GOTHIC OPERA
"The three principals I heard in this double-cast production brought dramatic fervour and vocal excellence of a standard that easily surpassed the trio who'd sung a day or two earlier at a major London house" - Mark Valencia, Opera, January 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "It’s a fantastic production which deserves to be more widely seen" - The Reviews Hub
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The music is as delightful and lyrical as one would expect from Donizetti and, on the basis of this production, it is certainly worth seeing in all its over-the-top Gothic glory" - Bachtrack
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Congratulations to Gothic Opera for a musically strong and involving performance" - Mark Aspen
Photography by Craig Fuller
At Halloween 2024, Gothic Opera presented Maria de Rudenz by Donizetti, fully staged with a new arrangement for chamber orchestra, at historic venue Battersea Arts Centre, London. This production was the first time Maria de Rudenz has been staged in the UK.
Maria de Rudenz is inspired by an episode of Matthew Gregory Lewis's gothic novel The Monk, and tells a gory story of deceit, murder, betrayal, and resurrection from the dead. It premiered in 1838 in Venice.
Maria de Rudenz:
Corrado di Waldorf:
Enrico:
Matilde di Wolf:
Rambaldo:
Chancellor/chorus:
Chorus:
Thursday 31 October, 7.30pm
Saturday 2 November, 2.30pm
Daniella Sicari
Theo Perry
James Beddoe
Alice Usher
Harrison Gration
Jamie Formoy
Valerie Wong
Katey Rylands
Alexander White
Samuel Snowden
Joe Ashmore
Friday 1 November, 7.30pm
Saturday 2 November, 7.30pm
Lorna McLean
Kieran Rayner
Davide Basso
Béatrice de Larragoïti
Gheorghe Palcu
Jamie Formoy
Valerie Wong
Katey Rylands
Alexander White
Samuel Snowden
Joe Ashmore
Director:
Conductor:
Arranger:
Set & Costume Designer:
Lighting Designer:
Costume Supervisor:
Producer:
Production Manager:
Stage Manager:
Deputy Stage Manager:
Assistant Director:
Lysanne van Overbeek
Anna Castro Grinstein
Leon Haxby
Nate Gibson
Luca Panetta
Evelien van Camp
Helene Mathiesen
Josh Collins
Daisey Friend
Vendy Pospisilova
Dorota Nowak