Brilliant Il tabarro and Suor Angelica

By Richard Wilcocks, 02 October 2016

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Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 1 October 2016

Puccini, Il tabarro

Puccini, Suor Angelica

Opera North

Jac van Steen, Conductor

Sir David Pountney, Director

Johan Engels, Set Designer

Tom Pye, Costume Designer

Ivan Inverardi, Michele

Giselle Allen, Giorgetta

David Butt Philip, Luigi

Stuart Laing, Tinca

Richard Mosley-Evans, Talpa

Nicholas Watts, Un venditore di canzonette (a song vendor)

Anne-Marie Owens, La Frugola

Anne-Sophie Duprels, Suor Angelica

Patricia Bardon, La zia principessa

Louise Collett, La suora zelatrice

Claire Pascoe, La maestra delle novizie

Katie Bird, Suor Osmina

Amy J Payne, La suora infermiera

Soraya Mafi, Suor Genovieffa

Michael Barker-Caven, Revival Director, Director

Mark Doubleday, Lighting Designer

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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.

Brilliant Il tabarro and Suor Angelica complete Opera North's Puccini triptych