The Cast
Martha
| Lady Harriet |
Claire Surman |
| Nancy |
Stephanie Lewis |
| Lionel |
Tom Raskin |
| Plunkett |
Anthony Cleverton |
| Sir Tristram |
Dominic Barrand |
| The Sherriff |
Michael Davis |
The Northampton Festival Opera Chorus
The Brandenburg Sinfonia
| Conductor |
Tom Higgins |
| Director and Set Designer |
Tom Hawkes |
| Costume Designer |
Carol Stevenson |
| Lighting Designer |
Kevin J Roach |
| Chorus Director and Repetiteur |
Robert Challinor |
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Claire Surman has sung principal roles for a number of companies including Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Clonter Opera, Opera Box, Surrey Opera and Riverside Opera. Last summer she covered the role of Tatiana
Eugene Onegin at Glyndebourne and recently sang Gilda
Rigoletto for Kentish Opera.
Stephanie Lewis has been studying at the Royal College of Music. She was a member of the 2007 Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and her roles include Ottavia
L’incoronazione di Poppea, Baba the Turk
The Rake’s Progress, Irene in Handel’s
Atalanta and The Dog in
The Cunning Little Vixen
Tom Raskin has sung roles for many UK companies including Glyndebourne, Surrey Opera, Opera Restor’d, Streetwise Opera and Opera Holland Park. He
sang the role of Count Almaviva in the 2000 NFO production of
The Barber of Seville.
Anthony Cleverton has sung and covered principal roles with Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Glyndebourne on Tour, English Touring Opera, Garsington Opera, Mid Wales Opera, Clonter Opera and British Youth Opera.
Dominic Barrand has has sung roles for Opera South, Opera Holland Park, The Aldeburgh Festival, Northern Opera, Opera UK, Kentish Opera and First Act Opera. Future roles include Scarpia
Tosca for Pavilion Opera.
Michael Davis has a 1st class degree in Music from Oxford University where he began his vocal studies after which he studied at the Royal College of Music. Roles he has sung include Father
Hansel and Gretel, Simone
L Finta Semplice and Sam
Trouble in Tahiti.
Gala Opera Concert
Alison Roddy was a Company Principal at English National Opera where her roles included Gilda
Rigoletto, Micaela
Carmen, Rosina
The Barber of Seville, Nanetta
Falstaff and Adina
L’Elisir d’Amore. As well as appearances at the Holland Park and Brighton Festivals she has sung principal roles in Dublin, Ottawa, Vienna and New Zealand.
Robert Challinor has been associated with NFO since 2005. He was repetiteur for the opera scenes productions in 2005 and 2006. Since then he has been Concert Director and Chorus Director. He also works regularly with Mid Wales Opera.
