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Midland Opera Creative Team
A full scale opera depends on a very large team. The 2011 team numbered over 30, many of whom were also performing. Bringing the opera to life on stage were 40 singers, supported by 14 musicians in the orchestra pit. Meet the creative leaders who ensure we turn all that creative energy and passion for opera into a thrilling production. MUSICAL DIRECTOR – JAMES LONGSTAFFE![]() PRODUCER/DIRECTOR – SARAH HELSBY-HUGHES![]() Since graduation, Sarah's singing career has taken her all over the world, including performances in Europe, the USA and Japan. She has appeared for many opera companies, including Mid-Wales Opera, Carl Rosa Opera, Lyric Opera Dublin, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Opera North, Opera Ireland, Pavilion Opera, New Devon Opera, and City of Birmingham Touring Opera. She directed act 1 of Le Nozze di Figaro, and several student-led projects whilst at Birmingham, and has combined a singing and directing career ever since. She first sang with Heritage Opera in 2006, became staff director in 2008, and took over as Artistic Director in 2011. Productions for HO include: Dido and Aeneas, The Magic Flute, Die Fledermaus (co-translated with Nick Sales), HMS Pinafore, Tosca, Cosi fan Tutte, Carmen (also translated), Madame Butterfly, Don Giovanni, and Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Under her management, Heritage Opera gave the world première of Jonathan Dove's chamber opera, Mansfield Park (in which she created the role of Mary Crawford). This year, she will translate and direct Rigoletto and La bohème, and direct The Marriage of Figaro, and in 2013 will direct Guilio Cesare and La Clemenza di Tito for Opera Seria in Manchester. Sarah lives in Staffordshire with her partner, the tenor Nicholas Sales. |
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