PAST PERFORMANCES!
Rocket Opera & The Maltings Theatre present HMS Pinafore for Berwick Festival Opera
August 2018
Cast & Creatives:
Dick Deadeye - Graeme Danby. Buttercup - Valerie Reid
Corcoran - Phil Gault. Rackstraw - Austin Gunn
Becket - Tom Asher. Bobstay - Jacob Robson
Josephine - Fae Evelyn. Hebe - Lizzie Nicholson
Ensemble - Niamh Carr, Jane Burnell, Rosie Kat, kath Ireland, Zachary Kleanthous, Rhys Rodrigues
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra, conductor - Peter Ford
August 2018
Cast & Creatives:
Dick Deadeye - Graeme Danby. Buttercup - Valerie Reid
Corcoran - Phil Gault. Rackstraw - Austin Gunn
Becket - Tom Asher. Bobstay - Jacob Robson
Josephine - Fae Evelyn. Hebe - Lizzie Nicholson
Ensemble - Niamh Carr, Jane Burnell, Rosie Kat, kath Ireland, Zachary Kleanthous, Rhys Rodrigues
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra, conductor - Peter Ford
Rocket opera present Rinaldo by Handel
July 2018 William Shield Festival
Cast & Creatives:
Rinaldo - Charlotte Yandell. Goffredo - Kath Ireland
Almirena - Niamh Carr. Armida - Rosie Kat. Argante - Tamsin Davidson.
Araldo - Tom Asher
Piano - John Treherne
Harpsichord - Austin Gunn
July 2018 William Shield Festival
Cast & Creatives:
Rinaldo - Charlotte Yandell. Goffredo - Kath Ireland
Almirena - Niamh Carr. Armida - Rosie Kat. Argante - Tamsin Davidson.
Araldo - Tom Asher
Piano - John Treherne
Harpsichord - Austin Gunn
Rocket Opera present The Farmer by William Shield
July 2018 William Shield Festival
Cast & Creatives:
Niamh Carr, Rosie Kat, Lizzie Nicholson, Tamsin Davidson,
Kath Ireland, Austin Gunn, Chris Elliott, Tom Asher
William Shield Festival Orchestra conducted by John Treherne
July 2018 William Shield Festival
Cast & Creatives:
Niamh Carr, Rosie Kat, Lizzie Nicholson, Tamsin Davidson,
Kath Ireland, Austin Gunn, Chris Elliott, Tom Asher
William Shield Festival Orchestra conducted by John Treherne
Rocket Opera & The Maltings present Rita by Donizetti
February 2018
Cast & Creatives:
Rita - Natasha Day
Beppe - Austin Gunn
Gasparo - Job Tome
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra
Conductor - Peter Ford
February 2018
Cast & Creatives:
Rita - Natasha Day
Beppe - Austin Gunn
Gasparo - Job Tome
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra
Conductor - Peter Ford
Rocket Opera & The Maltings present Cox & Box
November 2017
Cast & Creatives:
Bouncer - Chris Jacklin
Cox - Phil Gault
Box - Austin Gunn
Piano - Gina Baker
November 2017
Cast & Creatives:
Bouncer - Chris Jacklin
Cox - Phil Gault
Box - Austin Gunn
Piano - Gina Baker
Rocket Opera & The Maltings present Don Giovanni
August 2017
Cast & Creatives:
Leporello - Thema Mvula. Don Giovanni - Phil Gault
Donna Anna - Rachel Dyson. Commendatore - Graeme Danby
Don Ottavio - Austin Gunn. Donna Elvira - Laura Wolk Lewanowicz
Zerlina - Katie Oswell. Masetto - David Cane
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra
Conductor - Peter Ford
August 2017
Cast & Creatives:
Leporello - Thema Mvula. Don Giovanni - Phil Gault
Donna Anna - Rachel Dyson. Commendatore - Graeme Danby
Don Ottavio - Austin Gunn. Donna Elvira - Laura Wolk Lewanowicz
Zerlina - Katie Oswell. Masetto - David Cane
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra
Conductor - Peter Ford
Rocket Opera present Rosina by William Shield
July 2017
Cast & Creatives:
Rosina - Katie Oswell
Mr Belville - Chris Elliott
Cast Belville - Austin Gunn
Rustic - Sam Morrison
Phoebe - Rosie Kat
William Shield Festival Orchestra conducted by John Treherne
July 2017
Cast & Creatives:
Rosina - Katie Oswell
Mr Belville - Chris Elliott
Cast Belville - Austin Gunn
Rustic - Sam Morrison
Phoebe - Rosie Kat
William Shield Festival Orchestra conducted by John Treherne
Rocket Opera & The Maltings present Iolanthe
June 2016
Cast & Creatives:
Lord Chancellor - Fred Broom. Iolanthe - Tamsin Davidson
Queen of the Fairies - Kath Ireland. Tolloller - Austin Gunn
Mountarrarat - Neil Turnbull. Phyllis - Lottie Greenhow
Strephon - Euan Williamson. Private Willis - Sam Morrison
Leila - Elle Stevens. Fleta - Charlotte Yandell
Ensemble - Niamh Carr, Jolanda Gripstra, Anna Marmion, Georgia Schneider,
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra, Conductor - Monica Buckland
June 2016
Cast & Creatives:
Lord Chancellor - Fred Broom. Iolanthe - Tamsin Davidson
Queen of the Fairies - Kath Ireland. Tolloller - Austin Gunn
Mountarrarat - Neil Turnbull. Phyllis - Lottie Greenhow
Strephon - Euan Williamson. Private Willis - Sam Morrison
Leila - Elle Stevens. Fleta - Charlotte Yandell
Ensemble - Niamh Carr, Jolanda Gripstra, Anna Marmion, Georgia Schneider,
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra, Conductor - Monica Buckland
Rocket Opera present a performance of Stephen Montague's John Cage Dinner Party.
Stephen Montague's interest in and close relationship with Cage, his philosophy and aesthetics, and sense of humour, is evident in the Dinner Party, which, like Cage’s iconic and iconoclastic 4’33” challenges traditional notions of what constitutes “music”. The “diners” chatter and hum, rattle their cutlery, tap the table and play their wine glasses, break into songs and arias along the way. The dinner party may seem random, but is based on a “menu” of options and time frames, and a performance created through chance operations.
Venue:
University of Hull
Friday 2nd December 2016
Cast & Creatives includes:
Students from the University of Hull
Guest - Katie Oswell
Producer/Guest - Austin Gunn
Stephen Montague's interest in and close relationship with Cage, his philosophy and aesthetics, and sense of humour, is evident in the Dinner Party, which, like Cage’s iconic and iconoclastic 4’33” challenges traditional notions of what constitutes “music”. The “diners” chatter and hum, rattle their cutlery, tap the table and play their wine glasses, break into songs and arias along the way. The dinner party may seem random, but is based on a “menu” of options and time frames, and a performance created through chance operations.
Venue:
University of Hull
Friday 2nd December 2016
Cast & Creatives includes:
Students from the University of Hull
Guest - Katie Oswell
Producer/Guest - Austin Gunn
Berwick Festival Opera:
The Maltings Theatre & Rocket Opera present:
The Vampyr
by Heinrich Marschner
Saturday October 29th 2016
Venue: Guildhall, Berwick
Cast & Creatives includes:
Michael Bawtree - Conductor
RNCM String - Orchestra
Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz - Malwina
Katie Oswell - Janthe
Tamsin Davidson - Emmy
Kath Ireland - Satan
Austin Gunn - Aubry
Victor Sgarbi - Ruthven
Julian Debruiel - Davenaut
David Cane - Baritone
The Maltings Theatre & Rocket Opera present:
The Vampyr
by Heinrich Marschner
Saturday October 29th 2016
Venue: Guildhall, Berwick
Cast & Creatives includes:
Michael Bawtree - Conductor
RNCM String - Orchestra
Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz - Malwina
Katie Oswell - Janthe
Tamsin Davidson - Emmy
Kath Ireland - Satan
Austin Gunn - Aubry
Victor Sgarbi - Ruthven
Julian Debruiel - Davenaut
David Cane - Baritone
MASTERCLASS
From Score to Stage Martin Constantine
Venue:
Laurel Avenue Community Association, Durham
14th & 15th May 2016
Martin Constantine has directed opera for over ten years now at the Royal Opera House, Bristol Old Vic, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, RSC and Grange Park Opera. His reccent production of Paul Bunyan, for WNO, won an RPS Award and was nominated for a South Bank Sky Arts Award.
He is co-Artistic Director of the multi-award winning LIVEARTSHOW Last year winning an MTN Award for The Future for Beginners at the Edinburgh Festival. Previous shows Rhinegold and Manga Sister (Time Out Critic's Choice / Best Theatre of the Year) were at centre of The Yard Theatre's Peter Brook Empty Space Award winning season for Innovation.
He established and is Director of ENO Opera Works - an innovative training programme for young opera singers. He is currently International Chair of Directing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Martin has developed new writing for ROH, ENO, National Theatre, Almeida, Aldeburgh, Bristol Old Vic, Chichester Festival Theatre, the RSC and Young Vic. He has been Associate Director of new writing company Pentabus Theatre and The Yard, London. He co-adapted Kazuo Ishiguro's The Unconsoled with Toby Farrow at the National Theatre Studio.
Martin has worked as Associate and Assistant Director with Tim Albery, Martin Duncan, Nick Hytner, Richard Jones, Phyllida Lloyd and Steven Pimlott at the National Theatre, English National Opera, the RSC, Opera North and Chichester Festival Theatre. At Chichester he established the EDGE season incorporating over fifty events.
From Score to Stage Martin Constantine
Venue:
Laurel Avenue Community Association, Durham
14th & 15th May 2016
Martin Constantine has directed opera for over ten years now at the Royal Opera House, Bristol Old Vic, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, RSC and Grange Park Opera. His reccent production of Paul Bunyan, for WNO, won an RPS Award and was nominated for a South Bank Sky Arts Award.
He is co-Artistic Director of the multi-award winning LIVEARTSHOW Last year winning an MTN Award for The Future for Beginners at the Edinburgh Festival. Previous shows Rhinegold and Manga Sister (Time Out Critic's Choice / Best Theatre of the Year) were at centre of The Yard Theatre's Peter Brook Empty Space Award winning season for Innovation.
He established and is Director of ENO Opera Works - an innovative training programme for young opera singers. He is currently International Chair of Directing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Martin has developed new writing for ROH, ENO, National Theatre, Almeida, Aldeburgh, Bristol Old Vic, Chichester Festival Theatre, the RSC and Young Vic. He has been Associate Director of new writing company Pentabus Theatre and The Yard, London. He co-adapted Kazuo Ishiguro's The Unconsoled with Toby Farrow at the National Theatre Studio.
Martin has worked as Associate and Assistant Director with Tim Albery, Martin Duncan, Nick Hytner, Richard Jones, Phyllida Lloyd and Steven Pimlott at the National Theatre, English National Opera, the RSC, Opera North and Chichester Festival Theatre. At Chichester he established the EDGE season incorporating over fifty events.
Having a Ball! Excerpts from Un Ballo in Maschera, Don Pasquale, and Lucia di lammermoor
Colaborative concert with InterOpera
InterOpera's artists
Soprano - Penelope Randall-Davis
Tenors - Thomas Elwin
Baritone - Roderick Earle
Rocket Opera's artists
Soprano - Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz
Mezzo - Kath Ireland
Tenor - Euan Williamson
Baritone - Sam morrison
Bass - Will Ford
Joined by ensembles from InterOpera & Rocket Opera
North East Brass Ensemble
Conductor - Alistair Dawes
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Colaborative concert with InterOpera
InterOpera's artists
Soprano - Penelope Randall-Davis
Tenors - Thomas Elwin
Baritone - Roderick Earle
Rocket Opera's artists
Soprano - Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz
Mezzo - Kath Ireland
Tenor - Euan Williamson
Baritone - Sam morrison
Bass - Will Ford
Joined by ensembles from InterOpera & Rocket Opera
North East Brass Ensemble
Conductor - Alistair Dawes
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
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The Maltings Theatre & Rocket Opera present:
La Scala di Seta 1st & 2nd August 2015 Berwick Festival Opera Giulia:Ines Simoes Lucilla:Tamsin Davidson Dorvil:Laura Wolk Lewanowicz Dormont:Austin Gunn Blansac:Christopher Jacklin Germano:Phil Gault Un Altra Servitore:Katie Oswell Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra Conductor:Stephen Higgins Producer:Matthew Rooke |
The Maltings Theatre & Rocket Opera present:
The Mikado
June 2015 Berwick Festival Opera
Yum-Yum:Rachel Dyson
Pitti-Sing:Heather Jill Burns
Peep-Bo:Tamsin Davidson
Katisha:Kath Ireland
Ko-Ko:Lawrence Neale
Pooh-Bah:Fred Broom
Pish-Tush:Will Ford
The Mikado:Neil Turnbull
Nanki-Poo:Austin Gunn
Schoolgirl: Charlotte Yandell
Schoolgirl: Eleanor Stevens
Schoolgirl: Niamh Carr
Nobleman: Sam Morrison
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra
Conductor:Peter Ford
Producer:Matthew Rooke
The Mikado
June 2015 Berwick Festival Opera
Yum-Yum:Rachel Dyson
Pitti-Sing:Heather Jill Burns
Peep-Bo:Tamsin Davidson
Katisha:Kath Ireland
Ko-Ko:Lawrence Neale
Pooh-Bah:Fred Broom
Pish-Tush:Will Ford
The Mikado:Neil Turnbull
Nanki-Poo:Austin Gunn
Schoolgirl: Charlotte Yandell
Schoolgirl: Eleanor Stevens
Schoolgirl: Niamh Carr
Nobleman: Sam Morrison
Berwick Festival Opera Orchestra
Conductor:Peter Ford
Producer:Matthew Rooke
Masterclass Melofonetica with Matteo Dalle Fratte
May 23/24 2015
The Little Theatre, Cleadon
May 23/24 2015
The Little Theatre, Cleadon
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That's Amore! 14th February 2015
That's Amore! Romantic love songs and Italian cuisine Henry Travers Studio, Berwick Soprano: Heather Jill Burns Tenor: Austin Gunn Piano: Peter Ford & Julie Aherne |
Festive Treats 1st & 2nd December 2014
Sopranos - Heather Jill Burns, Katie Oswell
Tenor - Austin Gunn
Rocket Opera Ensemble
Felling Band
Conductor - Alistair Dawes
Tenor - Austin Gunn
Rocket Opera Ensemble
Felling Band
Conductor - Alistair Dawes
Dido and Aeneas 18th July 2014
In collaboration with Berwick Festival Opera and the Maltings Theatre, Rocket Opera will be performing Purcell's masque with a newly commissioned edition of the score and an exciting new dramatic realisation of the story by Matthew Rooke.
Dido - Heather Jill Burns
Belinda - Rachel Dyson
Sorceress - Tamsin Davidson
Lady/Witch - Anna Marmion
Lady/Witch - Katie Oswell
Aeneas - Austin Gunn
Spirit - Niamh Carr
Sailor - Paul Smith
Rocket Opera Ensemble - Kath Ireland, Neil Turnbull, Jacob Robson
Sax Ecosse
Conductor/Continuo - Nicholas Butters
Producer - Matthew Rooke
18th July 2014 Berwick Guildhall 7.30pm
Dido - Heather Jill Burns
Belinda - Rachel Dyson
Sorceress - Tamsin Davidson
Lady/Witch - Anna Marmion
Lady/Witch - Katie Oswell
Aeneas - Austin Gunn
Spirit - Niamh Carr
Sailor - Paul Smith
Rocket Opera Ensemble - Kath Ireland, Neil Turnbull, Jacob Robson
Sax Ecosse
Conductor/Continuo - Nicholas Butters
Producer - Matthew Rooke
18th July 2014 Berwick Guildhall 7.30pm
Pirates of Penzance 20th July 2014
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In collaboration with Berwick Festival Opera and the Maltings Theatre, Rocket Opera will be performing Sullivan's operetta.
Samuel - Jacob Robson Frederic - Austin Gunn Pirate King - Neil Turnbull Ruth - Kath Ireland Edith - Heather Jill Burns Kate - Katie Oswell Isabel - Anna Marmion Mabel - Rachel Dyson Florence - Niamh Carr Major General - Christopher Jacklyn Chief of Police - Richard Gooding PC All - Paul Banks Ship's Band Conductor - Nicholas Butters Producer - Matthew Rooke Sunday 20th July 2014 2pm and 7.30pm Berwick Guildhall |
Rossini Petite Messe Solenelle 23rd March
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Concert performance of Rossini's delightful setting at King's Hall, Newcastle given by Sage Gateshead Community Choir, Philharmonic Voices & Rocket Opera Soloists
Soprano - Heather Jill Burns Mezzo - Kath Ireland Tenor - Austin Gunn Bass - Neil Turnbull conducted by Len Young |
Mozart Requiem
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Sage Gateshead Community Choir and Rocket Opera Soloists perform Mozart's masterpiece at Newcastle RC Cathedral
Conducted by Len Young Soprano - Elise Dye Mezzo - Heather Jill Burns Tenor - David Douglas Bass - Neil Turnbull |
Join in and Sing…Opera Favourites
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Come along and learn operatic repertoire by Verdi, Rossini, Sullivan, Strauss etc with Rocket Opera soloists and Royal Northern Sinfonia conducted by Simon Fidler. More info http://www.sagegateshead.com/event/join-in-and-sing-concert28304/
Soprano - Heather Jill Burns Mezzo - Kath Ireland Tenor - Austin Gunn Baritone - Neil Turnbull 11th January Sage Gateshead Hall One (registration 9.30am, Rehearsals from 10.30am, Performance 6pm |
A Musical Thanksgiving!
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A concert of Broadway songs, duets and ensembles by Sondheim, Gershwin, Bernstein, Rodgers etc
Roker Methodist Church Soprano - Elise Nurre Dye Soprano - Heather Jill Burns Tenor - Austin Gunn Baritone - Neil Turnbull Piano - Nick Butters 29th November 2013 |
Mozart Opera Scenes and Requiem Mass
Rocket Opera perform arias and ensembles from operas by Mozart followed by a performance of Mozart Requiem Mass.
Trinity Church Gosforth
Soprano - Elise Nurre Dye
Mezzo - Heather Jill Burns
Tenor - Austin Gunn
Bass - Neil Turnbull
Musical Director/Piano - Nick Butters
Chorus - Sage Community Choir
Conductor - Simon Fidler
Piano - Jenny Martins
Trinity Church Gosforth
Soprano - Elise Nurre Dye
Mezzo - Heather Jill Burns
Tenor - Austin Gunn
Bass - Neil Turnbull
Musical Director/Piano - Nick Butters
Chorus - Sage Community Choir
Conductor - Simon Fidler
Piano - Jenny Martins
Trial By Jury
Joint production with the Maltings Theatre Berwick, Sage Gateshead and Rocket Opera.
Performances at Brunswick Methodist Church Newcastle and Berwick Guildhall.
Thurs 4th July 7pm Newcastle - Rocket Opera & The Sage Gateshead Opera Chorus present a concert version of Sullivan's Trial By Jury.
Sat 13th 3pm and 8pm July Berwick - Rocket Opera & The Maltings Theatre present a fully staged victorian dress performance of Sullivan's Trial By Jury with orchestra.
Cast:
Richard Gooding/Paul Toward - Judge
Neil Turnbull - Usher
Austin Gunn - Defendant
Heather Jill Burns - Counsel
Rachel Dyson - Plaintiff
Tony Hurst - Foreman
Chorus: From The Sage Gateshead Opera Chorus & Friends
Conductor - Simon Fiddler
Performances at Brunswick Methodist Church Newcastle and Berwick Guildhall.
Thurs 4th July 7pm Newcastle - Rocket Opera & The Sage Gateshead Opera Chorus present a concert version of Sullivan's Trial By Jury.
Sat 13th 3pm and 8pm July Berwick - Rocket Opera & The Maltings Theatre present a fully staged victorian dress performance of Sullivan's Trial By Jury with orchestra.
Cast:
Richard Gooding/Paul Toward - Judge
Neil Turnbull - Usher
Austin Gunn - Defendant
Heather Jill Burns - Counsel
Rachel Dyson - Plaintiff
Tony Hurst - Foreman
Chorus: From The Sage Gateshead Opera Chorus & Friends
Conductor - Simon Fiddler
Carmen 2013
Rocket Opera and The Sage Gateshead Community Opera Chorus present Bizet's Carmen at The Sage Gateshead
Wed 13th March - Sage Gateshead
Carmen - Heather Jill Burns
Dancairo - Jacob Robson
Don Jose - Austin Gunn
Escamillo - Neil Turnbull
Frasquita - Katie Oswell
Michaela - Rachel Dyson
Mercedes - Sophie Dalrymple
Remendado - Alex Banfield
Child - Niamh Carr
Chorus: The Sage Gateshead Community Opera Chorus
Conductor: Richard Gooding
Wed 13th March - Sage Gateshead
Carmen - Heather Jill Burns
Dancairo - Jacob Robson
Don Jose - Austin Gunn
Escamillo - Neil Turnbull
Frasquita - Katie Oswell
Michaela - Rachel Dyson
Mercedes - Sophie Dalrymple
Remendado - Alex Banfield
Child - Niamh Carr
Chorus: The Sage Gateshead Community Opera Chorus
Conductor: Richard Gooding
The Great Boxing Booth Revival! 2012
Marcellina and Susanna spar with each other in an exchange of polite insults that decent into below the belt remarks. Susanna triumphs in the exchange by congratulating her rival on her impressive age. The older woman is knocked off her feet by the younger woman's insult!
Marcellina - Heather Jill Burns/Ailsa Standring*
Susanna - Rachel Dyson
Aug 4th - Powburn, Aug 11th - Sedgefield, Aug 18th - Allendale, Aug 25th - Bellingham, Sept 8th - Stanhope, Sept 15th - Egremont, Sept 22nd - Hexham*
Marcellina - Heather Jill Burns/Ailsa Standring*
Susanna - Rachel Dyson
Aug 4th - Powburn, Aug 11th - Sedgefield, Aug 18th - Allendale, Aug 25th - Bellingham, Sept 8th - Stanhope, Sept 15th - Egremont, Sept 22nd - Hexham*
A Dinner Party to Celebrate John Cage's 100th - Stephen Montague
Stephen Montague's wonderful work inspired by the life and work of his friend and colleague John Cage and in celebration of his 100th Birthday which falls on September 5th 2012.
Cast includes singers from English National Opera's Operaworks programme 2011/2012, some of the leading young vocal talent at the region's universities and local professional and preprofessional performers hosted by Rocket Opera.
Entry is free
September 5th - The Sage Gateshead, Foyer
Cast includes singers from English National Opera's Operaworks programme 2011/2012, some of the leading young vocal talent at the region's universities and local professional and preprofessional performers hosted by Rocket Opera.
Entry is free
September 5th - The Sage Gateshead, Foyer
Rocket Opera Gala Concert
Rachel Dyson, Heather Jill Burns, Austin Gunn, Neil Turnbull and Jenny Martins perform highlights from operas throughout the centuries including La Traviata, Gianni Schicci, Semele, Don Giovanni, Hansel und Gretel, Romeo et Juliette, Porgy and Bess, Don Pasquale, Cosi Fan Tutte, Carmen, Mikado and Merrie England!
Tickets on the door £5
July 21st - All Saints Parish Church, Gosforth, 7pm
Tickets on the door £5
July 21st - All Saints Parish Church, Gosforth, 7pm
