“Derek Chivers, at the helm of the orchestra for the first time, keeps a steady momentum with authority, and the ladies – the merry wives – are pleasingly versatile.”
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) is an opera in three acts by Otto Nicolai to a German libretto by Salomon Hermann Mosenthal based on the play The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare.
The opera is a Singspiel, containing much spoken dialogue between distinct musical numbers. The opera remains popular in Germany, and the overture is sometimes heard in concert in other countries.
Cast
Cast
Alice Ford
Tracy Bowen
Meg Page
Catherine Thornton
Ann Page
Harriet Pridmore
Sir John Falstaff
Steve Griffiths
Mr Ford
Ian Thompson Smith
Mr Page
Ian Small
Fenton
Karl Reiff
Slender
Hamish Brown
Dr Cajus
Clive Godhead
Chorus
Miriam Betts
Eillen Hilton
Emma Tatnall
Georgia Tindale
Gill Pryor
Gill Tiplady
Hilary Dyson
Janey Jatcher
Jennifer Garbutt
Lynn Bingham
Melissa Parkin
Pat Mortimer
Robin Walton
Wendy Binns
Wendy Jackson
Pat Wilkes
Chloe Crowder
Annie Howard
Irene Hollett
Joan Sinanan
Lorna Sheppard
Rebecca Smith
Maggie Soper
Mandy Shackleton
Louisa Littler
Mike Painter
Nick Skiera
Paul Richardson
Sanjay Kumrai
Mark Haddon
Bill Read
David Binns
Doug Thomas
Ian Edwards
Les Hilton
Martin Sleeman
Peter Butler
Will Gausden
John Soper
Children’s Chorus
Emily Ball
Helenca Gillett
Laurena Hall
Freya Harris
Annabelle Johnson
Zosia Johnson
Natalie Little
Julia Ogilvy
Jennifer Read
Sumiah Sinclair-Shaw
Eleanor Stainforth
Beatrice Watkins
Crew
Musical Director
Derek Chivers
Stage Director
Clive Marshall
Set Design
John Soper
Set Construction
Peter Butler
Adam James
Louisa Littler
Clive Marshall
Paul Richardson
Richard Shouksmith
Joan Sinanan
Richard White
Members of York Opera
Stage Manager
Carolyn Roper
Costume Design
Maggie Soper
Costume Production
Mary Griffiths
Louisa Littler
Meg Forrest
Melissa Parkin
Joan Sinanan
Children’s Choreography
Hilary Dyson
Properties
Patricia Easton
Rosamund Jackson
Lighting Design
Andy Pillner
Publicity
Hilary Dyson
Rosamund Jackson
Louisa Littler
Gill Pryor
Emma Tatnall
Martin Sleeman
Members of York Opera
Publicity Design
John Soper
Photographs
Wendy Binns
Makeup
Patricia Mortimer
Programme
Clive Goodhead
Front of House
Kathleen Shouksmith
Business Manager
Richard Shouksmith
Orchestra
Violins
Eva Fox-Gàl (Leader)
Claire Howett
Clare Howard
Marcus Bousfield
Sue Mills
Heather Marvin
Jill Bowman
Viola
Margaret Sawyer
Clare Brind
Cello
Sian Thomas
Lesley Law
Double Bass
Alan Easterbrook
Flute
Della Pawley
Felicity Jones
Oboe
Jane Wright
Alex Nightingale
Clarinet
Andrew Cavell
Julie Purcell
Bassoon
Isobel Gamova
David Johnson
Horn
Julian Small
Alice Wakely
Trumpet
Christopher Blood
Trombone
Anna Marshall
Harp
Angelina Warburton
Timpani/Percussion
Francesca Rochester
Press
Review: York Opera in The Merry Wives of Windsor, York Theatre Royal
York Evening Press | Martin Dreyer | 17th November 2011
York Opera in The Merry Wives of Windsor, York Theatre Royal, November 15, 16, 18 and 19
York Evening Press | 11th November 2011
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