| Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979) | Carousel |
| Opera North | |||
| James Holmes | Conductor | ||
| Jo Davies | Director | ||
| Anthony Ward | Costume Designer, Set Designer | ||
| Kim Brandstrup | Choreography | ||
| Kay Shepherd | Choreography | ||
| Bruno Poet | Lighting Designer | ||
| Andrzej Goulding | Video | ||
| Keith Higham | Baritone | Billy Bigelow | 2015 May 13, 14 mat, eve, 15, 16 mat, eve, 17, 19, 20, 21 mat, eve, 22, 23 |
| Aoife O'Sullivan | Soprano | Carrie Pipperidge | 2015 May 13, 14 mat, eve, 15, 16 mat, eve, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 |
| Lorna James | Soprano | Carrie Pipperidge | 2015 May 21 mat |
| Gillene Butterfield | Soprano | Julie Jordan | |
| Yvonne Howard | Mezzo-soprano | Nettie Fowler | |
| Joseph Shovelton | Tenor | Enoch Snow |
Carousel is a story of love, loss and the possibility of redemption. Fairground barker Billy Bigelow is quick to anger, but he is loved by a woman, Julie Jordan, who keeps faith with him despite his flaws. It is also a vivid portrait of a society: a fishing community in New England ready to celebrate the joys of living as well as to face its hardships square on.
Asked if he had ever been tempted to write an opera, Richard Rodgers replied that he had, but that Carousel was the closest that he ever came to doing so. The score is studded with classic numbers, including ‘If I Loved You’, ‘June is Bustin’ Out All Over’, ‘Soliloquy’ and, of course, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. Jo Davies’s vibrant production, highly praised when it was first seen in Leeds, Salford and London in 2012, is moving and uplifting in equal measure.
‘Opera North has a fine record of presenting Broadway classics, and this new production does a rich piece of musical theatre great honour.’ Daily Telegraph
Sung in English
Performance lasts approximately 3 hours
