home | what's on | past productions | business | friends | education | about obd | contact us
In partnership with J D Wetherspoon
The Opera House, Tunbridge Wells
February 9th, 11th & 12th 2009
G F Handel’s
Tamerlano
New English translation by Christopher Cowell
with Baroque orchestra
Sponsored by Principal Investment Management
CAST ANNOUNCEMENT

The cast for Tamerlano represents some of the finest voices to be heard on the English opera stage including:

Stephen Wallace & Jamie Laing two of Europe’s rising stars in the new wave of counter tenors;
along with the established tenor Stephen Rooke;
the soprano Kate Manley (featured in the Nov/Dec issue of Opera Now);
appearing in the role of Irene is mezzo-soprano Claudia Huckle who recently sang this role at Washington National Opera (DC) with Placido Domingo &;
Philip Smith (currently with Glyndebourne on Tour) as Leone.

The cover cast will sing at the matinee performance

For more detailed information on the cast please click here.

PRINCIPAL ROLE COVER
Stephen Wallace TAMERLANO Violetta Gawara
Stephen Rooke BAJAZET Kevin Jones
TBA ASTERIA Helen Withers
Claudia Huckle IRENE Caryl Hughes
James Laing ANDRONICO Richard Scott
Philip Smith LEONE Philip Smith
opera by definition is a registered charity no: 1092760
opera by definition is a limited company registered in England. Company No. 4339882
Registered address: 3 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1NX
JD Wetherspoon Principal Investment Management Limited Unusual Rigging Company