ADRIAN KELLY INTRODUCES THE IL

Il Re Pastore

Il re pastore is one of Mozart’s most beautiful and intimate works, written in Salzburg while the composer was still a teenager. This production gives a platform to five extremely talented emerging British singers.

Katie Coventry Aminta

The cast is led by the vibrant Scottish mezzosoprano, Katie Coventry, a former Harewood Artist at English National Opera. Last summer she sang the role of Ruggiero in Handel’s Alcina at Glyndebourne and has already distinguished herself in Mozart roles such as Dorabella, Cherubino and Zerlina.

Olivia Carrell Tamiri

Olivia Carrell, who was a Young Artist at the Festival in 2019, will sing the role of Tamiri. She also played a big part in the 2022 Festival, singing the role of Luisa is Donizetti’s Viva la diva (On a side note, I would like to apologise on behalf of the genre of opera for consistently having such confusingly similar names: Ellie has to sing the roles of Elisa and Lisa this summer, not to be confused with Luisa. Also the title characters of the Mozart and the Bellini are called Amina and Aminta. It’s no wonder that opera plots tend to revolve around cases of mistaken identity…)