Music Fit for a Queen
Dido and Aeneas
By Henry Purcell
Gloriana Dances
By Benjamin Britten
Excerpts from Merrie England
By Edward German
“All bets are off when York Opera with its 45-strong chorus pile on to the small stage at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre”
Cast
Cast of Dido and Aeneas
Dido, or Elissa, Queen of Carthage
Catherine Thronton
Berlinda
Jennifer Garbutt
First Woman
Amy Lynch
Second Woman
Sue Lindley
Sorceress
Rosy Jamieson
First Witch
Thea Jacob
Second Witch
Maggie Soper
Aeneas
Ian Thompson-Smith
Sailor
Hamish Brown
Spirit
Izabel Saunders
Cast of Gloriana
Narrator
Clive Goodhead
Dancers
Laura Soper
Lisa Price
Ilona Bell
Holly Dunford
Lucy Walker
Emily Lumley
Cast of Merrie England
Earl of Essex
Clive Goodhead
Sir Walter Raleigh
Hamish Brown
Walter Wilkins
Paul Richardson
Long Tom
Duncan Campbell
“Friar Tuck”
Russell Barton
Queen Elizabeth
Amanda Shackleton
Bessie Throckmorton
Hilary Dyson
Jill-All-Alone
Rebecca Smith
The May Queen
Jasmine Caine
Kate
Maggie Soper
Chorus
Miriam Betts
Wendy Binns
Lynn Bingham
Jasmine Caine
Hilary Dyson
Jennifer Garbutt
Eileen Hilton
Wendy Jackson
Thea Jacob
Rosy Jamieson
Sue Lindley
Louisa Littler
Amy Lynch
Sally McGurn
Pat Mortimer
Gill Pryor
Jane Read
Izabel Saunders
Rebecca Smith
Laura Soper
Emma Tatnall
Gillian Tiplady
Robin Walton
Catherine Thornton
Chloe Crowder
Irma Gemmell
Irene Hollett
Maggie Soper
Amanda Shackleton
Russell Barton
Steve Bingham
Clive Goodhead
Sanjay Kumrai
Mike Painter
Paul Richardson
Nick Skiera
Peter Butler
Duncan Campbell
Ian Edwards
Will Gausden
Les Hilton
Clive Marshall
Doug Thomas
Ian Thompson-Smith
Crew
Musical Director
Margaret Griffiths
Stage Director - Dido and Aeneas
John Soper
Stage Direction - Merrie England
Pauline Marshall
Costumes
Maggie Soper
Scenic items painted by
Peter Butler
Properties
Patricia Easton
Rosamond Jackson
Makeup
Pat Mortimer
Publicity Design
John Soper
Programme
Clive Goodhead
Programme Advertising
Gill Pryor
Programme Photographs
Nigel Lindley
Repetiteurs
Steve Griffiths
David Hammond
Alasdair Jamieson
Rebecca Smith
Tim Tozer
Business Manager
Richard Shouksmith
Publicity
Hilary Dyson
Jennifer Garbutt
Rosamond Jackson
Louisa Littler
Pauline Marshall
Gill Pryor
Emma Tatnall
Orchestra
First Violin
Eva Fox-Gàl
Second Violin
Tina Sanderson
Viola
Clare Brind
Cello and Cello Continuo
Lesley Law
Harpsichord and Keyboard
Tim Tozer
Press
Review: York Opera, Music Fit For A Queen
York Evening Press | Edward Caine | 15th May 2010
York Opera presents Dido And Aeneas, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, May 13 to 15
York Evening Press | 23rd April 2010
Rehearsals begin for York Opera’s production, Music Fit For A Queen
York Evening Press | Charles Hutchinson | 29th January 2010
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