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    • DirectorBarrie Kosky
    ConductorDouglas Boyd
    Christian Curnyn
    Jordan de Souza
    Diego Masson
    Markus Stenz
    Garry Walker
    SopranoKatherine Broderick
    Elena Galitskaya
    Ruby Hughes
    Robin Johannsen
    Sally Matthews
    Carolyn Sampson
    Serena Sáenz
    Elizabeth Watts
    Mezzo-SopranoKaren Cargill
    Barbara Kozelj
    ContraltoClaudia Huckle
    Hilary Summers
    CountertenorXavier Sabata
    TenorIlker Arcayürek
    Kieran Carrel
    Sunnyboy Dladla
    Stuart Jackson
    Edgaras Montvidas
    Mark Padmore
    Gavan Ring
    Andrew Tortise
    Thomas Walker
    James Way
    BaritoneMarcus Farnsworth
    James Newby
    Benson Wilson
    Bass-BaritoneMichael Mofidian

    Ilker Arcayürek

    Tenor

    "In a class on his own: Ilker Arcayürek has the kind of airy, easily ringing tenor that puts across words beautifully, with... FIND OUT MORE

    Douglas Boyd

    Conductor

    Artistic Director of Garsington Opera; Music Director of L'Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
    "He is one of the major British occupants of a rostrum today and will be increasingly recognised as such. He has the... FIND OUT MORE

    Katherine Broderick

    Soprano

    "…and especially, making her role debut, she reveals an Isolde of irresistible youth, radiance and power." FIND OUT MORE

    Karen Cargill

    Mezzo-Soprano

    "The real jewel, though, was Cargill, whose luxuriant tone, natural French and rapt intensity made her lovelorn Marguerite a spellbinding creation …" FIND OUT MORE

    Kieran Carrel

    Tenor

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    Christian Curnyn

    Conductor

    Founder and Music Director of the Early Opera Company
    "Find anything exciting happening in period opera in the UK and Curnyn will be involved, whether it’s conducting at the Wanamaker or... FIND OUT MORE

    Jordan de Souza

    Conductor

    "The house’s new Kapellmeister Jordan de Souza, opened the season with a gripping performance of Debussy’s 'Pelléas et Mélisande'" FIND OUT MORE

    Sunnyboy Dladla

    Tenor

    "As Osiris, Sunnyboy Dladla’s flexible tenor offers bright tone and a definite emotional charge …" FIND OUT MORE

    Marcus Farnsworth

    Baritone

    "As dangerous Eddy, the award-winning young baritone Marcus Farnsworth is electrifying. He has no trouble with the demotic accent and conveys the... FIND OUT MORE

    Elena Galitskaya

    Soprano

    "Among the soloists, the most convincing is the young Russian Elena Galitskaya - with glowing well-articulated high notes and radiating an impressive... FIND OUT MORE

    Claudia Huckle

    Contralto

    "... the lustrously youthful Claudia Huckle, whose sublime Erbarme dich with Matthew Truscott’s eloquent violin obbligato was the emotional climax of the... FIND OUT MORE

    Ruby Hughes

    Soprano

    “Her singing is exceptional for its consistency [...] invariably true in pitch and capable of a surprising range of dynamic variety –... FIND OUT MORE

    Stuart Jackson

    Tenor

    "The best of it, though, was wonderfully intimate and confessional, a mood struck superbly by young tenor Stuart Jackson. Bearlike in figure,... FIND OUT MORE

    Robin Johannsen

    Soprano

    "Robin Johannsen’s assumption of this, the biggest female role [Clio], comes close to stealing the show. Hers is a lovely bright soprano,... FIND OUT MORE

    Barrie Kosky

    Director

    Intendant and Chefregisseur, Komische Oper Berlin
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    Barbara Kozelj

    Mezzo-Soprano

    “Mezzo-soprano Barbara Kozelj, whose voice has a beautiful liquid gleam, delivered her aria “Können Tränen meiner Wangen” magnificently, poised and stately, yet... FIND OUT MORE

    Diego Masson

    Conductor

    "Musical director Diego Masson presides over all with keen attention, picking out all the details of Britten’s score, sculpting alternatively rich and... FIND OUT MORE

    Sally Matthews

    Soprano

    "Sally Matthews has matured impressively over the last decade.. accruing both power and focus without loss of shine or flexibility. Singing what... FIND OUT MORE

    Michael Mofidian

    Bass-Baritone

    "Mofidian, from the first, still note of the Brahms showed himself a singer of immense talent, capable of linguistic and musical dexterity" FIND OUT MORE

    Edgaras Montvidas

    Tenor

    "The Lithuanian tenor, Edgaras Montvidas, 'is’ Werther, as soon as he makes his entrance, both physically and vocally. The amber colour of... FIND OUT MORE

    James Newby

    Baritone

    "Newby's 'Papageno's Aria' was intensely idiomatic, the sad clown incarnate, and he invested in 'Erlkönig' with dark dramatic force, while his account... FIND OUT MORE

    Mark Padmore

    Tenor

    Mark Padmore has given us many excellent evangelists, yet this heartfelt, aggrieved, intimate take on St John’s gospel narrative, sometimes spiked with... FIND OUT MORE

    Gavan Ring

    Tenor

    "Casimiro (tenor Gavan Ring, the jilted husband) excelled in strong, characterful voice, irritable outbursts and much judicious pacing" FIND OUT MORE

    Xavier Sabata

    Countertenor

    "Sabata has one of the richest of counter-tenor voices, his warmth of tone carrying intimations of decadence. A perceptive vocal actor, he... FIND OUT MORE

    Carolyn Sampson

    Soprano

    "Carolyn Sampson, whose voice and presence are always recognisable no matter what her disguise, provides three blissful moments of transcendence. The first... FIND OUT MORE

    Markus Stenz

    Conductor

    Conductor-in-Residence of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
    "Stenz's reading of the Brahms had a terrific, unaffected strength. One felt there was nothing between his mind and the music -... FIND OUT MORE

    Hilary Summers

    Contralto

    "Then there was the extraordinary Hilary Summers whose showing as Jocasta negotiated the near-impossible register switches and freakish excitement of her big... FIND OUT MORE

    Serena Sáenz

    Soprano

    Serena Sáenz … sang with such spirit and intelligence that her scenes were often the most enchanting of the evening… ‘Ach, ich... FIND OUT MORE

    Andrew Tortise

    Tenor

    "Andrew Tortise relished his opportunity as the Holy Fool, singing with notable clarity." FIND OUT MORE

    Thomas Walker

    Tenor

    "… Thomas Walker’s declamatory, arresting singing with idiomatic French is best of all." FIND OUT MORE

    Garry Walker

    Conductor

    Chief Conductor of the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie; Artistic Director of Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland; Music Director Designate of Opera North
    “Presiding musically over the show is conductor Garry Walker, who shows a profound understanding of the colours and textures of Janacek's idiosyncratic... FIND OUT MORE

    Elizabeth Watts

    Soprano

    "Elizabeth Watts characterised the terror, resignation, longing, regret and malevolence in each narrative vividly, her bright soprano gleaming with conviction." FIND OUT MORE

    James Way

    Tenor

    "With a natural command of the stage, James Way, a tenor with a delicate voice, was a consistent scene stealer. As the... FIND OUT MORE

    Benson Wilson

    Baritone

    Wilson has a baritone that radiates seduction and self-confidence... FIND OUT MORE