| Saturday 04 October 2025 | 19:00 |
| Saturday 11 October 2025 | 19:00 |
| Monday 20 October 2025 | 19:00 |
| Wednesday 22 October 2025 | 18:30 |
| Opera North | ||
| Johanna Soller | Conductor | |
| Olivia Fuchs | Director | |
| Zahra Mansouri | Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| Jake Wiltshire | Lighting Designer | |
| Orchestra of Opera North | ||
| Chorus of Opera North | ||
| Marcus J. Willis | Choreography | |
| Phoenix Dance Theatre | ||
| Anna Dennis | Soprano | Susanna |
| Claire Lees | Soprano | Daniel |
| Matthew Brook | Bass-baritone | Chelsias |
An exciting new collaboration between Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre based on one of the most operatic of Handel’s English oratorios.
Handel’s touch is light, but this is a story with a dark heart and strong contemporary resonance: Susanna is the victim of two powerful, predatory men out to destroy her reputation; yet her strength and steadfastness win out in the end.
Choreographed by Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director, Marcus Jarrell Willis, in collaboration with Director Olivia Fuchs, dance and opera combine in a reimagining of the Susanna and the Elders Biblical story, from which emerges a biting parable for our times.
This production will feature integrated visual vernacular (physical performance drawing on sign language, mime and theatre techniques).
Price
From £16 (+£2.25 booking fee) / £10 for under 30s