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Stage Director: Richard Bloodworth

Richard Bloodworth's passion for opera was kindled in his student days when he became assistant conductor to David Atherton working on a student production of Berlioz' Beatrice and Benedict.
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Accompanist: Lauren Gilbert
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The Company

SOPRANO: Mary Coffield Amelia Durno Louise Ellison Julia Heal Kath Ireland Paulina Rossi Olive Taylor ALTO: Sue Clements Geraldine Johnson Lucie Nicholson Liz Roberts TENOR: Ruaridh Ellison Gavin Jarvis BASS: David Curtis Laurence Davison Ed Kirker Clive Robins Robert Stevenson -
Amelia Durno (Barberina)

Hello! I’m Amelia, I’m 15 years old, and I’m so excited to be performing in my first opera as Barbarina.
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Gavin Jarvis (Don Basilio)

By day, GAVIN JARVIS teaches pharmacology to medical students at the University of Sunderland, but after sunset he prefers to sing.
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Kath Ireland (Marcelina)
Mezzo SopranoKath Ireland has performed extensively in concert and oratorio throughout the North. -
Mary Coffield (Countess)

Mary is a lyric-soprano. She first joined Opera Nova in 1982 to sing the leading role in Nino Rota’s ‘The Italian Straw Hat’
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Zara Chung (Susanna)

Soprano Zara Chung has been a soloist in the opera/operetta section of ZAV-Künstlervermittlung (Germany), Opera Nova (UK), Teatro Grattacielo (USA), NYIOP (USA), and In Opera Veritas (France).