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

By Richard Wilcocks, 08 October 2023

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“Pountney... found a remarkable number of references to the current climate crisis”

Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 6 October 2023

Purcell, Masque of Might

Opera North

Harry Bicket, Conductor

Sir David Pountney, Director

Leslie Travers, Set Designer

Marie-Jeanne Lecca, Costume Designer

Paule Constable, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of Opera North

David Haneke, Video

Denni Sayers, Choreography

Andri Björn Róbertsson, Bass

Anna Dennis, Soprano

James Laing, Countertenor

Patrick Terry, Countertenor

Callum Thorpe, Bass-baritone

Xavier Hetherington, Tenor

Matthew Brook, Bass-baritone

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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