2024
Creative Producer for Mastersingers’ 25th Anniversary event: casting, scheduling, marketing, ticketing, venue liaison, programme editor and presentation
2023
Masque of Vengeance Music: Ed Lambert Text: Thomas Middleton
Curator and presenter Opera Unmasked A Mastersingers weekend in Aldeburgh (September)
New National Theatre Tokyo Opera Scenes July Recital Program
2022
National Opera Association Adjudicator for Division 4 opera production prize
2021
Verdi and Shakespeare A Zoomtalk for the Music Club of London
National Opera Association Adjudicator for Divisions 4 and 7 opera production prize
2020
National Opera Association Adjudicator for Divisions 3 and 4 opera production prize
2019
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts/Nabil Shehata
Mozart in 1791 Lecture at HKAPA School of Music
Design in contemporary Western opera Lecture at HKAPA School of Theatre & Entertainment Arts
Project Valhalla Three events in London with Mastersingers on Wagner’s Ring with Dame Felicity Palmer, Sir John Tomlinson, Anthony Legge and 12 Young Artists
National Opera Association Adjudicator for Division B2 opera production prize
2018
DIE FLEDERMAUS Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore/Lim Yau
FAUST ET HELENE Lili Boulanger Eglise Saint-Marcel, Paris/Marc Trautmann
FALSTAFF Opera Colorado/Ari Pelto
2017
Visual design in contemporary opera Lecture at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
HANSEL AND GRETEL Celebrate Voice Festival, Salisbury/Philip Thomas
Creative Producer: Culture and the Third Reich Mastersingers/Music Club of London, University College London
Rebellious Love – director of a public workshop with Lionel Friend on Die Walküre Act 2 scene 4
Alberich at Eighty – curator of a celebration for Malcolm Rivers, London
Associated Studios London – opera scenes programme, with Mary Hill
2016
PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Semi-staging – LA Philharmonic/Esa-Pekka Salonen, Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
CARMEN Semi-staging and lighting – Singapore Symphony/Lan Shui
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Shakespeare & Mendelssohn, Middle Temple Hall, London/James Henshaw
FAITH Semi-staging of Stravinsky’s late sacred works – Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen, St.John’s Smith Square, London
TOSCA Chiswick House, London/Simon Lee
Associated Studios London – two opera scenes programmes, with Mary Hill
Curator & Presenter: Sounds and Sweet Airs Mastersingers/Music Club of London, Aldeburgh
Script & Presenter: Gustav Mahler and Opera Staging Mahler Society, London
2015
DAS RHEINGOLD & DIE WALKÜRE Secret Opera, Cardiff and London/Richard Black & Andrew Charity
Scripts & Presenter: Wagner and the Dream King/Bayreuth or Bust Manchester and London Wagner Societies
Script & Presenter: Strauss and Sibelius: Parallel lives Music Club of London
BORIS GODUNOV excerpts Semi-staging – Philharmonia Orchestra/Jakub Hrůša RFH London
AN OPERA OF DANIEL & THE CATFISH CONUNDRUM – composer Ed Lambert, Brighton Festival
OPERA WITH A TITLE – composer Ed Lambert, Tête-à-Tête Festival London
Script & Presenter: Time becomes space: PARSIFAL Mastersingers & Music Club of London
2014
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Opéra Bastide, Bordeaux/Marc Trautmann
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Portland State University/Ken Selden 2014 Jeannine B. Cowles Distinguished Professor in Residence
LES CONTES d’HOFFMANN Diva Opera – European tour
LA RONDINE Oberlin in Italy – Arezzo/Ari Pelto
PADMAVATI (Roussel) Opéra Orr, Bordeaux/Marc Trautmann
THE MERRY WIDOW Singapore Lyric Opera/Tim Carey
THE CATFISH CONUNDRUM a new opera by Ed Lambert – Tête à Tête Festival, London
DIE WALKÜRE Act 1 & Act 3 final scene – New London Opera Players, London
PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Semi-staging – Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen, Royal Festival Hall, London
Curator & Presenter: Après le déluge Mastersingers/Music Club of London, Aldeburgh
Scripts & Presenter: Wagner and the Dream King, Gluck at 300 Wagner Society, Mastersingers, London
2013
Artistic Director: Inside The Ring – Mastersingers/Wagner Society/Longborough Festival Opera, Blockley
Curator & Presenter: Gods & Heroes – Music Club of London/Mastersingers, Eastbourne
DIE WALKÜRE Act 3 Semi-staging – Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis, Royal Festival Hall, London
LA TRAVIATA Diva Opera – European tour
THE BALLAD OF LADY BARNARD (Britten/Boden) Aldeburgh Music – U.K. tour
DRESS REHEARSAL a new play by Alison Evans – London
RIGOLETTO Script, presentation & semi-staging – Singapore Symphony Orchestra/Lan Shui
Script: In Time for Christmas Diva Opera in the U.K.
Scripts: A Great Trio: Britten, Verdi & Wagner; An Operatic Bestiary; Breaking The Ring (revised); Wagner’s Elements
2012
IL PRIGIONIERO Semi-staging – Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen, Royal Festival Hall, London
FIDELIO Script, presentation, semi-staging & lighting – Singapore Symphony Orchestra/Lan Shui
DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES Portland State University 2012 Jeannine B. Cowles Distinguished Professor in Residence
TOSCA Diva Opera, European tour
CURLEW RIVER Tokyo University of the Arts – co-production with Noh play SUMIDAGAWA London, Orford and Tokyo (director & artistic co-ordinator)
Scripts: From Russia with Love and Das Geheimnis der Liebe Mastersingers, London
Script: Sir Sidney Nolan and the stage Mastersingers at The Rodd, Presteigne
Script and direction: Scrooge’s Christmas Dream Diva Opera, European tour
2011
CARMEN Singapore Lyric Opera
IL TABARRO & GIANNI SCHICCHI New National Theatre, Tokyo
RIGOLETTO Diva Opera, European tour
DUKE BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen – London/Birmingham/Lisbon/Dortmund
Curator & Presenter: Living in Exile Mastersingers, Aldeburgh
Chequers Charity Gala Presenter – Diva Opera
2010
FALSTAFF New National Theatre, Tokyo
FALSTAFF Diva Opera, Europe
THE SCREAMS OF KITTY GENOVESE Tête à Tête Festival, London & Edingburgh Fringe
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE facilitator for a Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra workshop
2009
Script & Presenter: Wagner’s Dreamers Mastersingers, Aldeburgh
Opera Scenes Royal Academy of Music, London
Script & Presenter: Wilhelmina Schröder-Devrient Mastersingers/Wagner Society, London
Opera Showcase Opera Studio, New National Theatre, Tokyo
2008
THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS Philharmonia Orchestra/Richard Hickox, Sadlers’ Wells Theatre, London
LA CENERENTOLA Opera Memphis, USA
DIDO AND AENEAS Temple Music Festival, London
SIMON BOCCANEGRA San Francisco Opera, USA
Curator & Presenter: The English Tradition Mastersingers, Aldeburgh
Opera Showcase Opera Studio, New National Theatre, Tokyo
DIE MEISTERSINGER (Act 3 sc 1) Mastersingers, Royal Academy, London
2007
ALBERT HERRING New National Theatre, Tokyo
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Singapore Lyric Opera, Singapore
LA TRAVIATA Diva Opera, Europe
DIE WALKÜRE (Act 1) Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore
Script: Breaking the Ring Mastersingers, Royal Opera House, London
Curator & Presenter: Crime and Punishment Mastersingers, Presteigne
MARY SEACOLE London and Sugar & Spice Festival, Gateshead, U.K.
Script: Wagner’s Gods Mastersingers/Wagner Society, Linbury Studio, London
Opera Showcase Opera Studio, New National Theatre, Tokyo
Script & Presenter: From Bayreuth to Busseto Mastersingers/Wagner Society/Amici di Verdi, London
2006
Götterdämmerung (scenes) Mastersingers, Royal Academy, London
Le Nozze di Figaro Singapore Lyric Opera, Singapore
The Screams of Kitty Genovese (Will Todd) New York Music Theater Festival, USA
Curator & Presenter: Wagner, Britten & the Sea Mastersingers, Aldeburgh
Opera Showcase Opera Studio, New National Theatre, Tokyo
2004 – 2005
Parsifal (Act 2) Palace Opera, UK
Lucrezia Borgia The Minnesota Opera, USA
The Blackened Man (Will Todd) World Premiere, Buxton Festival
Die Walküre (Act 3) Mastersingers, Royal Academy, London
Script: Wesendonck Lieder/Les nuits d’été Mastersingers/ Wagner Society, RAM London
Exiled in America Chicago Humanities Festival, USA
Candide Semi-staging – BBC Concert Orchestra, LONDON
1998 – 2003
I Pagliacci & Goyescas Central City Opera, Colorado USA
Die Zauberflöte New National Theatre, Tokyo
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor San Francisco Opera Center, USA
Carmen Opera Company of Philadelphia, USA
L’Amour du loin (Saariaho) London Premiere, semi-staging – BBC SO, Barbican, London
Dialogues des Carmélites, Faust Portland Opera, USA
Simon Boccanegra, Arabella San Francisco Opera, USA
I Capuleti e I Montecchi, Rigoletto Tulsa Opera, USA
Der fliegende Holländer San Diego Opera, USA
Attila Lyric Opera of Chicago, USA
Fedora Washington Opera, USA
Stiffelio, Fedora Los Angeles Opera, USA
Italian Girl in Algiers San Francisco Opera Center, USA
Re-opening Gala, Katya Kabanova Royal Opera, London
Porgy & Bess, Iolanthe, Royal Palace/Propheten (Weill), Gondoliers Semi-staging – BBC Proms, London
Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Götterdämmerung (scenes) Covent Garden Festival, London
Scripts: Verdi in Venice, Herr Mozart – Doktor Strauss Covent Garden Festival
Mary Seacole (Richard Chew) Linbury Studio, London
Alcina Opera Theatre of Lucca, Italy
Rheingold (scenes) Mastersingers, London
La Sonnambula Castleward Opera, N. Ireland
Scripts & Presenter: Wagner & Berlioz; Opera at the Movies Chicago Humanities Festival, USA
The Queen of Spades New End Theatre, London