Le Carnaval de Venise
Assisting James Hurley and Rebecca Solomon on this UK Premier production, Emma helped bring Venice to Chalfont St Giles.
"for its long-overdue UK première, director James Hurley and music director Jonathan Darbourne seized on Campra’s kaleidoscopic meta-theatrical vision and delivered an evening that was as witty, risky, and immersive as the carnival itself. "
- Jonathan Whiting, Opera Now Magazine
by Andre Campra
Vache Baroque
30th - 31st August 2025
6th - 7th September 2025
Cast
Léonore - Katie Bray
Isabelle - Julieth Lozano
Rodolphe - Tristan Hambleton
Léandre - Themba Mvula
Plutone - Giuseppe Pellingra
La Fortune - Eleanor Broomfield
Orfeo - Feargal Mostyn-Williams
Le Chef des C. - William Searle
Un Musicien - Adam Jarman
Circus Artist - Shane Hampden
Circus Artist - Hannah Finn
The Vache Baroque Band
Violin I - Naomi Burrell
Violin II / Viola - Charlotte Fairbairn
Viola da Gamba - Gavin Kibble
Viola da Gamba - Kate Conway
BAss Violin - Jacob Garside
Oboe / Recorder - Oonagh Lee
Flute - Anna Kondrashina
Theorbo / Guitar - Toby Carr
Percussion - Joley Cragg
Production Team
Music Director & Harpsichord - Jonathan Darbourne
Director - James Hurley
Circus Director - Rebecca Solomon
Designer - Laura Jane Stanfield
Lighting Designer - Ben Pickersgill
Sound - Dom Harter & Simon Honywill, for Martin Audio
Assistant Director - Emma Large
Associate Designer - Laura Pearse
Assistant Lighting Designer - Connor Drivers
Lighting Assistant - Simon Pike
Costume Assistant - Kit Hand-Holding
Company Stage Managers - Rebekah Tunnell and Jan Robotycki
French Coach - Herve Goffings
Photos from The Photography Shed
