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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
    Elena Sancho-Pereg
    Serena Sáenz
    Elizabeth Watts
    Mezzo-SopranoMaite Beaumont
    Karen Cargill
    ContraltoClaudia Huckle
    Hilary Summers
    CountertenorXavier Sabata
    TenorIlker Arcayürek
    Sunnyboy Dladla
    Stuart Jackson
    Edgaras Montvidas
    Mark Padmore
    Andrew Tortise
    Thomas Walker
    James Way
    BaritoneMarcus Farnsworth
    James Newby
    Gavan Ring
    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

    Maite Beaumont

    Mezzo-Soprano

    "Maite Beaumont as Ruggiero with the inner radiance of her mezzo-soprano makes a convincing case that women, by reason of the warmth... 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

    "But the Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill brought such exquisite expression and a warm, vibrant and ample voice to the part that she... FIND OUT MORE

    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

    "More impressive is the South African tenor Sunnyboy Dladla, who projects cleanly and articulates the runs neatly, delivering the evening’s best singing... 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

    "Behind Claudia Huckle's compelling Lucretia one really can sense the distant presence of Kathleen Ferrier, the great contralto for whom this role... 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

    "Stuart Jackson sang Pierre with haunting, wistful coolness. The melismatic writing hinted at another outsider, Britten's Peter Grimes, a role for which... 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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    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

    "Better still were the virtuoso Mozart arias delivered with incandescent verve by the soprano Sally Matthews..." 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

    "Montvidas, on the other hand seems perfect from the start... pleasing on the ear, and matched by touchingly earnest acting. His 'Una... 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

    Baritone

    "...the lavish talents of Gavan Ring in the title role...agility of a gymnast and the vocal command of a sergeant-major: his bel... 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

    Elena Sancho-Pereg

    Soprano

    "There was only one soprano, but a delightful one - Elena Sancho, whose resinous timbre reminded me of Ileana Cotrubas. Her Spanish... 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’s compelling account of the Prologue, three minutes that can pass for very little in performance. Tortise sang superbly as Quint... FIND OUT MORE

    Garry Walker

    Conductor

    Chief Conductor of the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie; Artistic Director of Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
    “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

    Thomas Walker

    Tenor

    "Thomas Walker was bold in the tenor arias, delivering a sensual 'Comfort Ye', an unflinching 'Thy rebuke hath broken His heart' and... FIND OUT MORE

    Elizabeth Watts

    Soprano

    "Elizabeth Watts confirmed her place as one of Britain’s leading sopranos as the traduced Iole, desolate in her lament for her lost... FIND OUT MORE

    James Way

    Tenor

    "James Way is young as Jupiters go, but rattling off virtuoso semiquavers, he displayed an astonishingly assured technique. He is also blessed... FIND OUT MORE