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Pandora's Box

We have learnt about the recent sentencing for criminal behaviour of Alex Woolf, who was involved with this production as its composer. Our thoughts and sympathy go to his victims, as well as to others who may have been caused distress.

We only learnt about these events when the news became public knowledge and we have all been shocked and disappointed.  We are committed to high ethical standards in our activities, and firmly condemn such behaviour, which has no place in our company. We will therefore no longer be performing his compositions, meaning this production will not take place.

We greatly regret what has occurred.  We hope that you endorse our actions, and that we can rely on your future support. 

Our Team

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Alex Woolf

Composer

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Dominic returns to work with us after having written the libretto of our second opera, Goldilocks and the Three Little Pigs. It was a pleasure working with him and all of us and the audience appreciated the style of his writing, contemporary yet deep and full of a dark humour that we think fits very well the subject matter for this production.

Dominic Kimberlin

Librettist

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Aylin won the WhatsOnStage Best Newcomer to the UK Operatic Scene award in 2014. Her previous experience in opera includes work with Grimeborn Festival, Bury Court Opera and Opera Holland Park, as well as in her native Turkey, Germany and in Albania.

Aylin Bozok

Director / Sets and costumes design

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Lee’s experience in opera includes notably having already conducted a World Premiere, at Glyndebourne. In the UK, he has conducted and recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Other opera credits include work in the Netherlands and Spain.

Lee Reynolds

Conductor

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Alice sang the title roles in our first two seasons (Snow and Goldilocks
and the Three Little Pigs), and we are great admirers of her talent.
Her other work in opera includes appearances with Aldeburgh Festival,
Longborough Festival Opera, Pop Up Opera and Independent Opera.
Alice is a bursary of Opera Prelude and the International Opera
Awards Foundation.

Alice Privett

Clem (Soprano)

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Nic gave an outstanding performance when he was part of the cast of our second season, singing Daddy Bear-Pig. His career has really taken off in these past couple of seasons, including main and title roles in Opera Holland Park, English National Opera, The Grange Festival, Scottish Opera and New Zealand Opera, so we are very excited to have him with us for a second time.

Nicholas Lester

Marco (Baritone)

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Ed is an alumnus from the National Opera Study, the Royal Academy
of Music and Glyndebourne’s New Generation Programme. His most
recent opera work includes roles with Nevill Holt Opera, Waterperry
Opera, Glyndebourne and Grimeborn, and he will also be part of
another world premiere in the 2020 season of Grange Festival.

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Julian (Baritone)

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Chloe is a recent graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s Opera course. She has most recently made appearances with Glyndebourne Festival, Théâtre du Chatelet (Paris) and Pop-Up Opera, and in song recitals at the Wigmore Hall and Barbican Hall.

Chloe Latchmore

Fran (Mezzo-soprano)

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This will be Anthony’s first time working with us, but we have greatly
enjoyed his work with companies like Opera della Luna, Grimeborn
and ENO (where he is covering the title role later this season).

Anthony Flaum

Paxton (Tenor)

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Rachel studied Professional Stage Management, and has worked in operas by British Youth Opera and Buxton Opera house, as well as a number of theatre projects around the country.

Rachel Bell

Company Stage Manager

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AK has been with us since our first season, first as a trainee and then as Assistant Stage Manager, before joining us this year as Design Associate. She recently got her MA in Costume for Performance, and recent work includes costume designing for The Property Play by Jelena Budimir (2019), The Awaiting Wrath by Jen Irons (2018), East Wall 2018 arranged by LIFT Festival (2018) and The Amazing Journey of Grimacing Podge or the Missing Me by Eddie Latter (2018).

AK Lie

Design Associate and Assistant Stage Manager

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Ben was already the Lighting Designer for our debut, Snow, and we are very excited to have him back. Opera credits include English National Opera, Opera North and the International Opera Awards, amongst others, as well as a number of theatre projects.

Ben Pickersgill

Lighting Designer

The Venue

CLF Art Café The Bussey Building

133 Rye Lane
London
SE15 4ST

For this production, we plan on returning to the CLF Art Café / Bussey Building in Peckham. This live performance and clubbing complex corresponds very well to what we want to achieve with our productions, using a layout that differs from that in a traditional theatre.

Many thanks to…

Arts Council England

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Trusts & Foundations

John S. Cohen Foundation

D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

Lucille Graham Trust

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Corporate Partners

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Individual Donors

  • Ivan Katzen
  • Robin Farr
  • Clémence Humeau
  • Kate Olver and Jeremy Young
  • Lorna and Chris Bown
  • John and Val Barter
  • Clare Sutherland and Alexander Mackay
  • Michael Shipley
  • Adam and Helen Gac
  • John Coke and Suzanne Lemieux
  • Antony Feeny
  • Benoit Humeau
  • Olivier Humeau
  • Jeremy Greenhalgh
  • Bertrand & Christine Lapostolle
  • Catherine Hubbard
  • Nigel Masters
  • Louise Humeau
  • Vladimir Vlaicu
  • Julia Jones
  • 1 anonymous donor
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