A feast of Purcell in Sir David Pountney’s Masque of Might

Members of the Opera North Chorus

Jonny Aubrey-Bentley, Rose Ellen Lewis, Ruby Portus and Ben Yorke-Griffiths (dancers)

Anna Dennis (Elena) and Xavier Hetherington (Seer)

Andri Björn Róbertsson (Wolf) and chorus

Von Richard Wilcocks, 08 Oktober 2023

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Purcell, Masque of Might

Opera North

Harry Bicket, Musikalische Leitung

Sir David Pountney, Regie

Leslie Travers, Bühnenbild

Marie-Jeanne Lecca, Kostüme

Paule Constable, Licht

Orchestra of Opera North

David Haneke, Video

Denni Sayers, Choreographie

Andri Björn Róbertsson, Bass

Anna Dennis, Sopran

James Laing, Countertenor

Patrick Terry, Countertenor

Callum Thorpe, Bassbariton

Xavier Hetherington, Tenor

Matthew Brook, Bassbariton

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Richard Wilcocks

Richard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.

A feast of Purcell in Sir David Pountney’s Masque of Might at Opera North