Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1981–82 to 1989–90

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.

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 1984–85, Tamerlano to Halle and East Berlin for Handel's tercentenary in 1985, and Aida and The Midsummer Marriage to Wiesbaden in 1985–86.

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 1990–91 season.

Repertoire

Below is a list of main stage[2] operas performed by the company during its early years as an independent entity.

SeasonOpera[3]!!|Composer|Principal cast|Conductor|Director|Designer[4]
1981–82Carmen Bizet Gillian Knight (Carmen), Robert Ferguson (Don José), Michael Lewis (Escamillo), Barbara Walker (Micaela) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1978–79 production
1981–82Macbeth Verdi John Rawnsley (Macbeth), Elizabeth Vaughan (Lady Macbeth), Anthony Roden (Macduff) David Lloyd-Jones Michael Geliot John Gunter/
Sally Gardner
1981–82Hänsel und Gretel Humperdinck Patricia Parker (Hansel), Laureen Livingstone (Gretel), Patricia Payne (Witch) Clive Timms Revival of 1978–79 production
1981–82Orpheus in the
Underworld
Offenbach John Winfield (Orpheus), Patricia Cope (Euridice), Thomas Lawlor (Jupiter) John Pryce-Jones
/Roy Laughlin
Revival of 1978–79 production
1981–82Rigoletto Verdi John Rawnsley/Terence Sharpe (Rigoletto), Robert Ferguson (Duke), Helen Field/Hilary Jackson (Gilda) Robin Stapleton Revival of 1979–80 production
1981–82The Bartered Bride Smetana Marie Slorach (Mařenka), Arthur Davies (Jeník), Eric Garrett/Thomas Lawlor (Kecal), Justin Lavender (Vašek) David Lloyd-Jones
/Clive Timms
Steven Pimlott Stefanos Lazaridis
1981–82A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
Britten 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
McPherson
1981–82Manon Lescaut Puccini Arlene Saunders (Manon), Benito Maresca (Des Grieux), Christian du Plessis (Lescaut) David Lloyd-Jones Christopher
Renshaw
Bruno Santini
1981–82Nabucco Verdi Pauline Tinsley (Abigaille), Norman Bailey (Nabucco), John Tranter (Zaccaria) Clive Timms Revival of 1979–80 production
1981–82Così 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
1981–82Werther Massenet John Brecknock (Werther), Carol Wyatt (Charlotte), Lesley Garrett (Sophie) Clive Timms Steven Pimlott Maria Björnson
1981–82The Flying Dutchman Wagner Friedrich Pleyer Revival of 1978–79 production
1982–83Prince Igor Borodin Malcolm Donnelly (Igor), Margaret Curphey (Yaroslavna), Tom McDonnell (Galitsky), Roderick Kennedy (Khan Konchak) David Lloyd-Jones Steven Pimlott Stefanos Lazaridis
1982–83The Marriage of Figaro Mozart William Shimell (Figaro), Lesley Garrett (Susanna), Stephen Roberts (Count), Margaret Neville (Countess), Elise Ross (Cherubino) Richard Hickox Revival of 1978–79 production
1982–83Samson et Dalila Saint-Saëns Gilbert Py (Samson), Ann Howard (Dalila), Jonathan Summers (High Priest) Clive Timms Revival of 1978–79 production
1982–83Madama Butterfly Puccini Elizabeth Vaughan (Butterfly), Kristian Johannsson (Pinkerton), Terence Sharpe (Sharpless), Maureen Morelle (Suzuki) David Lloyd-Jones John Copley Robin Don
1982–83La Cenerentola Rossini Della Jones (Cenerentola), John Brecknock/Richard Morton (Don Ramiro), ??? (Don Magnifico), Stuart Harling (Dandini), Rodney Macann (Alidoro) Guido
Amojne-Marsan
/Roy Laughlin
Colin Graham Roger Butlin
1982–83The Tales of Hoffmann Offenbach David Hillman (Hoffmann), Suzanne Murphy (Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta, Stella), Raimund Herincx (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dr Miracle, Dapertutto) Clive Timms Revival of 1980–81 production
1982–83La bohème Puccini William Livingston (Rodolfo), Anne Williams-King (Mimi), William Shimell (Marcello), Maria Moll (Musetta) David Lloyd-Jones Revival of 1978–79 production
1982–83Don Giovanni Mozart Christian du Plessis (Don Giovanni), Suzanne Murphy (Donna Anna), Eiddwen Harrhy (Donna Elvira), Roderick Earle (Leporello), Ian Thompson (Don Ottavio) Clive Timms Andrew Wickes Maria Bjornson
1982–83Káťa Kabanová Janáček Marie Slorach (Katya), Keith Mills (Boris), Bonaventura Bottone (Kudryash), Barbara Walker (Varvara), Judith Pierce (Kabanicha) David Lloyd-Jones Graham Vick Stefanos Lazaridis
1982–83Béatrice et Bénédict Berlioz Claire Powell (Beatrice), John Brecknock (Benedict), Eilene Hannan (Hero) David Lloyd-Jones David Alden David Fielding
1982–83L'elisir d'amore Donizetti Gillian Sullivan (Adina), Alexander Oliver/Bonaventura Bottone (Nemorino), Michael Rippon (Dulcamara), Gordon Sandison (Belcore) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1980–81 production
1982–83Der Freischütz Weber John Mitchinson (Max), Margaret Curphey (Agathe), Malcolm Rivers (Caspar), Kate Flowers (Aennchen) Clive Timms Revival of 1980–81 production
1983–84Die Fledermaus J Strauss Jonny Blanc (Eisenstein), Penelope Mackay (Rosalinda), Lynda Russell (Adele), Adrian Martin/Bonaventura Bottone (Alfredo) Clive Timms Hans Hollman John Gunter/
Sue Blane
1983–84Così 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 1981–82 production
1983–84Rebecca
(world premiere)
Josephs Gillian Sullivan (The second Mrs de Winter), Peter Knapp (Maxim de Winter), Ann Howard (Mrs Danvers) David Lloyd-Jones Colin Graham Stefanos Lazaridis
1983–84Il trovatore Verdi Natalia Rom (Leonora), Eduardo Alvares (Manrico), Cynthia Buchan (Azucena), James Dietsch (Count di Luna) Yan Pascal
Tortelier
Andrei Şerban Michael Yeargan
1983–84Eugene Onegin Tchaikovsky Eilene Hannan (Tatyana), Jonathan Summers (Onegin), Robin Leggate (Lensky), Fiona Kimm (Olga) David Lloyd-Jones Graham Vick Roger Butlin
1983–84The 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
1983–84Orfeo ed Euridice Gluck Felicity Palmer (Orfeo), Patricia Rozario (Euridice), Cathryn Pope (Amor) David Lloyd-Jones Philip Prowse Philip Prowse
1983–84Tosca Puccini Valerie Popova (Tosca), Kristian Johannsson (Cavaradossi), Brent Ellis (Scarpia) John Pryce-Jones Andrew Wickes
1983–84The Bartered Bride Smetana Eiddwen Harrhy (Mařenka), Lawrence Dale (Jeník), Thomas Lawlor (Kecal), Mark Curtis (Vašek) Clive Timms Revival of 1981–82 production
1983–84Salome R Strauss Penelope Daner (Salome), Philip Joll (Jokanaan), Nigel Douglas (Herod), Della Jones (Herodias) David Lloyd-Jones Joachim Herz Rudolf Heinrich
1983–84A Village Romeo
and Juliet
Delius Peter Jeffes (Sali), Anne Williams-King (Vrenchen), David Wilson-Johnson (The Dark Fiddler) Nicholas Cleobury Robert Carsen Russell Craig/
John Fraser
1983–84Madama Butterfly Puccini Mani Mekler (Butterfly), Franco Farina (Pinkerton), Rodney Macann (Sharpless), Anne Mason (Suzuki) Clive Timms Revival of 1982–83 production
1983–84The 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
1984–85Cavalleria rusticana[5] Mascagni Phyllis Cannan/Jane Eaglen (Santuzza), Frederick Donaldson (Turiddu) David Lloyd-Jones
/Clive Timms
Steven Pimlott Raimonda Gaetani
1984–85Pagliacci[6] Leoncavallo Angelo Marengi (Canio), Kate Flowers (Nedda), Florian Cerny (Tonio) David Lloyd-Jones
/Clive Timms
Steven Pimlott Raimonda Gaetani
1984–85Nabucco Verdi Elizabeth Vaughan (Abigaille), Jonathan Summers (Nabucco), Giovanni Gusmeroli (Zaccaria) Elgar Howarth/
John Pryce-Jones
Revival of 1979–80 production
1984–85Jonny spielt auf
(British premiere)
Krenek Jonathan Sprague (Jonny), Kenneth Woollam (Max), Penelope Mackay (Anita), Gillian Sullivan (Anita) David Lloyd-Jones Anthony Besch John Stoddart
1984–85The 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
1984–85The Gondoliers Sullivan Beverley Mills/Louise Winter (Tessa), Gordon Christie (Marco), Peter Savidge (Giuseppe), Gillian Sullivan (Gianetta) David Lloyd-Jones
/Anthony Shelley
Christopher
Renshaw
Tim Goodchild
1984–85The 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 1983–84 production
1984–85La traviata Verdi Helen Field/Natalia Rom (Violetta), Adrian Martin (Alfredo), Jonathan Summers (Germont) Roderick Brydon François Rochaix Jean-Claude Maret
1984–85Tamerlano Handel Felicity Palmer (Tamburlaine), Richard Morton (Bajazet), Sally Burgess (Andronicus), Eiddwen Harrhy (Asteria), Wendy Vercoe (Irene) Clive Timms Philip Prowse Philip Prowse
1984–85Die Meistersinger
von Nürnberg
Wagner Michael Burt (Sachs), Denes Striny (Walther), Nicholas Folwell (Beckmesser) Marie Slorach (Eva), Bonaventura Bottone (David), John Tranter (Pogner) David Lloyd-Jones
/Clive Timms
Ladislav Stros Vladímir Nyvlt/
Josef Jelínek
1984–85Il trovatore Verdi Wilhelmenia Fernandez (Leonora), Gordon Greer (Manrico), Patricia Payne (Azucena), Keith Latham (Count di Luna) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1983–84 production
1984–85Werther Massenet Tibère Raffalli (Werther), Cynthia Buchan (Charlotte), Patricia Rozario (Sophie) Yan Pascal
Tortelier
Revival of 1981–82 production
1985–86I puritani Bellini Dennis O'Neill (Arturo), Suzanne Murphy (Elvira), Donald Maxwell (Riccardo), Roderick Earle (Giorgio) Clive Timms Andrei Şerban Michael Yeargan
1985–86The Magic Flute Mozart Richard Morton (Tamino), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Pamina), Henry Newman (Papageno), Stephen Richardson (Sarastro), Evelyn Nicholson (Queen of the Night) Martin
Fischer-Dieskau
Revival of 1984–85 production
1985–86The Midsummer
Marriage
Tippett 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 McDonald
1985–86La fanciulla del West Puccini Mary Jane Johnson (Minnie), John Treleaven (Dick Johnson), Malcolm Donnelly (Jack Rance) David Lloyd-Jones David Pountney Günther Schneider-Siemssen
1985–86The Golden Cockerel Rimsky-
Korsakov
Andrew Shore (King Dodon), Elizabeth Gale (Queen of Shemakha), Justin Lavender (Astrologer), Bronwen Mills (Cockerel) Alexander Rahbari David Pountney Maria Björnson/
Sue Blane
1985–86La traviata Verdi Natalia Rom/Helen Field (Violetta), Adrian Martin (Alfredo), Donald Maxwell (Germont) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1984–85 production
1985–86The 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
Renshaw
Tim Goodchild
1985–86Aida Verdi Wilhelminia Fernandez/Valerie Popova (Aida), Frederick Donaldson/Seppo Ruohonen (Radames), Sally Burgess/Linda Finnie (Amneris), Keith Latham (Amonasro) David Lloyd-Jones
John Pryce-Jones
Philip Prowse Philip Prowse
1985–86Intermezzo R Strauss Peter Savidge (Robert Storch), Rita Cullis (Christine), Harry Nicoll (Baron Lummer) Stephen Barlow John Cox Martin Battersby
1985–86The 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
1985–86Faust Gounod Jerome Pruett (Faust), Valerie Masterson (Marguerite), John Tomlinson (Méphistophélès), Keith Latham (Valentin) Clive Timms Ian Judge John Gunter/
Deidre Clancy
1985–86Don Giovanni Mozart Peter Savidge (Don Giovanni), Christine Teare (Donna Anna), Kathryn Harries (Donna Elvira), Nicholas Folwell (Leporello), Glenn Winslade (Don Ottavio) Linda Kitchen (Zerlina) David Lloyd-Jones Tim Albery Maria Björnson/
Antony McDonald
1986–87Les 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 Cairns
1986–87Madama Butterfly Puccini Natalia Rom (Butterfly), Arthur Davies/Frederick Donaldson (Pinkerton), Keith Latham (Sharpless), Claire Primrose (Suzuki) Rico Saccani Sally Day Robin Don
1986–87The Barber of Seville Rossini Peter Savidge (Figaro), Beverley Mills (Rosina), Harry Nicoll (Almaviva), David Wilson-Johnson (Dr Bartolo) Clive Timms Giles Havergal Russell Craig
1986–87La bohème Puccini Adrian Martin (Rodolfo), Eirian Davies/Lynne Dawson (Mimi), William Shimmell/Anthony Michaels-Moore (Marcello), Anna Steiger/Roisin McGibbon (Musetta) Elgar Howarth/
Clive Timms
David Freeman David Roger
1986–87Norma Bellini Monica Pick-Hieronimi (Norma), Eiddwen Harrhy (Adalgisa), Frederick Donaldson (Pollione) Clive Timms Andrei Şerban Michael Yeargan
1986–87Oedipus rex[7] Stravinsky Anthony Roden (Oedipus), Della Jones (Jocasta), Keith Latham (Creon), John Tranter (Tiresias) David Lloyd-Jones Revival of 1980–81 production
1986–87Die Entführung
aus dem Serail
Mozart 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
1986–87La traviata Verdi Sheri Greenawald (Violetta), Jerome Pruett/Patrick Power, Keith Latham (Germont) John Pryce-Jones Revival of 1984–85 production
1986–87Daphne
(British premiere)
R Strauss Helen Field (Daphne), William Lewis (Apollo), Peter Jeffes (Leukippos) David Lloyd-Jones Philip Prowse Philip Prowse
1987–88Les 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 McDonald
1987–88The 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
1987–88Macbeth Verdi Brent Ellis/Keith Latham (Macbeth), Josephine Barstow (Lady Macbeth) John Pryce-Jones Ian Judge John Gunter/
Deidre Clancy
1987–88Carmen 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 Jenner
Richard Jones Nigel Lowery
1987–88Rebecca Josephs Anne Williams-King (The second Mrs de Winter), Peter Knapp (Maxim de Winter), Ann Howard (Mrs Danvers) David Lloyd-Jones Revival of 1983–84 production
1987–88The Merry Widow Lehár Kathryn Harries/Vivian Tierney (Hanna Glawari), Peter Savidge (Danilo), Andrea Bolton (Valencienne), Paul Nilon (Camille), Thomas Lawlor (Baron Zeta) Clive Timms Revival of 1979–80 production
1987–88Káťa Kabanová Janáček Eiddwen Harrhy (Katya), Edmund Barham (Boris), Paul Nilon (Kudryash), Louise Winter (Varvara), Catherine Wilson (Kabanicha) Elgar Howarth Revival of 1982–83 production
1987–88Tosca Puccini Mary Jane Johnson/Valerie Popova (Tosca), John Treleaven (Cavaradossi), Sergei Leiferkus (Scarpia) Clive Timms Ian Judge Gerard Howland/
Ann Curtis
1987–88Fidelio Beethoven Janice Cairns (Leonore), Jeffrey Lawton (Florestan), Donald Maxwell (Pizarro), Mark Munkittrick (Rocco) David Lloyd-Jones
/Roy Laughlin
Michael
McCarthy
Peter Mumford
1988–89The Love for
Three Oranges
Prokofiev 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 Blane
1988–89Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti Valerie Masterson (Lucia), Jorge Pita/Ingus Peterson (Edgardo), Keith Latham (Enrico) Clive Timms David Gann Ultz/
Stephen Rodwell
1988–89La bohème Puccini Adrian Martin (Rodolfo), Joan Rodgers (Mimi), Peter Savidge (Marcello), Marie Angel (Musetta) Diego Masson Revival of 1986–87 production
1988–89Les pêcheurs de perles Bizet Arthur Davies/Adrian Martin (Nadir), Sergei Leiferkus/Keith Latham (Zurga), Anne Dawson (Leila) David Lloyd-Jones Philip Prowse/
Sally Day
Philip Prowse
1988–89Aida Verdi Janice Cairns (Aida), John Treleaven (Radames), Sally Burgess (Amneris), Keith Latham (Amonasro) Clive Timms Revival of 1985–86 production
1988–89The Flying Dutchman Wagner Donald Maxwell (The Dutchman), Kristine Ciesinski (Senta), David Gwynne (Daland), Jeffrey Lawton (Erik) Jacek Kaspszyk Stephen Medcalf Lez Brotherston
1988–89The 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 1987–78 production
1988–89Manon Massenet Helen Field (Manon), Patrick Power (Des Grieux), Lescaut (Geoffrey Dolton) Clive Timms Richard Jones Richard Hudson
1988–89Boris Godunov Mussorgsky John Tomlinson (Boris), Edmund Barham (Grigory), Kim Begley (Shuisky), Sean Rea (Pimen) David Lloyd-Jones Ian Judge Russell Craig/
Deidre Clancy
1989–90Peter Grimes Britten John Treleaven (Peter Grimes), Marie Slorach (Ellen Orford), Malcolm Donnelly (Balstrode) David Lloyd-Jones
/Roy Laughlin
Ronald Eyre Mark Thompson
1989–90Tosca Puccini Mary Jane Johnson/Edith Davis/Janice Cairns (Tosca), Edmund Barham (Cavaradossi), Donald Maxwell/Keith Latham (Scarpia) Carlo Rizzi Revival of 1987–78 production
1989–90La finta giardiniera Mozart Anne Dawson (Sandrina), Paul Nilon (Belfiore), Nigel Robson (Podestà), Peter Savidge (Nardo), Linda Kitchen (Serpetta) Katherine Steffan (Ramiro) Alan Hacker Tim Albery Tom Cairns
1989–90Show 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 Davies
Ian Judge Russell Craig/
Alexander Reid
1989–90The Barber of Seville Rossini Russell Smythe (Figaro), Clare Shearer (Rosina), Neill Archer (Almaviva), Andrew Shore (Dr Bartolo) Marco Guidarini Revival of 1986–87 production
1989–90Don Pasquale Donizetti Andrew Shore/Roger Bryson (Pasquale), Adrian Martin (Ernesto), Juliet Booth/Judith Howarth (Norina), Robert Hayward (Malatesta) David Lloyd-Jones
/Hilary Griffiths
Patrick Mason Joe Vaněk
1989–90Jérusalem
(British premiere)
Verdi Arthur Davies (Gaston), José Garcia (Roger), Janice Cairns (Hélène), Keith Latham (Count of Toulouse) Paul Daniel/
Roy Laughlin
Pierre Audi Michael Simon/
Jorge Jara
1989–90L'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
1989–90Gianni Schicchi[9] Puccini Andrew Shore (Schicchi), David Maxwell-Anderson (Rinuccio), Juliet Booth (Lauretta) David Lloyd-Jones Martin Duncan Tom Cairns
1989–90Orfeo ed Euridice Gluck Sally Burgess (Orfeo), Jane-Leslie Mackenzie (Euridice), Claire Daniels (Amor) Clive Timms Revival of 1983–84 production
1989–90Maskarade (British
professional premiere)
Nielsen Paul Nilon (Leander), Mary Hegarty (Leonora), Geoffrey Dolton (Henrik), Meriel Dickinson (Magdelone), Clive Bayley (Jeronimus) Elgar Howarth Helena
Kaut-Howson
Lez Brotherston

Sources

  • Leeks, Stuart, ed. (2003). Opera North @ 25. Leeds: Opera North.

References

  1. Adam, Nicky, ed. (1993). Who's Who in British Opera. Aldershot: Scolar Press. ISBN 0-85967-894-6.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. Where two designers are credited, the first-named designed the set and the second designed the costumes
  5. Performed as a double-bill with Pagliacci
  6. Performed as a double-bill with Cavalleria rusticana
  7. Performed as a double-bill with Pulcinella
  8. Performed as a double-bill with Gianni Schicchi
  9. Performed as a double-bill with L'heure espagnole

See also

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