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.
| Season | Opera[3]!!|Composer | |Principal cast | |Conductor | |Director | |Designer[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | CarmenCarmen | Bizet Bizet | Knight Gillian Knight (Carmen), Robert Ferguson (Don José), Michael Lewis (Escamillo), Barbara Walker (Micaela) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1978–79 production | |
| 1981–82 | MacbethMacbeth | Verdi Verdi | Rawnsley John Rawnsley (Macbeth), Elizabeth Vaughan (Lady Macbeth), Anthony Roden (Macduff) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Geliot Michael Geliot | Gunter John Gunter/ Sally Gardner |
| 1981–82 | HanselHänsel und Gretel | Humperdinck Humperdinck | Parker Patricia Parker (Hansel), Laureen Livingstone (Gretel), Patricia Payne (Witch) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1978–79 production | |
| 1981–82 | OrpheusOrpheus in the Underworld | Offenbach Offenbach | Winfield John Winfield (Orpheus), Patricia Cope (Euridice), Thomas Lawlor (Jupiter) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones /Roy Laughlin | ZZZ Revival of 1978–79 production | |
| 1981–82 | RigolettoRigoletto | Verdi Verdi | Rawnsley John Rawnsley/Terence Sharpe (Rigoletto), Robert Ferguson (Duke), Helen Field/Hilary Jackson (Gilda) | Stapleton Robin Stapleton | ZZZ Revival of 1979–80 production | |
| 1981–82 | BarteredThe Bartered Bride | Smetana Smetana | Slorach Marie Slorach (Mařenka), Arthur Davies (Jeník), Eric Garrett/Thomas Lawlor (Kecal), Justin Lavender (Vašek) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones /Clive Timms | Pimlott Steven Pimlott | Lazaridis Stefano Lazaridis |
| 1981–82 | MidsummerA Midsummer Night’s Dream | Britten Britten | Smith Kevin Smith (Oberon), Nan Christie (Tytania), Stephen Rhys-Williams (Bottom), Ian Caley (Lysander), Barbara Walker (Helena), Fiona Kimm (Hermia), Christopher Booth-Jones (Demetrius) | Howarth Elgar Howarth | Watt-Smith Ian Watt-Smith | McPherson Alexander McPherson |
| 1981–82 | ManonlManon Lescaut | Puccini Puccini | Saunders Arlene Saunders (Manon), Benito Maresca (Des Grieux), Christian du Plessis (Lescaut) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Renshaw Christopher Renshaw | Santini Bruno Santini |
| 1981–82 | NabuccoNabucco | Verdi Verdi | Tinsley Pauline Tinsley (Abigaille), Norman Bailey (Nabucco), John Tranter (Zaccaria) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1979–80 production | |
| 1981–82 | CosiCosì fan tutte | Mozart Mozart | Harrhy Eiddwen Harrhy (Fiordiligi), Patricia Parker (Dorabella), Robin Leggate (Ferrando), Robert Dean (Guglielmo), Kate Flowers (Despina), Rodney Macann (Don Alfonso) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Vick Graham Vick | Craig Russell Craig |
| 1981–82 | WertherWerther | Massenet Massenet | Brecknock John Brecknock (Werther), Carol Wyatt (Charlotte), Lesley Garrett (Sophie) | Timms Clive Timms | Pimlott Steven Pimlott | Bjornson Maria Björnson |
| 1981–82 | FlyingThe Flying Dutchman | Wagner Wagner | Pleyer Friedrich Pleyer | ZZZ Revival of 1978–79 production | ||
| 1982–83 | Prince Igor | Borodin Borodin | Donnelly Malcolm Donnelly (Igor), Margaret Curphey (Yaroslavna), Tom McDonnell (Galitsky), Roderick Kennedy (Khan Konchak) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Pimlott Steven Pimlott | Lazaridis Stefano Lazaridis |
| 1982–83 | MarriageThe Marriage of Figaro | Mozart Mozart | Shimell William Shimell (Figaro), Lesley Garrett (Susanna), Stephen Roberts (Count), Margaret Neville (Countess), Elise Ross (Cherubino) | Hickox Richard Hickox | ZZZ Revival of 1978–79 production | |
| 1982–83 | SamsonSamson et Dalila | Saint-Saëns Saint-Saëns | Py Gilbert Py (Samson), Ann Howard (Dalila), Jonathan Summers (High Priest) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1978–79 production | |
| 1982–83 | MadamaMadama Butterfly | Puccini Puccini | Vaughan Elizabeth Vaughan (Butterfly), Kristian Johannsson (Pinkerton), Terence Sharpe (Sharpless), Maureen Morelle (Suzuki) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Copley John Copley | Don Robin Don |
| 1982–83 | CenerentolaLa Cenerentola | Rossini Rossini | Jones Della Jones (Cenerentola), John Brecknock/Richard Morton (Don Ramiro), ??? (Don Magnifico), Stuart Harling (Dandini), Rodney Macann (Alidoro) | Amojne Guido Amojne-Marsan /Roy Laughlin | Graham Colin Graham | Butlin Roger Butlin |
| 1982–83 | TalesThe Tales of Hoffmann | Offenbach Offenbach | Hillman David Hillman (Hoffmann), Suzanne Murphy (Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta, Stella), Raimund Herincx (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dr Miracle, Dapertutto) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1980–81 production | |
| 1982–83 | BohemeLa bohème | Puccini Puccini | Livingston William Livingston (Rodolfo), Anne Williams-King (Mimi), William Shimell (Marcello), Maria Moll (Musetta) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1978–79 production | |
| 1982–83 | Don GDon Giovanni | Mozart Mozart | Du Plessis Christian du Plessis (Don Giovanni), Suzanne Murphy (Donna Anna), Eiddwen Harrhy (Donna Elvira), Roderick Earle (Leporello), ??? (Don Ottavio) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1980–81 production | |
| 1982–83 | KatyaKáťa Kabanová | Janacek Janáček | Slorach Marie Slorach (Katya), Keith Mills (Boris), Bonaventura Bottone (Kudryash), Barbara Walker (Varvara), Judith Pierce (Kabanicha) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Vick Graham Vick | Lazaridis Stefano Lazaridis |
| 1982–83 | BeatriceBéatrice et Bénédict | Berlioz Berlioz | Powell Claire Powell (Beatrice), John Brecknock (Benedict), Eilene Hannan (Hero) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Alden David Alden | Fielding David Fielding |
| 1982–83 | ElisirL'elisir d'amore | Donizetti Donizetti | Sullivan Gillian Sullivan (Adina), Alexander Oliver/Bonaventura Bottone (Nemorino), Michael Rippon (Dulcamara), Gordon Sandison (Belcore) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1980–81 production | |
| 1982–83 | FreischutzDer Freischütz | Weber Weber | Mitchinson John Mitchinson (Max), Margaret Curphey (Agathe), Malcolm Rivers (Caspar), Kate Flowers (Aennchen) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1980–81 production | |
| 1983–84 | FledermausDie Fledermaus | Strauss J J Strauss | Blanc Jonny Blanc (Eisenstein), Penelope Mackay (Rosalinda), Lynda Russell (Adele), Adrian Martin/Bonaventura Bottone (Alfredo) | Timms Clive Timms | Hollman Hans Hollman | Gunter John Gunter/ Sue Blane |
| 1983–84 | CosiCosì fan tutte | Mozart Mozart | Slorach Marie Slorach (Fiordiligi), Cynthia Buchan (Dorabella), John Graham-Hall (Ferrando), Robert Dean/Geoffrey Dolton (Guglielmo), Elizabeth Gale (Despina), Rodney Macann (Don Alfonso) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1981–82 production | |
| 1983–84 | RebeccaRebecca (world premiere) | Josephs Josephs | Sullivan Gillian Sullivan (The second Mrs de Winter), Peter Knapp (Maxim de Winter), Ann Howard (Mrs Danvers) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Graham Colin Graham | Lazaridis Stefano Lazaridis |
| 1983–84 | TrovatoreIl trovatore | Verdi Verdi | Rom Natalia Rom (Leonora), Eduardo Alvares (Manrico), Cynthia Buchan (Azucena), James Dietsch (Count di Luna) | Tortelier Yan Pascal Tortelier | Serban Andrei Şerban | Yeargan Michael Yeargan |
| 1983–84 | EugeneEugene Onegin | Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky | Hannan Eilene Hannan (Tatyana), Jonathan Summers (Onegin), Robin Leggate (Lensky), Fiona Kimm (Olga) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Vick Graham Vick | Butlin Roger Butlin |
| 1983–84 | CunningThe Cunning Little Vixen | Janáček Janáček | Field Helen Field (Vixen), Willard White (Forester), Gordon Christie (Fox), Neil Jenkins (Schoolmaster), Thomas Lawlor (Priest) | Davies Wyn Davies | Pountney David Pountney | Bjornson Maria Björnson |
| 1983–84 | OrfeoOrfeo ed Euridice | Gluck Gluck | Palmer Felicity Palmer (Orfeo), Patricia Rozario (Euridice), Cathryn Pope (Amor) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Prowse Philip Prowse | Prowse Philip Prowse |
| 1983–84 | ToscaTosca | Puccini Puccini | Popova Valerie Popova (Tosca), Kristian Johannsson (Cavaradossi), Brent Ellis (Scarpia) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1979–80 production | |
| 1983–84 | BarteredThe Bartered Bride | Smetana Smetana | Harrhy Eiddwen Harrhy (Mařenka), Lawrence Dale (Jeník), Thomas Lawlor (Kecal), Mark Curtis (Vašek) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1981–82 production | |
| 1983–84 | SalomeSalome | Strauss R R Strauss | Daner Penelope Daner (Salome), Philip Joll (Jokanaan), Nigel Douglas (Herod), Della Jones (Herodias) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Herz Joachim Herz | Heinrich Rudolf Heinrich |
| 1983–84 | VillageA Village Romeo and Juliet | Delius Delius | Jeffes Peter Jeffes (Sali), Anne Williams-King (Vrenchen), David Wilson-Johnson (The Dark Fiddler) | Cleobury Nicholas Cleobury | Carsen Robert Carsen | Craig Russell Craig/ John Fraser |
| 1983–84 | MadamaMadama Butterfly | Puccini Puccini | Mekler Mani Mekler (Butterfly), Franco Farina (Pinkerton), Rodney Macann (Sharpless), Anne Mason (Suzuki) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1982–83 production | |
| 1983–84 | ThreepennyThe Threepenny Opera | Weill Weill | Savidge Peter Savidge (Macheath), Beverley Mills (Polly), Eiddwen Harrhy (Jenny Diver), Mark Lufton (Peachum), Clare Moll (Mrs Peachum) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | Prowse Philip Prowse | Prowse Philip Prowse |
| 1984–85 | CavalleriaCavalleria rusticana[5] | Mascagni Mascagni | Cannan Phyllis Cannan/Jane Eaglen (Santuzza), Frederick Donaldson (Turiddu) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones /Clive Timms | Pimlott Steven Pimlott | Gaetani Raimonda Gaetani |
| 1984–85 | PagliacciPagliacci[6] | Leoncavallo Leoncavallo | Marengi Angelo Marengi (Canio), Kate Flowers (Nedda), Florian Cerny (Tonio) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones /Clive Timms | Pimlott Steven Pimlott | Gaetani Raimonda Gaetani |
| 1984–85 | NabuccoNabucco | Verdi Verdi | Vaughan Elizabeth Vaughan (Abigaille), Jonathan Summers (Nabucco), Giovanni Gusmeroli (Zaccaria) | Howarth Elgar Howarth/ John Pryce-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1979–80 production | |
| 1984–85 | JonnyJonny spielt auf (British premiere) | Krenek Krenek | Sprague Jonathan Sprague (Jonny), Kenneth Woollam (Max), Penelope Mackay (Anita), Gillian Sullivan (Anita) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Besch Anthony Besch | Stoddart John Stoddart |
| 1984–85 | MagicThe Magic Flute | Mozart Mozart | Dale Lawrence Dale (Tamino), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Pamina), Alan Watt (Papageno), Geoffrey Moses (Sarastro), Evelyn Nicholson (Queen of the Night) | Hirsch Peter Hirsch | Vick Graham Vick | Craig Russell Craig |
| 1984–85 | GondoliersThe Gondoliers | Sullivan Sullivan | Mills Beverley Mills/Louise Winter (Tessa), Gordon Christie (Marco), Peter Savidge (Giuseppe), Gillian Sullivan (Gianetta) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones /Anthony Shelley | Renshaw Christopher Renshaw | Goodchild Tim Goodchild |
| 1984–85 | ThreepennyThe Threepenny Opera | Weill Weill | Savidge Peter Savidge (Macheath), Beverley Mills (Polly), Eiddwen Harrhy (Jenny Diver), Mark Lufton (Peachum), Clare Moll (Mrs Peachum) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1983–84 production | |
| 1984–85 | TraviataLa traviata | Verdi Verdi | Field Helen Field/Natalia Rom (Violetta), Adrian Martin (Alfredo), Jonathan Summers (Germont) | Brydon Roderick Brydon | Rochaix François Rochaix | Maret Jean-Claude Maret |
| 1984–85 | TamerlanoTamerlano | Handel Handel | Palmer Felicity Palmer (Tamburlaine), Richard Morton (Bajazet), Sally Burgess (Andronicus), Eiddwen Harrhy (Asteria), Wendy Vercoe (Irene) | Timms Clive Timms | Prowse Philip Prowse | Prowse Philip Prowse |
| 1984–85 | MeistersingerDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Wagner Wagner | Burt Michael Burt (Sachs), Denes Striny (Walther), Nicholas Folwell (Beckmesser) Marie Slorach (Eva), Bonaventura Bottone (David), John Tranter (Pogner) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones /Clive Timms | Stros Ladislav Stros | Nyvlt Vladímir Nyvlt/ Josef Jelínek |
| 1984–85 | TrovatoreIl trovatore | Verdi Verdi | Fernandez Wilhelmenia Fernandez (Leonora), Gordon Greer (Manrico), Patricia Payne (Azucena), Keith Latham (Count di Luna) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1983–84 production | |
| 1984–85 | WertherWerther | Massenet Massenet | Raffalli Tibère Raffalli (Werther), Cynthia Buchan (Charlotte), Patricia Rozario (Sophie) | Tortelier Yan Pascal Tortelier | ZZZ Revival of 1981–82 production | |
| 1985–86 | PuritaniI puritani | Bellini Bellini | ONeill Dennis O'Neill (Arturo), Suzanne Murphy (Elvira), Donald Maxwell (Riccardo), Roderick Earle (Giorgio) | Timms Clive Timms | Serban Andrei Şerban | Yeargan Michael Yeargan |
| 1985–86 | MagicThe Magic Flute | Mozart Mozart | Morton Richard Morton (Tamino), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Pamina), Henry Newman (Papageno), Stephen Richardson (Sarastro), Evelyn Nicholson (Queen of the Night) | Fischer-Dieskau Martin Fischer-Dieskau | ZZZ Revival of 1984–85 production | |
| 1985–86 | Midsummer MThe Midsummer Marriage | Tippett Tippett | Cullis Rita Cullis (Jenifer), Donald Stephenson (Mark), Peter Jeffes (Jack), Patricia O’Neill (Bella), Philip Joll (King Fisher), Penelope Walker (Sosostris) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Albery Tim Albery | Cairns Tom Cairns/ Antony McDonald |
| 1985–86 | FanciullaLa fanciulla del West | Puccini Puccini | Johnson M Mary Jane Johnson (Minnie), John Treleaven (Dick Johnson), Malcolm Donnelly (Jack Rance) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Pountney David Pountney | Schneider- Günther Schneider -Siemssen |
| 1985–86 | GoldenThe Golden Cockerel | Rimsky Rimsky- Korsakov | Shore Andrew Shore (King Dodon), Elizabeth Gale (Queen of Shemakha), Justin Lavender (Astrologer), Bronwen Mills (Cockerel) | Rahbari Alexander Rahbari | Pountney David Pountney | Bjornson Maria Björnson/ Sue Blane |
| 1985–86 | TraviataLa traviata | Verdi Verdi | Ron Natalia Rom/Helen Field (Violetta), Adrian Martin (Alfredo), Donald Maxwell (Germont) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1984–85 production | |
| 1985–86 | MikadoThe Mikado | Sullivan Sullivan | Nicoll Harry Nicoll (Nanki-Poo), Kate Flowers (Yum-Yum), Alan Oke (Ko-Ko), Thomas Lawlor (Pooh-Bah), John Tranter (The Mikado) | Timms Clive Timms | Renshaw Christopher Renshaw | Goodchild Tim Goodchild |
| 1985–86 | AidaAida | Verdi Verdi | Fernandez Wilhelminia Fernandez/Valerie Popova (Aida), Frederick Donaldson/Seppo Ruohonen (Radames), Sally Burgess/Linda Finnie (Amneris), Keith Latham (Amonasro) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones John Pryce-Jones | Prowse Philip Prowse | Prowse Philip Prowse |
| 1985–86 | IntermezzoIntermezzo | Strauss R R Strauss | Savidge Peter Savidge (Robert Storch), Rita Cullis (Christine), Harry Nicoll (Baron Lummer) | Barlow Stephen Barlow | Cox John Cox | Battersby Martin Battersby |
| 1985–86 | RakeThe Rake's Progress | Stravinsky Stravinsky | Rolfe-J Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tom Rakewell), William Shimmell (Nick Shadow), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Ann Trulove) | Brydon Roderick Brydon | Rochaix François Rochaix | Maret Jean-Claude Maret |
| 1985–86 | FaustFaust | Gounod Gounod | Pruett Jerome Pruett (Faust), Valerie Masterson (Marguerite), John Tomlinson (Méphistophélès), Keith Latham (Valentin) | Timms Clive Timms | Judge Ian Judge | Gunter John Gunter/ Deidre Clancy |
| 1985–86 | Don GDon Giovanni | Mozart Mozart | Savidge Peter Savidge (Don Giovanni), Christine Teare (Donna Anna), Kathryn Harries (Donna Elvira), Nicholas Folwell (Leporello), Glenn Winslade (Don Ottavio) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Albery Tim Albery | Bjornson Maria Björnson/ Antony McDonald |
| 1986–87 | TroyensLes Troyens (part 1: The Capture of Troy) | Berlioz Berlioz | Ciesinski Kristine Ciesinski (Cassandra), Ronald Hamilton (Aeneas), Richard Salter (Chorebus) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Albery Tim Albery | McDonald Antony McDonald /Tom Cairns |
| 1986–87 | MadamaMadama Butterfly | Puccini Puccini | Rom Natalia Rom (Butterfly), Arthur Davies/Frederick Donaldson (Pinkerton), Keith Latham (Sharpless), Claire Primrose (Suzuki) | Saccani Rico Saccani | Day Sally Day | Don Robin Don |
| 1986–87 | BarberThe Barber of Seville | Rossini Rossini | Savidge Peter Savidge (Figaro), Beverley Mills (Rosina), Harry Nicoll (Almaviva), David Wilson-Johnson (Dr Bartolo) | Timms Clive Timms | Havergal Giles Havergal | Craig Russell Craig |
| 1986–87 | BohemeLa bohème | Puccini Puccini | Martin Adrian Martin (Rodolfo), Eirian Davies/Lynne Dawson (Mimi), William Shimmell/Anthony Michaels-Moore (Marcello), Anna Steiger/Roisin McGibbon (Musetta) | Howarth Elgar Howarth/ Clive Timms | Freeman David Freeman | Roger David Roger |
| 1986–87 | NormaNorma | Bellini Bellini | Pick Monica Pick-Hieronimi (Norma), Eiddwen Harrhy (Adalgisa), Frederick Donaldson (Pollione) | Timms Clive Timms | Serban Andrei Şerban | Yeargan Michael Yeargan |
| 1986–87 | OedipusOedipus rex[7] | Stravinsky Stravinsky | Roden Anthony Roden (Oedipus), Della Jones (Jocasta), Keith Latham (Creon), John Tranter (Tiresias) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1980–81 production | |
| 1986–87 | EntfuhrungDie Entführung aus dem Serail | Mozart Mozart | Wolf Sally Wolf (Konstanze), Lawrence Dale/Jerome Pruett (Belmonte), Tom Haenan (Osmin), Elizabeth Gale/Bronwen Mills (Blonde), Bonaventura Bottone (Pedrillo) | Bugaj Tomasz Bugaj | Vick Graham Vick | Rupnik Kevin Rupnik |
| 1986–87 | TraviataLa traviata | Verdi Verdi | Greenawald Sheri Greenawald (Violetta), Jerome Pruett/Patrick Power, Keith Latham (Germont) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1984–85 production | |
| 1986–87 | DaphneDaphne (British premiere) | Strauss R R Strauss | Field Helen Field (Daphne), William Lewis (Apollo), Peter Jeffes (Leukippos) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Prowse Philip Prowse | Prowse Philip Prowse |
| 1987–88 | TroyensLes Troyens (part 2: The Trojans at Carthage) | Berlioz Berlioz | Burgess Sally Burgess (Dido), William Lewis (Aeneas), Patricia Bardon (Anna) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Albery Tim Albery | Cairns Tom Cairns/ Antony McDonald |
| 1987–88 | MarriageThe Marriage of Figaro | Mozart Mozart | Hayward Robert Hayward (Figaro), Helen Field (Susanna), Peter Savidge (Count), Iva-Maria Turri (Countess), Beverley Mills (Cherubino) | Barlow Stephen Barlow | Gill Peter Gill | Chitty Alison Chitty |
| 1987–88 | MacbethMacbeth | Verdi Verdi | Ellis Brent Ellis/Keith Latham (Macbeth), Josephine Barstow (Lady Macbeth) | Pryce-Jones John Pryce-Jones | Judge Ian Judge | Gunter John Gunter/ Deidre Clancy |
| 1987–88 | CarmenCarmen | Bizet Bizet | Buchan Cynthia Buchan (Carmen), Dennis O’Neill/Edmund Barham/Arthur Davies (Don José), Anthony Michaels-Moore/Donald Maxwell (Escamillo), Marie Slorach (Micaela) | Rahbari Alexander Rahbari /Clive Timms /Anthony Jenner | Jones Richard Jones | Lowery Nigel Lowery |
| 1987–88 | RebeccaRebecca | Josephs Josephs | Williams-King Anne Williams-King (The second Mrs de Winter), Peter Knapp (Maxim de Winter), Ann Howard (Mrs Danvers) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | ZZZ Revival of 1983–84 production | |
| 1987–88 | MerryThe Merry Widow | Lehar Lehár | Kathryn Harries/Vivian Tierney (Hanna Glawari), Peter Savidge (Danilo), Andrea Bolton (Valencienne), Paul Nilon (Camille), Thomas Lawlor (Baron Zeta) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1979–80 production | |
| 1987–88 | KatyaKáťa Kabanová | Janacek Janáček | Harrhy Eiddwen Harrhy (Katya), Edmund Barham (Boris), Paul Nilon (Kudryash), Louise Winter (Varvara), Catherine Wilson (Kabanicha) | Howarth Elgar Howarth | ZZZ Revival of 1982–83 production | |
| 1987–88 | ToscaTosca | Puccini Puccini | Johnson Mary Jane Johnson/Valerie Popova (Tosca), John Treleaven (Cavaradossi), Sergei Leiferkus (Scarpia) | Timms Clive Timms | Judge Ian Judge | Howland Gerard Howland/ Ann Curtis |
| 1987–88 | FidelioFidelio | Beethoven Beethoven | Cairns Janice Cairns (Leonore), Jeffrey Lawton (Florestan), Donald Maxwell (Pizarro), Mark Munkittrick (Rocco) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones /Roy Laughlin | Maccarthy Michael McCarthy | Mumford Peter Mumford |
| 1988–89 | Love forThe Love for Three Oranges | Prokofiev Prokofiev | Jeffes Peter Jeffes (The Prince), Paul Harrhy (Truffaldino), Andrew Shore/Robert Poulton (Leander), Pauline Tinsley (Fata Morgana) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Jones Richard Jones | Quay The Brothers Quay /Sue Blane |
| 1988–89 | LuciaLucia di Lammermoor | Donizetti Donizetti | Masterson Valerie Masterson (Lucia), Jorge Pita/Ingus Peterson (Edgardo), Keith Latham (Enrico) | Timms Clive Timms | Gann David Gann | Ultz Ultz/ Stephen Rodwell |
| 1988–89 | BohemeLa bohème | Puccini Puccini | Martin Adrian Martin (Rodolfo), Joan Rodgers (Mimi), Peter Savidge (Marcello), Marie Angel (Musetta) | Masson Diego Masson | ZZZ Revival of 1986–87 production | |
| 1988–89 | PecheursLes pêcheurs de perles | Bizet Bizet | Davies Arthur Davies/Adrian Martin (Nadir), Sergei Leiferkus/Keith Latham (Zurga), Anne Dawson (Leila) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Prowse Philip Prowse/ Sally Day | Prowse Philip Prowse |
| 1988–89 | AidaAida | Verdi Verdi | Cairns Janice Cairns (Aida), John Treleaven (Radames), Sally Burgess (Amneris), Keith Latham (Amonasro) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1985–86 production | |
| 1988–89 | FlyingThe Flying Dutchman | Wagner Wagner | Maxwell Donald Maxwell (The Dutchman), Kristine Ciesinski (Senta), David Gwynne (Daland), Jeffrey Lawton (Erik) | Kaspszyk Jacek Kaspszyk | Medcalf Stephen Medcalf | Brotherston Lez Brotherston |
| 1988–89 | MarriageThe Marriage of Figaro | Mozart Mozart | Michaels-Moore Anthony Michaels-Moore (Figaro), Judith Howarth (Susanna), Peter Savidge/Geoffrey Dolton (Count), Ida-Maria Turri (Countess), Linda Kitchen (Cherubino) | Howarth Elgar Howarth | ZZZ Revival of 1987–78 production | |
| 1988–89 | Manon Manon | Massenet Massenet | Field Helen Field (Manon), Patrick Power (Des Grieux), Lescaut (Geoffrey Dolton) | Timms Clive Timms | Jones Richard Jones | Hudson Richard Hudson |
| 1988–89 | BorisBoris Godunov | Mussorgsky Mussorgsky | Tomlinson John Tomlinson (Boris), Edmund Barham (Grigory), Kim Begley (Shuisky), Sean Rea (Pimen) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Judge Ian Judge | Craig Russell Craig/ Deidre Clancy |
| 1989–90 | PeterPeter Grimes | Britten Britten | Treleaven John Treleaven (Peter Grimes), Marie Slorach (Ellen Orford), Malcolm Donnelly (Balstrode) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones /Roy Laughlin | Eyre Ronald Eyre | Thompson Mark Thompson |
| 1989–90 | ToscaTosca | Puccini Puccini | Johnson Mary Jane Johnson/Edith Davis/Janice Cairns (Tosca), Edmund Barham (Cavaradossi), Donald Maxwell/Keith Latham (Scarpia) | Rizzi Carlo Rizzi | ZZZ Revival of 1987–78 production | |
| 1989–90 | FintaLa finta giardiniera | Mozart Mozart | Dawson Anne Dawson (Sandrina), Paul Nilon (Belfiore), Nigel Robson (Podestà), Peter Savidge (Nardo), Katherine Steffan (Ramiro) | Hacker Alan Hacker | Albery Tim Albery | Cairns Tom Cairns |
| 1989–90 | ShowShow Boat | Kern Kern | Kitchen 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) | Jenkins Graeme Jenkins /Wyn Davies | Judge Ian Judge | Craig Russell Craig/ Alexander Reid |
| 1989–90 | BarberThe Barber of Seville | Rossini Rossini | Smythe Russell Smythe (Figaro), Clare Shearer (Rosina), Neill Archer (Almaviva), Andrew Shore (Dr Bartolo) | Guidarini Marco Guidarini | ZZZ Revival of 1986–87 production | |
| 1989–90 | Don PDon Pasquale | Donizetti Donizetti | Shore Andrew Shore/Roger Bryson (Pasquale), Adrian Martin (Ernesto), Juliet Booth/Judith Howarth (Norina), Robert Hayward (Malatesta) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones /Hilary Griffiths | Mason Patrick Mason | Vanek Joe Vaněk |
| 1989–90 | JerusalemJérusalem (British premiere) | Verdi Verdi | Davies Arthur Davies (Gaston), José Garcia (Roger), Janice Cairns (Hélène), Keith Latham (Count of Toulouse) | Daniel Paul Daniel/ Roy Laughlin | Audi Pierre Audi | Simon Michael Simon/ Jorge Jara |
| 1989–90 | HeureL'heure espagnole[8] | Ravel Ravel | Winter Louise Winter (Concepción), Jason Howard (Ramiro), Harry Nicoll (Gonzalve), Andrew Shore (Don Inigo Gomez) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Duncan Martin Duncan | Cairns Tom Cairns |
| 1989–90 | GianniGianni Schicchi[9] | Puccini Puccini | Shore Andrew Shore (Schicchi), David Maxwell-Anderson (Rinuccio), Juliet Booth (Lauretta) | Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones | Duncan Martin Duncan | Cairns Tom Cairns |
| 1989–90 | OrfeoOrfeo ed Euridice | Gluck Gluck | Burgess Sally Burgess (Orfeo), Jane-Leslie Mackenzie (Euridice), Claire Daniels (Amor) | Timms Clive Timms | ZZZ Revival of 1983–84 production | |
| 1989–90 | MaskaradeMaskarade (British professional premiere) | Nielsen Nielsen | Nilon Paul Nilon (Leander), Mary Hegarty (Leonora), Geoffrey Dolton (Henrik), Meriel Dickinson (Magdelone), Clive Bayley (Jeronimus) | Howarth Elgar Howarth | Kaut-Howson Helena Kaut-Howson | Brotherston Lez Brotherston |
Sources
- Leeks, Stuart (ed) (2003). Opera North @ 25. Leeds: Opera North.
References
- ↑ Adam, Nicky (ed) (1993). Who's Who in British Opera. Aldershot: Scolar Press. ISBN 0-85967-894-6.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Where two designers are credited, the first-named designed the set and the second designed the costumes
- ↑ Performed as a double-bill with Pagliacci
- ↑ Performed as a double-bill with Cavalleria rusticana
- ↑ Performed as a double-bill with Pulcinella
- ↑ Performed as a double-bill with Gianni Schicchi
- ↑ Performed as a double-bill with L'heure espagnole
See also
- Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1978–79 to 1980–81
- Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1990–91 to 1996–97
- Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1997–98 to 2003–04
- Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 2004–
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