Rosa Mannion (Asteria), Patricia Bardon (Irene) | Goodman Roy Goodman | ZZZ Revival of 1984–85 production | |
| 1993–94 | Baa-baaBaa-Baa Black Sheep (world premiere) | Berkeley Berkeley | Dazeley William Dazeley (Mowgli), Fiona Kimm (Auntirosa), Henry Newman (Captain) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Moore Jonathan Moore | Blight David Blight |
| 1993–94 | Re pastoreIl re pastore | Mozart Mozart | Rodgers Joan Rodgers (Amyntas), Mary Hegarty (Elisa), Martyn Hill (Alexander), Patricia Bardon (Tamyris), Philip Salmon (Agenor) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Macvicar David McVicar | Higgins Frank Higgins/ David McVicar |
| 1993–94 | GlorianaGloriana | Britten Britten | Barstow Josephine Barstow (Elizabeth I), Thomas Randle (Essex), Susan Chilcott (Lady Rich), Karl Daymond (Mountjoy), Yvonne Burnett (Lady Essex), Clive Bayley (Raleigh), Eric Roberts (Cecil) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Lloyd Phyllida Lloyd | Ward Anthony Ward |
| 1993–94 | TraviataLa traviata | Verdi Verdi | Shamir Michal Shamir (Violetta), David Maxwell Anderson (Alfredo), Peter Sodhom (Germont) | Ossonce Jean‑Yves Ossonce /Roy Laughlin | ZZZ Revival of 1984–85 production | |
| 1993–94 | EtoileL’étoile | Chabrier Chabrier | Stephen Pamela Helen Stephen (Lazuli), Mary Hegarty (Princess Laoula), Paul Nilon (King Ouf), Jonathan Best/Richard Van Allan (Sirocco), Kate Flowers (Aloès), Alan Oke (Hérisson), Mark Curtis (Tapioca) | Reymond Valentin Reymond | ZZZ Revival of 1991–92 production | |
| 1993–94 | RondineLa rondine | Puccini Puccini | Field Helen Field (Magda), Tito Beltrán (Ruggero), Peter Bronder (Prunier), Anna Maria Panzarella (Lisette), Peter Savidge (Rambaldo) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Zambello Francesca Zambello | Schwengl Bruno Schwengl |
| 1993–94 | MagicThe Magic Flute | Mozart Mozart | Burden William Burden (Tamino), Linda Kitchen (Pamina), William Dazeley (Papageno), John Rath (Sarastro), Eileen Hulse (Queen of the Night) | Parrott Andrew Parrott | Arden Annabel Arden | Smith Rae Smith |
| 1993–94 | PlayingPlaying Away (world premiere) | Mason Mason | Sheffield Philip Sheffield (Terry Bond), Rebecca Caine (LA Lola), Richard Suart (Stan Stock) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Pountney David Pountney | Muir Huntley Muir |
| 1994–95 | Roi malgreLe roi malgré lui (British premiere) | Chabrier Chabrier | Smythe Russell Smythe (Henri), Justin Lavender (Nangis), Rosa Mannion (Minka), Nicholas Folwell (Laski) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Sams Jeremy Sams | Brotherston Lez Brotherston |
| 1994–95 | MagicThe Magic Flute | Mozart Mozart | Burden William Burden (Tamino), Linda Kitchen (Pamina), Karl Daymond (Papageno), John Rath (Sarastro), Eileen Hulse (Queen of the Night) | Bicket Harry Bicket | ZZZ Revival of 1993–94 production | |
| 1994–95 | TrovatoreIl trovatore | Verdi Verdi | Barham Edmund Barham (Manrico), Katerina Kudriavchenko (Leonora), Sally Burgess/Claire Powell (Azucena), Ettore Kim (Count di Luna) | Daniel Paul Daniel/ Roy Laughlin | Levant Inga Levant | Edwards Charles Edwards |
| 1994–95 | MatrimonioIl matrimonio segreto | Cimarosa Cimarosa | Nilon Paul Nilon (Paolino), Linda Kitchen (Carolina), Andrew Shore (Geronimo), Jonathan Best (Count Robinson), Mary Plazas (Elisetta), Tamsin Dives (Fidalma) | Farnes Richard Farnes | Miller Jonathan Miller | Conklin John Conklin/ Stephen Rodwell |
| 1994–95 | ObertoOberto | Verdi Verdi | Tomlinson John Tomlinson (Oberto), Rita Cullis (Leonora), David Maxwell Anderson (Riccardo) Linda Finnie (Cuniza) | Porcelijn David Porcelijn | Tomlinson John Tomlinson | Craig Russell Craig |
| 1994–95 | ToscaTosca | Puccini Puccini | Barstow Josephine Barstow/Marie Slorach (Tosca), Patrick Power (Cavaradossi), Matthew Best (Scarpia) | Ranzani Stefano Ranzani | ZZZ Revival of 1987–88 production | |
| 1994–95 | TroilusTroilus and Cressida | Walton Walton | Davies A Arthur Davies (Troilus), Judith Howarth (Cressida), Nigel Robson (Pandarus), Alan Opie (Diomede), Clive Bayley (Calkas), Yvonne Howard (Evadne) | Hickox Richard Hickox/ Martin Pickard | Warchus Matthew Warchus | Warmington Neil Warmington |
| 1994–95 | PecheursLes pêcheurs de perles | Bizet Bizet | Davies A Arthur Davies (Nadir), André Cognet (Zurga), Maria D’Aragnes (Leila) | Bernet Dietfried Bernet | ZZZ Revival of 1988–89 production | |
| 1994–95 | OrpheusOrpheus in the Underworld | Offenbach Offenbach | Macdougall Jamie MacDougall (Orpheus), Yvonne Barclay (Euridice), Eric Roberts (Jupiter) | MacGrath Paul McGrath | ZZZ Revival of 1992–93 production | |
| 1994–95 | PelleasPelléas et Mélisande | Debussy Debussy | Rodgers Joan Rodgers (Mélisande), William Dazeley (Pelléas), Robert Hayward (Golaud) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Jones Richard Jones | Macdonald Antony McDonald /Nicky Gillibrand |
| 1995–96 | HamletHamlet | Thomas Thomas | Michaels Anthony Michaels-Moore/Karl Daymond (Hamlet), Rebecca Caine (Ophélie), Linda Finnie (Gertrude), Jan Galla (Claudius), John Rath (Ghost) | Dohnanyi Oliver von Dohnányi | Macvicar David McVicar | Vale Michael Vale |
| 1995–96 | PecheursLes pêcheurs de perles | Bizet Bizet | Pezzino Léonard Pezzino (Nadir), André Cognet/Peter Savidge (Zurga), Maria D’Aragnes (Leila) | Cohen Brad Cohen | ZZZ Revival of 1988–89 production | |
| 1995–96 | JenufaJenůfa | Janacek Janáček | Friede Stephanie Friede (Jenůfa), Josephine Barstow (Kostelnička), Julian Gavin (Laca), Neill Archer/Jeffrey Stewart (Števa) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Cairns Tom Cairns | Cairns Tom Cairns |
| 1995–96 | LuisaLuisa Miller | Verdi Verdi | Glanville Susannah Glanville (Luisa), Arthur Davies (Rodolfo), Alan Opie (Miller), Matthew Best (Walter), Clive Bayley (Wurm) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Albery Tim Albery | Lang Stewart Lang |
| 1995–96 | BohemeLa bohème | Puccini Puccini | Beltran Tito Beltrán/Alan Oke (Rodolfo), Margaret Richardson (Mimi), Karl Daymond (Marcello), Elena Ferrari (Musetta) | Ossonce Jean‑Yves Ossonce /Martin Fitzpatrick | ZZZ Revival of 1992–93 production | |
| 1995–96 | Love lifeLove Life | Weill Weill | Preece Margaret Preece (Susan), Alan Oke (Sam), Geoffrey Dolton (Magician/Vaudevillian/Hobo) | Davies Wyn Davies | Gawn Caroline Gawn | Edwards Charles Edwards/ Nicky Gillibrand |
| 1995–96 | MédéeMédée | Cherubini Cherubini | Barstow Josephine Barstow (Médée), Thomas Randle (Jason), Nicola Sharkey (Dircé), Norman Bailey (Creon) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Lloyd Phyllida Lloyd | Macneil Ian MacNeil/ Kandis Cook |
| 1995–96 | DuennaThe Duenna | Gerhard Gerhard | Glanville Susannah Glanville (Luisa), Ann Taylor (Clara), Adrian Clarke (Ferdinand), Neill Archer (Antonio), Richard Van Allan (Jerome), Eric Roberts (Isaac), Claire Powell (The Duenna) | Rosmarba Antoni Ros-Marbà | ZZZ Revival of 1992–93 production | |
| 1995–96 | MarriageThe Marriage of Figaro | Mozart Mozart | Bayley Clive Bayley (Figaro), Linda Kitchen (Susanna), William Dazeley (Count), Janis Kelly (Countess), Alice Coote/Ann Taylor (Cherubino) | Farnes Richard Farnes | Gawn Caroline Gawn | Purcell Alice Purcell |
| 1996–97 | MarriageThe Marriage of Figaro | Mozart Mozart | Whitehouse Richard Whitehouse (Figaro), Mary Hegarty (Susanna), Roderick Williams (Count), Janis Kelly (Countess), Ann Taylor (Cherubino) | Goodwin Paul Goodwin | ZZZ Revival of 1995–96 production | |
| 1996–97 | MadamaMadama Butterfly | Puccini Puccini | Sue Chen Sue (Butterfly), Mark Nicolson (Pinkerton), Peter Savidge/Simon Thorpe (Sharpless), Liane Keegan (Suzuki) | Zambelli Marco Zambelli/ Martin Pickard/ Paul Daniel | Ibelhauptaite Dalia Ibelhauptaitė | Cheintsis Oleg Cheintsis |
| 1996–97 | IphigenieIphigénie en Aulide | Gluck Gluck | Dawson Lynne Dawson (Iphigenia), Neill Archer (Achilles), Christopher Purves (Agammemnon), Della Jones (Clytemnestra), John Rath (Calchas) | Reymond Valentin Reymond | Hopkins Tim Hopkins | Lowery Nigel Lowery |
| 1996–97 | WozzeckWozzeck | Berg Berg | Shore Andrew Shore (Wozzeck), Josephine Barstow (Marie), Peter Bronder (Captain), Clive Bayley (Doctor), Jacque Trussel/Keith Mills (Drum-Major) | Daniel Paul Daniel | ZZZ Revival of 1992–93 production | |
| 1996–97 | GlorianaGloriana | Britten Britten | Barstow Josephine Barstow (Elizabeth I), Thomas Randle (Essex), Susannah Glanville (Lady Rich), Karl Daymond (Mountjoy), Ruth Peel (Lady Essex), Clive Bayley (Raleigh), Eric Roberts (Cecil) | Holmes James Holmes/ Paul Daniel | ZZZ Revival of 1993–94 production | |
| 1996–97 | FalstaffFalstaff | Verdi Verdi | Shore Andrew Shore (Falstaff), Rita Cullis (Alice Ford), Robert Hayward (Ford), Paul Nilon (Fenton), Margaret Richardson (Nanetta), Frances McCafferty (Mistress Quickly), Yvonne Howard (Meg Page) | Daniel Paul Daniel | Warchus Matthew Warchus | Hopkins Laura Hopkins |
| 1996–97 | RitornoIl ritorno d'Ulisse in patria | Monteverdi Monteverdi | Coote Alice Coote (Penelope), Nigel Robson (Ulysses) | Bicket Harry Bicket/ Martin Pickard | Arden Annabel Arden | Hatley Tim Hatley |
| 1996–97 | TannhäuserTannhäuser | Wagner Wagner | Lawton Jeffrey Lawton (Tannhäuser), Rita Cullis (Elisabeth), Anne-Marie (Venus), Keith Latham (Wolfram), Norman Bailey (Landgrave) | Daniel Paul Daniel/ James Holmes | Fielding David Fielding | Fielding David Fielding |
| 1996–97 | CosiCosí fan tutte | Mozart Mozart | Glanville Susannah Glanville (Fiordiligi), Emma Selway (Dorabella), Paul Nilon (Ferrando), William Dazeley (Guglielmo), Linda Kitchen (Despina), Jonathan Best (Don Alfonso) | Gibault Claire Gibault/ Martin Fitzpatrick | Albery Tim Albery | Howland Matthew Howland Robin Rawstorne /Tania Spooner |
See also
- Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1978–79 to 1980–81
- Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1981–82 to 1989–90
- Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1997–98 to 2003–04
- Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 2004–
References
- ↑ Review of the Leeds performance in The Independent.
- ↑ "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. Opera titles are those used in Wikipedia 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
- ↑ Arranged by Paul Griffiths
- ↑ Performed as a double-bill with Adventures in Motion Pictures’ version of The Nutcracker to celebrate the centenary of both works.
Sources
- Leeks, Stuart (ed) (2003). Opera North @ 25. Leeds: Opera North.
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