OPERA
Manon Lescaut
"Their sound and virtuosity did the composer proud"
Manon Lescaut is a devastating depiction of a woman wrestling with her desire for love on her own terms, and the rigid double standards imposed on her by society. The opera was a breakthrough hit for its composer, Giacomo Puccini, and is packed with memorable music and heartbreaking drama.
Jude Christian, fresh from a critically acclaimed Titus Andronicus at London’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, brings incisive direction and a sharp, poetic new translation to her radical new production, while ETO Music Director Gerry Cornelius conducts.
This Spring Seasons tours around England with 36 performances at 16 different venues.
English Touring Opera | 2024
Composer Giacomo Puccini
Libretto English Adaptation Jude Christian
Orchestra English Touring Opera
Conductor Gerry Cornelius
Conductor
(10,18, 23, 25 May) Michael Papadopoulos
Director Jude Christian
Designer Charlotte Henery
Lighting Designer Ben Ormerod
Choreography Arielle Smith
Costume Supervisor Megan Rarity
Touring Staff Director and
Assistant Director Rachel Wise
Répétiteur Nicholas Bosworth
Rehearsal Pianist/Coach Paul McKenzie
Company Stage Manager Sami Wood
Deputy Stage Manager Amy Batty
Cast
Jenny Stafford
Manon
Aiden Edwards
Lescaut
Brenton Spiteri
Edmondo
David Horton
Dance Master
Edward Jowle
Inn Keeper
Julia Mariko
Lamplighter
Gareth Dafydd Morris
Des Grieux
Edward Hawkins
Geronte
Cicely Hé
Singer
Amy J Payne
Naval Captain
Phil Wilcox
Sergeant
Cover Cast
Philippa Boyle
Manon
Phil Wilcox
Lescaut
Jack Dolan
Edmondo
Robin Bailey
Dance Master
Phil Wilcox
Inn Keeper
Rachel Speirs
Lamplighter
Dominic J Walsh
Des Grieux
Trevor Eliot Bowes
Geronte
Morgana Warren-Jones
Singer
Judy Louie Brown
Naval Captain
Edward Jowle
Sergeant
Tour Ensemble
Soprano
Julia Mariko
RachelSpeirs
Shafali Jalota
Mezzo - Soprano
Cicely Hé
Judy Louie Brown
Morgana Warren-Jones
Tenor
David Horton
Jack Dolan
Sandeep Gurrapadi
Bass
Phil Wilcox
Edward Jowle
Masimba Ushe