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MAY EVENTS

Rebecca Afonwy-Jones
Concerts at Loughborough Town Hall (3), Assembly Rooms, Presteigne (4m) and Warwick Arts Centre (9m)

Peter Brathwaite
Billy Bone in the world premiere of CAPTAIN BLOOD’S REVENGE for Glyndebourne at Brighton Festival (24/25m+e)

Simon Butteriss
Alcindoro and Benoit LA BOHEME for English National Opera at London Coliseum (4/8/10/14/16/24/31) and G&S gala concert at Royal Albert Hall (12)

Benjamin Cahn
Covers Lackey in the new production of ARIADNE AUF NAXOS for Glyndebourne Festival Opera (18/22/25/30)

Hal Cazalet
Raggy Sam CAPTAIN BLOOD’S REVENGE for Glyndebourne at Brighton Festival (24/25m+e)

Alan Cemore
Monsieur de Brétigny in the new production of MANON for Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau (4/7/10/11/17/18/25/26/30/31)

Sylvia Clarke
Katisha THE MIKADO for Grim’s Dyke (12) and covers Florence Pike ALBERT HERRING for Opera North (15/16/18/19/21/23/24/25)

Julian Close
Bonze MADAMA BUTTERFLY for Welsh National Opera at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (28)

Katherine Crompton
Concert for City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra at Central Theatre, Rochester (11)

Christopher Diffey
Concert for New London Orchestra at Foundling Museum, London (2) Alfredo LA TRAVIATA for Opera UK at Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds (8/9m) and Handel’s MESSIAH in Epson (18) and Collier’s Wood (25)

Lauren Easton
Covers Dryad ARIADNE AUF NAXOS for Glyndebourne Festival Opera (18/22/25/30)

Andrew Finden
Farid in Ludger Vollmer’s BORDER (11), Roderich de Weert / Zweite Fremde DER VETTER AUS DINGSDA (15) and Tadeusz in the German premiere of Weinberg’s THE PASSENGER (18/22) for Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe

Sipho Fubesi
Covers Fenton FALSTAFF for Glyndebourne Festival Opera (19/24/26/29)

Jane Glover
Conducts Bach’s ST JOHN’S PASSION for Music of the Baroque at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston (19) and Harris Theatre, Chicago (20)

Hilary Griffiths
Conducts CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and I PAGLIACCI for Prague State Opera (7)

Paul Carey Jones
Wagner concert with Kelvin Lim at the South Bank Centre (22)

Catherine King
Kleiberg’s REQUIEM for Billingshurst Choral Society at All Saints Church, Hove (11)

Henry Manning
Covers Incognito L’ASSEDIO DI CALAIS for English Touring Opera at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (2), Warwick Arts Centre (11) and Perth Theatre (16) and title role NOYE’S FLUDDE for New London Orchestra at The Chainstore, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London (21/22) and Nouveau Siècle, Lille (28)

Donald Maxwell
Second Priest DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE for Royal Opera, Covent Garden (3/7/9)

Natalie Montakhab
Mozart’s CORONATION MASS for Peterhead Choral Society at Longside Parish Church (12)
 
Iestyn Morris
Ferdinand THE DUCHESS OF MALFI for Theater Chemnitz (5)

Michael Rosewell
Conducts SIMON BOCCANEGRA for English Touring Opera at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (1/3), Warwick Arts Centre (10), Perth Theatre (17) Cambridge Arts Theatre (22/25), G Live, Guildford (28) and Truro Cathedral (30)

Miriam Sharrad
Schwertleite in Act III of DIE WALKÜRE for Philharmonia Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall (22)

Joseph Shovelton
Mayor Upfold in the new production of ALBERT HERRING for Opera North at Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds (15/16/18/19/21/23/24/25)

Matthew Sprange
Covers Pietro SIMON BOCCANEGRA in Cheltenham (1/3), Warwick (10), Perth (17) Cambridge (22/25), Guildford (28) and Truro (30) and sings Armando L’ASSEDIO DI CALAIS in Cheltenham (2), Warwick (11), Perth (16) and Cambridge (21) for English Touring Opera

Matthew Stiff
Covers Prince Gremin EUGENE ONEGIN (30) and sings Lord Walton in the new production of I PURITANI (31) for Grange Park Opera

Sir John Tomlinson
Masterclasses for The Mastersingers at All Saints Church, Eastbourne (4/5), Hagen GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG for Wiener Staatsoper (22) and concert for Worthing Symphony Orchestra at Assembly Hall, Worthing (25)

Andrew Watts
Prince Go-Go LE GRAND MACABRE for Komische Oper, Berlin (5/17)

John Wegner
Alberich DAS RHEINGOLD (26) and SIEGFRIED (31) for Hamburg Staatsoper

IN REHEARSAL

William Robert Allenby
Baron Douphol LA TRAVIATA for Iford Arts Festival (opens 8 June)

Sylvie Bedouelle
Madelon FORTUNIO for Grange Park Opera (opens 10 July)

Benjamin Cahn
2nd Mate BILLY BUDD for Glyndebourne Festival Opera (opens 10 August)

Tyler Clarke
First Customer / Monk in Jonathan Harvey’s WAGNER DREAM for Welsh National Opera (opens 6 June)
 
Julian Close
Fafner DAS RHEINGOLD (opens 16 June), Fafner SIEGFRIED (opens 20 June) and covers Hagen GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG (opens 22 June) for Longborough Festival Opera

Gerry Cornelius
Conducts SWAN LAKE for English National Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall (opens 6 June)
 
Christopher Diffey
Condulmiero in Rossini’s MAOMETTO SECONDO for Garsington Opera (opens 8 June)

Ilona Domnich
Jacqueline FORTUNIO for Grange Park Opera (opens 10 July)

Alan Ewing
Lady Bracknell THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST for Royal Opera House, Linbury Studio (opens 14 June)

Phillip Joll
Covers Wotan DIE WALKÜRE (opens 18 June) and sings Wanderer SIEGFRIED (opens 20 June) for Longborough Festival Opera

Paul Carey Jones
Covers Donner DAS RHEINGOLD for Longborough Festival Opera (opens 16 June) and sings Speaker, 2nd Priest/Armed Man DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE for Nevill Holt (opens 27 June)

Catherine King
Flosshilde DAS RHEINGOLD (opens 16 June), Grimgerde DIE WALKÜRE (opens 18 June) and 1st Norn, Flosshilde and covers Waltraute GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG (opens 22 June) for Longborough Festival Opera

Cara McHardy
Covers Helmwige DIE WALKÜRE for Longborough Festival Opera (opens 18 June)

Geoffrey Moses
Fasolt DAS RHEINGOLD (opens 16 June) and covers Hunding DIE WALKÜRE (opens 18 June) for Longborough Festival Opera

Constance Novis
Lace Seller DEATH IN VENICE for English National Opera (opens 14 June)

Adam Smith
Lechmere OWEN WINGRAVE for Guildhall School of Music (opens 5 June)

Matthew Sprange
Covers Germont LA TRAVIATA for Iford Arts Festival (opens 8 June)

Matthew Stiff
Marquis de la Force LES CARMELITES for Grange Park Opera (opens 8 June)

Oliver von Dohnanyi
Conducts ANNA BOLENA for National Moravian-Silesian Theatre at Antonín Dvorák Theatre, Ostrava (opens 6 June)
 
John Wegner
Alberich DAS RHEINGOLD (opens 18 November), SIEGFRIED (opens 22 November) and GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG (opens 25 November) for Opera Australia

NEW ARTIST

We’re very pleased to welcome mezzo-soprano Anna Starushkevych to Music International.