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Opera Makers

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

— ,Milton Court Studio Theatre
Three opera singers sat on a bed with red rope-like hanging down from ceiling. Small ensemble performing in background

Opera Makers features scenes from three Puccini operas, and new works written by composers and librettists on Guildhall’s MA in Opera Making & Writing.

Don't miss the chance to see three opera premieres performed by singers and repetiteurs from the first year of the Guildhall Opera Course: The Casserole, Time and Tide and Ursa Minor.

Tagged with: Classical music Young Barbican Guildhall School

Please note, Opera Makers contains strong language, depictions of aggressive sexual advances and scenes involving blood. Haze will feature as part of this performance.

Presented by Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Programme

  • Evan Snyder (composer), Hannah Hayden (librettist)   The Casserole
  • Will Gardner (composer), Sara Clifford (librettist)   Time and Tide
  • Zygmund De Somogyi (composer), Alexia Peniguel (librettist)   Ursa Minor
  • Puccini   Scene from La rondine
  • Puccini   Scene from Turandot
  • Puccini   Scene from Edgar

Cast:

Ursa Minor

Sang Eup Son Arthur
Biqing Zhang Callie
Karima El Demerdasch Diana
Tom McGowan Bear Cub

Time and Tide

Georgie Malcolm mother
Hector Bloggs father
Josh Saunders son

The Casserole

Samantha Hargreaves Anna
Dominic Lee Kevin
Mariana Fernandes Mabel
Karima El Demerdasch Marion
Julia Merino Myrtle

La rondine (Quartet, Act II)

Mariana Fernandes Magda
Biqing Zhang Lisette
Dominic Lee Ruggero
Josh Saunders Prunier

Turandot (Act II, Scene I) 

Tom McGowan Ping
Sang Eup Son Pang
Josh Saunders Pong

Edgar (Scene from Act I)
 
Dominic Lee Edgar
Georgie Malcolm Fidelia
Karima El Demerdasch Tigrana
Hector Bloggs Frank
 

Creative team

  • Ashley Dean   director
  • Dominic Wheeler   conductor
  • Laurie Slavin   assistant director
  • Alistair Burton   assistant conductor
  • Ben Kubiak   répétiteur
  • Samuele Piccinini   répétiteur
  • Henry Reavey   répétiteur
  • Meghan Rhoades   répétiteur

Milton Court Studio Theatre

Location
Milton Court is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.

Address
Milton Court,
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.