Preparations are well underway for our 2017 Festival, and we’d like to share our latest exciting news on casting for Orpha Phelan and Madeleine Boyd’s Fidelio.
Leonore and Florestan cast announced for Fidelio
Credit Kiran Ridley
Elizabeth Atherton - Leonore
ATHERTON’S VOICE IS NOW NOT JUST A LUSH INSTRUMENT BUT A SUPERBLY COMMUNICATIVE ONE
The Times
Elizabeth Atherton appears as Leonore in her first performance at Longborough Festival Opera. ‘Startling, inventive and compelling’ (Independent), Elizabeth Atherton is described as equally at home on the opera stage or concert platform. A frequent performer at Opera North and for Welsh National Opera, she joins us at Longborough fresh from performances with BBC NOW, the Hallé and the Royal Opera House.
Credit Robert Workman
Adrian Dwyer - Florestan
ADRIAN DWYER TACKLED THE STRATOSPHERIC TENOR ROLE - A VERITABLE MATTERHORN IN ITSELF – WITH HEROIC STAMINA
The Times
Adrian Dwyer’s Florestan will be his debut appearance at Longborough Festival Opera. Born in Melbourne, Adrian studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio, making his professional debut in Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème in Los Angeles. Alongside Longborough, his recent and future highlights include performances for Welsh National Opera, English National Opera, and English Touring Opera.