Dani is quickly gaining international recognition with regular performances across Europe, the US and Asia. This year she received her Royal Albert Hall Debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic performing “Argentum” – commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society and Classic FM, and has recently had her works performed by the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Southbank Sinfonia (London) and Multi-Story Orchestra among others, and was composer in Residence at the Suoni Dal Golfo Festival of Music and Poetry during the summer of 2018 in Italy.

Zoë’s work has been performed and toured across the UK and Europe. Current projects include collaborations in the USA with  Moving Star Ensemble (Carnegie Hall) and Pittsburgh Festival Opera and a development commission for the ROH in association with Leicester Curve.

In addition to libretti, Rebecca also writes poetry, short fiction and essays. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and her work has been published in several magazines. She is also involved with the Voicings Collective and arts project Four Quarters.

Polly‘s directing work includes productions for Welsh National Opera, Independent Opera, Blackheath Halls, Theatre St. Gallen, Haydn 2021 Festival and Yellow Earth Theatre. She if founder of Loud Crowd, and director of their new production The Emperor of Atlantis. She is also Artistic Director at Longborough Festival Opera, and has conceived and run education projects for ENO, Glyndebourne and WNO.

Berrak studied at GSMD and the National Opera Studio. She has worked with Glyndebourne, Opera Holland Park, Royal Opera House, Welsh National Opera and is the Musical Director for Pop Up Opera.

Nicholas trained at the Hochschule für Musik, Cologne and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Previous opera experience includes appearances at ROH’s Linbury Studio, English Touring Opera, Paris Opéra Comique and Longborough Festival, amongst others.

Oliver is not only a tenor, but also a composer. Some of his previous appearances in opera include roles with Opera Holland Park, Pop-Up Opera, Tete a Tete and Charles Court Opera.

Lorna is a Scottish soprano who attended RSAMD and the Royal College of Music. She has a number of concert and recital appearances to her credit, and in opera this includes appearances with the Halle Handel Festival, Glyndebourne Touring Opera and the English Concert, for example, as well as roles in the Netherlands and Sweden.

Cliff attended the Royal College of Music. Apart from being part of the cast of our debut production, Snow, he has performed in numerous occasions in the UK,  Malta and France, including appearances at the Royal Albert Hall in London and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. Cliff has also recently founded ‘The Marcy Foundation’, which will raise awareness and tackle issues including domestic violence, mental health, child abuse, drug and substance abuse, and HIV.

April graduated from The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with a First Class (BA HONS) in Theatre Design. Some of her notable opera design credits include work for Theater St. Gallen, Switzerland, Blackheath Halls Opera and Welsh National Opera, for which ‘Le Vin Herbé’ received the Wales Theatre Award for ‘Best Opera Production’.

Andrew is a writer and director, and has trained
at the Oxford School of Drama and at the University of York. He has notably directed four plays for new-theatre writing company The Hardy and is currently associate director at Sands Films Studios.

Artistic Director Hamish comes from the performance side of opera. His main goal in co-founding TheOperaStory is to contribute to ensuring the future of opera, by commissioning new works to be written and performed.

Executive Director and co-founder Manuel has a professional career in the financial services industry, and is now applying his expertise to the administration of the company and to securing resources for its stable funding.

Pierre is a Trustee of The Opera Story, and is the founder and owner of Re-Up , a Marketing & Advertising Company.

Antony is a Trustee of The Opera Story. An economist and consultant, his career has been in management consulting in the UK and Asia and he is currently doing a PhD in Musicology.

Leigh, “the emergent specialist of 20th-century opera” (Financial Times), has carved out a formidable reputation for the performance of new works and dramatic 20th century repertoire.