OPERA
Albert Herring
Benjamin Britten
''There is a little bit of Albert in all of us'' - van Elst
Welcome to Loxford, a society where everyone is desperate to be accepted and acknowledged.
Albert is an outlier, despite appearances, he feels misplaced in Loxford.
Every year there is a May Queen festival, however this year is different. In order to teach Loxford residents a lesson, it has been decided by Loxford's delegation that Albert will be unprecedently declared the 'May King'.
Despite protests, Albert accepts his fate, and his 'thoughts and feelings' (a chorus of Albert Herrings) appear to him with a little help from the 'lemonade'. Albert embarks on an adventure of self discovery, and returns to Loxford with a different perspective.
St Paul's Opera invites you to join Loxford's summer fate, where you will participate in the May King Festival with activities, food stalls, ball games, dance and audience participation.
St Paul's Opera | 2022
Composer Benjamin Britten
Librettist Eric Crozier
Musical Director Panaretos Kyriatzidis
Director Annemiek van Elst
Associate Director Rachel Wise
Design Annemiek van Elst & Rachel Wise
Movement Director Rachel Wise
Intimacy Director Rachel Wise
Repetiteur Francesca Lauri
Costume Supervisor Emily May Sions
Lighting Annemiek van Elst & Rachel Wise
DSM & SM Rachel Wise
Cast
Lady Billows Rosalind O’Dowd/Charlotte Brosnan
Florence Pike Jenny Samuel/Natasha Elliott
Miss Wordsworth Patricia Ninian/Anna Marmion
Mr Gedge Robert Byford/Adam Brown
Mr Upfold Peder Holtermann
Superintendent Budd Ross Fettes/Masimba Ushe
Harry Olivia Lewis
Cis Megan Baker
Emmie Isabella Roberts
Sid Owain Evans/Alfred Mitchell
Albert Herring Alex Akhurst/Hugh Benson
Nancy Alexandra Dinwiddie/Megan Baker
Mrs Herring Deborah Holborn
Emmie Isabella Roberts
Cis Megan Baker/Sophie Price
Harry Olivia Lewis/Lydia Ward