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Orpheus in the Underworld at the Iford Arts Festival

Suzanne Shakespeare returns to the Iford Arts Festival singing the role of Eurydice in Opera della Luna’s new production of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld. A profanation of holy and glorious antiquity. A desecration of the gods! That’s how one outraged critic greeted the first performance of Orphée aux Enfers…

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Swanhunter, a new co-production between Opera North and The Wrong Crowd

Suzanne performs the role of the Swan in Jonathan Dove’s family opera, Swanhunter.  Opera North joins forces with acclaimed theatre company The Wrong Crowd in this new production, creating an inventive fusion of opera, puppetry and live action. Dove and his librettist Alasdair Middleton take their story from the Finnish folktale…

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Daughter of the Regiment at the Iford Arts Festival

Suzanne Shakespeare will make her debut at the Iford Arts Festival singing the role of Marie in Opera della Luna’s new production of Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment. “The Regiment” – one of California’s most notorious biker gangs.  Original libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-Francois Bayard. New…

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