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Opera North stages Handel’s Susanna: how a woman stood up to her abusers

Anna Dennis (Susanna), Tony Polo and Aaron Chaplin from Phoenix Dance Theatre
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Colin Judson (First Elder), Anna Dennis (Susanna) and Karl Huml (Second Elder)
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Anna Dennis (Susanna), Phoenix Dance Theatre and Chorus of Opera North
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BSL Performer Tianah Hodding with Anna Dennis (Susanna) and Phoenix Dance Theatre
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Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 4 October 2025
Handel, Susanna
Johanna Soller, Conductor
Olivia Fuchs, Director
Zahra Mansouri, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Jake Wiltshire, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of Opera North
Chorus of Opera North
Anna Dennis, Susanna
James Hall, Joacim
Claire Lees, Daniel
Matthew Brook, Chelsias
Colin Judson, First Elder
Karl Huml, Second Elder
Marcus J. Willis, Choreography
Phoenix Dance Theatre
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