Page 140 - Media Coverage Book - 75th Aldeburgh Festival 2024
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18 March 2024
By Afton Wooten
(Photo credit: Edmund Choo, Zaira Biagini, & Simon Goldsmith)
The English Touring Opera and Britten Pears Arts have released the
casting for its new c0-production of Dame Judith Weir’s “Blond
Eckbert.”
Baritone Simon Wallfisch returns to the English Touring Operas for the
first time since 2015, in the title role. He is joined by soprano Aoife
Miskelly, who sings the role of Bird. Mezzo-soprano Flora McIntosh
performs Berthe, and tenor William Morgan performs the roles of
Walther, Hugo and Old Woman.
Robin Norton-Hale directs the production, and Gerry Cornelius
conducts.
The opera will open the 75th Aldeburgh Festival on June 7, as part of
the festival’s focus on Dame Judith’s music. The Weir work will then tour
around the country during the English Touring Opera’s Autumn 2024
