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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

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, 29, 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

"Claudia Huckle’s smooth-toned Erda was expressive in her bewilderment" 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

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's tenor caught on prime form. Such pleasing timbre, such luminous diction, such sensitivity to word and phrase, such restraint but... 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

Principal Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Principal Guest Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Conductor-in-Residence of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

"Markus Stenz, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s new principal guest conductor, worked several kinds of magic Saturday at Strathmore. […] This new appointment... 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 in the role of Clarice sings an impressive aria at the beginning of the 3rd Act, in which her warm... 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