SONNAMBULA CAST AND DIRECTOR

Simon Shibambu Rodolfo

The role of Rodolfo is sung by the South-African bassbaritone, Simon Shibambu. Simon was a young artist at the Salzburg Festival and subsequently at the Royal Opera House. He recently performed Angelotti Tosca with English National Opera, and has also appeared with the Dutch National Opera, Aix-enProvence Festival and Theatre an der Wien.

ELLIE NEATE ELISA (Il re pastore) and LISA (La sonnambula)

Ellie Neate was Cleopatra in BIF’s 2022 production of Hasse’s Antonio e Cleopatra She also found time to sing the role of Maria Bertram in Mansfield Park . This summer she is equally busy, singing the role of Elisa in Il re pastore , as well as Lisa in La sonnambula

Harry Fehr Director

Harry Fehr has directed several productions for the Buxton Festival, including Mozart’s La finta giardiniera (2013) and Bellini’s I Capuleti e Montecchi (2016). Exploring the bel canto repertoire has also involved invitations to direct L’elisir d’amore for the Danish National Opera and Roberto Devereux in Karlsruhe.