Leeds Grand TheatreLeeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 6NZ, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich (1844-1908) | Snegurochka, The Snow Maiden (Sung in English) |
Performers
| Opera North | |||
| Leo McFall | Conductor | ||
| John Fulljames | Director | ||
| Giles Cadle | Set Designer | ||
| Christina Cunningham | Costume Designer | ||
| Orchestra of Opera North | |||
| Chorus of Opera North | |||
| Aoife Miskelly | Soprano | Snegurochka | 2017 Jan 21, Feb 17, 24 |
| Daisy Brown | Soprano | Snegurochka | 2017 Jan 28, Feb 03 |
| Heather Lowe | Mezzo-soprano | Lel | |
| Yvonne Howard | Mezzo-soprano | Spring Beauty | |
| Bonaventura Bottone | Tenor | Tsar Berendey | 2017 Jan 21, Feb 17, 24 |
| Ivan Sharpe | Tenor | Tsar Berendey | 2017 Jan 28, Feb 03 |
| Phillip Rhodes | Baritone | Mizgir | |
| Dean Robinson | Bass | Bermyata | |
| Elin Pritchard | Soprano | Kupava | |
| Claire Pascoe | Mezzo-soprano | Bobylikha | |
| James Creswell | Bass | Frost |
Opera North's first ever staging of Rimsky-Korsakov's delightful Russian opera The Snow Maiden opens our fairy tale season.
The Snow Maiden is warm and beautiful, but she hides a tragic secret, her heart is made of ice. If warmed by human love, her heart will melt and she will die. Enchanted by the shepherd boy Lel, she yearns to experience life with humans. Her parents relent, with tragic consequences.
A gorgeous and lyrical evocation of the natural world, Rimsky Korsakov’s delightfully colourful, folk-inspired opera is based on a well-loved Russian fairy tale. With an inventive use of video imagery, the piece imaginatively blends and contrasts worlds of fantasy and reality.
Sung in English with English titles
