Cast listing

PRODUCTION

For the Royal College of Music International Opera School

Head of Vocal and Opera Nick Sears

Director of Opera Michael Rosewell

Deputy Head of Vocal and Opera Audrey Hyland

Head of Composition William Mival

Manager of Vocal and Opera Ann Somerville

Opera Administrator Naomi Morgan

Vocal Faculty Administrator Cathy Martin

For the production

Director Bill Bankes-Jones

Conductor Natalie Murray Beale

Designer Sarah Booth

Lighting DesignerRalph Stokeld

Production Manager Paul Tucker

Head of Costume Jools Osborne

Costume SupervisorPhilip Engleheart

Assistant to Head of Costume Laura Pearse

Design Assistant Sylvia Spyratou

Stage ManagerSabrina Buck

Wigs, Hair and Makeup Supervisor Martine Jones

Wigs and Makeup Deputy Jessica Richardson

Make up provided by MAC

Costume Assistants Christine Hayward Laura Pearse Katherine Vinicombe

Fight Director Keith Wallace

Dialect Coach Sonja Field

Head of Stage Matthew Gorman

Theatre Technician Meghan Sorohan

Set Construction and Painting Basement 94 Ltd

Props Construction Britten Theatre Workshop

Rehearsal Pianist David Smith

Surtitle Operators Thomas Erlank Beatriz Miranda

Thank you to the RCM Studios for their help and support with this production

For Tête à Tête

Artistic Director Bill Bankes-Jones

Music Director Timothy Burke

Administrative Director Anna Gregg

Technical Director David Salter

Marketing Leo Doulton

PR Wildkat PR

Associate Ensemble CHROMA

Consultant Sarah Playfair

Orchestra

Violin Maja Horvat

Viola Nicholas Hughes

Cello Andrew Harsley

Double Bass Daniel Tancredi

Flute, Piccolo & Alto Flute Kristin Hammerseth

Oboe & Cor Anglais Richard Lines-Davies

Clarinet & Bass Clarinet Melissa Youngs

Soprano & Alto Saxophone Alzbeta Klasova

Tenor & Baritone Saxophone Sara Mendez Arias

Trumpet Ruby Orlowska

Trombone James Bluff

Percussion Max Heaton (principal) Adam Cracknell Joe Parks

Harp Ines Cavalheiro

Piano & Synthesiser David Smith

For the Royal College of Music

Performance, Programming and Faculty Manager Flo Ambrose

Orchestra Manager Phil Sizer

Concert and Venue Manager Katie Clay

Orchestra Assistant Amy Whitaker

Performance & Programming Officer Emma Diss

Front of House Manager Melissa Gerber-Venter

PERFORMERS

Mezzo Soprano Alice Ruxandra Bell is currently studying with Janis Kelly. London-born and raised in France, Alice has participated in numerous musical courses and projects, taking up the cello at a young age and then through singing later on. She was a part of the Opera Junior chorus in Der Jasager at the Opéra de Montpellier, and also performed the role of Doris in Les Festes de L’Eté at the Opéra de Rennes. Alice is now in her fourth year at the College and has performed roles such as Eduige from Handel’s Rodelinda in Opera Scenes and Second Lady from The Magic Flute. Last term, she covered Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Alice Ruxandra Bell