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We design and produce bespoke operatic entertainment to suit your needs and space; scenes from opera with singers of the highest calibre working with piano or orchestral accompaniment.
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Our ArtistsLinda Richarson, Soprano
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Linda Richardson was born in Cheshire and studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, where she was a Peter Moores Foundation Scholar and winner of the Frederic Cox Award, and then at the National Opera Studio.
An English National Opera Company Principal between 1997 and 2005, her roles there included Virtue The Coronation of Poppea, Fiordiligi Così fan tutte, Lauretta Gianni Schicchi, Micaela Carmen, Gretel Hansel and Gretel, Gilda Rigoletto, Zerlina Don Giovanni, Sophie Der Rosenkavalier, Mimi La Bohème, title roles The Fairy Queen and Alcina, Violetta La Traviata, Woglinde Rhinegold, Helena A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Donna Anna Don Giovanni. Elsewhere she has sung Karolka Jenufa, Mimi, Nanetta Falstaff, Pamina Die Zauberflöte Countess Marriage of Figaro, Violetta La Travata Gilda Rigoletto with Opera North, Lisetta La Vera Constanza at Garsington, Norina Don Pasquale for Clonter Opera, Fairy Queen in Barcelona, First Niece Peter Grimes at Netherlands Opera, Amina La Sonnambula Mimi La Boheme and Alice Falstaff for Opera Holland Park. , Katya Kabanova with ETO, Alice Falstaff and Cio-Cio San Madama Butterfly Longborough Festival Opera, Mrs Coyle Owen Wingrave Nuremburg International Music chamber Festival, Linda performs extensively on the oratorio and concert platform, and is a frequent recitalist, recently singing at the V&A museum for their opera exhibition. She appeared as Annie in Jonathan Dove’s TV opera When She Died on Channel 4. Recordings include Hearts and Flowers, a collection of Victorian Parlour Songs, and Oscar Un Ballo in Maschera for Chandos.
Most recent and current plans include Violetta Scottish Opera and for WNO Anna Anna Bolena, Violetta Traviata, Almaltea Moses in Egitto, Elvira I Puritani and has recently sung Cio-Cio San Madama Butterfly.
She will return to WNO to revive the role of Violetta Traviata this autumn followed by her debut title role in Suor Angelica.
An English National Opera Company Principal between 1997 and 2005, her roles there included Virtue The Coronation of Poppea, Fiordiligi Così fan tutte, Lauretta Gianni Schicchi, Micaela Carmen, Gretel Hansel and Gretel, Gilda Rigoletto, Zerlina Don Giovanni, Sophie Der Rosenkavalier, Mimi La Bohème, title roles The Fairy Queen and Alcina, Violetta La Traviata, Woglinde Rhinegold, Helena A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Donna Anna Don Giovanni. Elsewhere she has sung Karolka Jenufa, Mimi, Nanetta Falstaff, Pamina Die Zauberflöte Countess Marriage of Figaro, Violetta La Travata Gilda Rigoletto with Opera North, Lisetta La Vera Constanza at Garsington, Norina Don Pasquale for Clonter Opera, Fairy Queen in Barcelona, First Niece Peter Grimes at Netherlands Opera, Amina La Sonnambula Mimi La Boheme and Alice Falstaff for Opera Holland Park. , Katya Kabanova with ETO, Alice Falstaff and Cio-Cio San Madama Butterfly Longborough Festival Opera, Mrs Coyle Owen Wingrave Nuremburg International Music chamber Festival, Linda performs extensively on the oratorio and concert platform, and is a frequent recitalist, recently singing at the V&A museum for their opera exhibition. She appeared as Annie in Jonathan Dove’s TV opera When She Died on Channel 4. Recordings include Hearts and Flowers, a collection of Victorian Parlour Songs, and Oscar Un Ballo in Maschera for Chandos.
Most recent and current plans include Violetta Scottish Opera and for WNO Anna Anna Bolena, Violetta Traviata, Almaltea Moses in Egitto, Elvira I Puritani and has recently sung Cio-Cio San Madama Butterfly.
She will return to WNO to revive the role of Violetta Traviata this autumn followed by her debut title role in Suor Angelica.
Jesús León, Tenor
Mexican tenor Jesús León’s Duke has been described as “impeccable,” his Edgardo “exquisite,” and his Nadir “clear and delicate.” His 2017-2018 season includes Il Duca in Rigoletto with Oper im Steinbruch, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Florida Grand Opera, Christmas concerts with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day concerts at the Dubai Opera House, Elvino in La sonnambula with Staatstheater Stuttgart, the title role in Roméo et Juliette with Opéra de Nice, and Ismael in Nabucco with Opera de Toulon. Upcoming engagements have him returning to the United States as Alfredo in La Traviata, starring alongside soprano Nicole Cabell, as Romeo in Romeo et Juliette in Graz Opera, among others.
Recent engagements have included the title role in Roméo et Juliette with Atlanta Opera, Arturo in I puritani with Maggio Musicale Florentine in Florence, Tebaldo in I Capuletti e i Montecchi with Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, Elvino in La sonnambula with Teatro Bellini Catania, Teatro Comunale Mario del Monaco in Treviso, Teatro Comunale Ferrara, and Teatro Alighieri Ravenna, Nadir in Les pêcheurs de perles with Opera di Firenze, Teatro Regio in Parma, Teatro Luciano Pavarotti in Modena, Korea National Opera Seoul, and Daegu Opera House, Pâris in La belle Hélène with the Châtelet Theatre in Paris, Ernesto in Don Pasquale with Innsbruck Landestheater, Alfredo in La Traviata with Scottish Opera, Dijon Opera, and Theatre Caen, and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Garsington Opera and Birgitta Festival. Mr. León started his vocal studies with the Cuban tenor Jesús Li. He studied at the UCLA Opera Studio, the Solti Accademia di bel Canto, the Boston Opera Institute, and as a member of the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program at Los Angeles Opera. He then trained for two years in Italy under the guidance of the legendary soprano Mirella Freni, who granted him the Nicolai Ghiaurov scholarship.
He first performed for A Sasha French Production in 2009.
Recent engagements have included the title role in Roméo et Juliette with Atlanta Opera, Arturo in I puritani with Maggio Musicale Florentine in Florence, Tebaldo in I Capuletti e i Montecchi with Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, Elvino in La sonnambula with Teatro Bellini Catania, Teatro Comunale Mario del Monaco in Treviso, Teatro Comunale Ferrara, and Teatro Alighieri Ravenna, Nadir in Les pêcheurs de perles with Opera di Firenze, Teatro Regio in Parma, Teatro Luciano Pavarotti in Modena, Korea National Opera Seoul, and Daegu Opera House, Pâris in La belle Hélène with the Châtelet Theatre in Paris, Ernesto in Don Pasquale with Innsbruck Landestheater, Alfredo in La Traviata with Scottish Opera, Dijon Opera, and Theatre Caen, and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Garsington Opera and Birgitta Festival. Mr. León started his vocal studies with the Cuban tenor Jesús Li. He studied at the UCLA Opera Studio, the Solti Accademia di bel Canto, the Boston Opera Institute, and as a member of the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program at Los Angeles Opera. He then trained for two years in Italy under the guidance of the legendary soprano Mirella Freni, who granted him the Nicolai Ghiaurov scholarship.
He first performed for A Sasha French Production in 2009.
Susannah Glanville, Soprano
Susannah studied at the Royal College of Music and the National Opera Studio.
Opera credits include title roles Luisa Miller, Giovanna d'Arco, Arabella and Tosca, Micaela Carmen, Fiordiligi Cosi fan tutte, Foreign Princess Rusalka, Donna Luisa La Duenna, Cressida Troilus & Cressida (Opera North), Alice Ford Falstaff, Pamina The Magic Flute (ENO), Lisa Queen of Spades (WNO), Vitellia La Clemenza di Tito (Glyndebourne on Tour), 1st Lady Die Zauberflöte (Metropolitan Opera), Countess Le Nozze di Figaro (Opéra de Nice) and Blanche Streetcar Named Desire (San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera and Lyric Opera of Austin, Texas).
Other engagements include Hindemith’s Das Nusch-Nuschi and Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen (BBC Symphony Orchestra), Mahler 4th Symphony (BBC Philharmonic), Spring Symphony (Oslo Philharmonic), Harvey's Mothers Shall Not Cry (BBC Proms), Adams How Could This Happen (Deutsche Sinfonie),
Recent engagements include Helena A Midsummer Night's Dream in Bari and in Reggio Emilia, Foreign Princess Rusalka for Opera North, the title role Luisa Miller for the Buxton Festival, Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder in the Leeds International Chamber Music series and at the Buxton Festival, the title role Tosca for Scottish Opera, female Chorus in The Rape Of Lucretia at the Maggio Musical Fiorentino, Florence, Reggio Emilia, Ravenna and Minnie La Fanciulla del West at Opera Holland Park, Blanca, Ines de Castro for Scottish Opera, Miss Jessel, Turn of the Screw for the International Chinese Opera Festival in Beijing and most recently Tosca, Opera North.
Susannah and Sasha first worked together in 1993.
Opera credits include title roles Luisa Miller, Giovanna d'Arco, Arabella and Tosca, Micaela Carmen, Fiordiligi Cosi fan tutte, Foreign Princess Rusalka, Donna Luisa La Duenna, Cressida Troilus & Cressida (Opera North), Alice Ford Falstaff, Pamina The Magic Flute (ENO), Lisa Queen of Spades (WNO), Vitellia La Clemenza di Tito (Glyndebourne on Tour), 1st Lady Die Zauberflöte (Metropolitan Opera), Countess Le Nozze di Figaro (Opéra de Nice) and Blanche Streetcar Named Desire (San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera and Lyric Opera of Austin, Texas).
Other engagements include Hindemith’s Das Nusch-Nuschi and Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen (BBC Symphony Orchestra), Mahler 4th Symphony (BBC Philharmonic), Spring Symphony (Oslo Philharmonic), Harvey's Mothers Shall Not Cry (BBC Proms), Adams How Could This Happen (Deutsche Sinfonie),
Recent engagements include Helena A Midsummer Night's Dream in Bari and in Reggio Emilia, Foreign Princess Rusalka for Opera North, the title role Luisa Miller for the Buxton Festival, Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder in the Leeds International Chamber Music series and at the Buxton Festival, the title role Tosca for Scottish Opera, female Chorus in The Rape Of Lucretia at the Maggio Musical Fiorentino, Florence, Reggio Emilia, Ravenna and Minnie La Fanciulla del West at Opera Holland Park, Blanca, Ines de Castro for Scottish Opera, Miss Jessel, Turn of the Screw for the International Chinese Opera Festival in Beijing and most recently Tosca, Opera North.
Susannah and Sasha first worked together in 1993.
Simon Thorpe, Baritone
Simon studied at the Guildhall School of Music and the National Opera Studio. Recent and future plans include Telramund, Lohengrin; Scarpia, Tosca and Salerio Merchant of Venice (Welsh National Opera); Manfredo, L’Amore dei tre Re (Opera Holland Park); Don Pizarro, Fidelio and Holländer, Der fliegender Holländer (Longborough Festival Opera); Monterone, Rigoletto (Northern Ireland Opera) and The King, The Travelling Companion by Stanford with Toby Purser (New Sussex Opera).
He has sung Escamillo, Carmen and Belcore, L’elisir d’amore for Scottish Opera; Zurga‚ Les pêcheurs de perles; Lescaut, Manon Lescaut and Sharpless, Madama Butterfly, Jack Rance, La fanciulla del West for Opera Holland Park‚ Donald Billy Budd; Belcore, L’elisir d’amore; Marcello La bohème; Scarpia Tosca; Ford Falstaff and Kothner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (also at the BBC Proms) for Welsh National Opera; The Duke, Roméo et Juliette; Kuligin, Katya Kabanova; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly and Marullo, Rigoletto for Opera North; Anckarström, Un ballo in maschera for Cork Opera 2005 and the title role in Falstaff for Longborough Festival Opera.
International engagements have included Don Pizarro, Fidelio for Opéra de Baugé; Pacheco, Inés de Castro with Scottish Opera in Lisbon; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly and Scarpia, Tosca and Amonasro, Aida for Lyric Opera Dublin and Sharpless for Singapore Lyric Opera. The Steward, Flight; Escamillo, Carmen and Roucher, Andrea Chénier with the State Opera of South Australia and The Forester The Cunning Little Vixen‚ Private Willis Iolanthe and Montano Otello for Opera Australia.
His recordings include Second Mate/Arthur Jones, Billy Budd with Kent Nagano and on Erato and a more recent Opera Rara CD playing the role of Duclou in Leoncavallo’s Zazá. He sings regularly in concert‚ at major venues including the Barbican‚ Queen Elizabeth Hall‚ Royal Albert Hall and Bridgewater Hall. Particular highlights have included Carmina Burana with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Fauré Requiem with the Choir of King’s College‚ Cambridge‚ conducted by Nicholas Cleobury‚ Messiah with the Armonico Consort‚ Elijah at St David’s Hall‚ Cardiff and Mozart Requiem with the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Stanislaw Skrowacewski.
Simon first worked with Sasha in 1993
He has sung Escamillo, Carmen and Belcore, L’elisir d’amore for Scottish Opera; Zurga‚ Les pêcheurs de perles; Lescaut, Manon Lescaut and Sharpless, Madama Butterfly, Jack Rance, La fanciulla del West for Opera Holland Park‚ Donald Billy Budd; Belcore, L’elisir d’amore; Marcello La bohème; Scarpia Tosca; Ford Falstaff and Kothner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (also at the BBC Proms) for Welsh National Opera; The Duke, Roméo et Juliette; Kuligin, Katya Kabanova; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly and Marullo, Rigoletto for Opera North; Anckarström, Un ballo in maschera for Cork Opera 2005 and the title role in Falstaff for Longborough Festival Opera.
International engagements have included Don Pizarro, Fidelio for Opéra de Baugé; Pacheco, Inés de Castro with Scottish Opera in Lisbon; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly and Scarpia, Tosca and Amonasro, Aida for Lyric Opera Dublin and Sharpless for Singapore Lyric Opera. The Steward, Flight; Escamillo, Carmen and Roucher, Andrea Chénier with the State Opera of South Australia and The Forester The Cunning Little Vixen‚ Private Willis Iolanthe and Montano Otello for Opera Australia.
His recordings include Second Mate/Arthur Jones, Billy Budd with Kent Nagano and on Erato and a more recent Opera Rara CD playing the role of Duclou in Leoncavallo’s Zazá. He sings regularly in concert‚ at major venues including the Barbican‚ Queen Elizabeth Hall‚ Royal Albert Hall and Bridgewater Hall. Particular highlights have included Carmina Burana with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Fauré Requiem with the Choir of King’s College‚ Cambridge‚ conducted by Nicholas Cleobury‚ Messiah with the Armonico Consort‚ Elijah at St David’s Hall‚ Cardiff and Mozart Requiem with the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Stanislaw Skrowacewski.
Simon first worked with Sasha in 1993