Details

Romantic comic opera. Although composed by a German, Martha is a very English opera which is set in Richmond in the early years of Queen Victoria's reign. It is full of sumptuous melodies including two famous arias - The Last Rose of Summer, which is in most lyric soprano's repertoire and the tenor showpiece, M'Appari.

Cast/Performers

Amanda Bailey (Lady Harriet Durham - Martha), Susan Black (Nancy, Stephen Crook (Lionel), Stephen Wells (Plunkett), Tim Cranmore (Lord Tristram Mickleford), Edward Chetcuti (Sheriff)

Creatives/Company

Music: Friedrich von Flotow
Company: Bel Canto Opera
Adapted by: Tom Boyd
Director: Tom Boyd
Conductor: William Bell