Our production for 2006 included two short operas:

Review of Dido and Basiten in Richmond and Twick

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'Dido and Aeneas' by Henry Purcell

'Bastien and Bastienne' by Wolfgang Mozart

Isleworth Public Hall
21st to 24th June 2006

Sundial Review 2006


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Cast lists

DIDO AND AENEAS

Dido-Susanna Bird/ Louise Ratcliffe
Belinda-Sally Pinney/Ingrid Lund
Aeneas-Matthew Clark
Second Woman-Harriet Fraser
Sorceress-Neville Bayross
First Witch-Jacqui Silverstone/Emilie Taride
Second Witch-June Hume/Kate Cleeland
Spirit-Virginia Rapson
Sailor-Anthony Agius

BASTIEN & BASTIENNE

Bastien - Paul Chappory
Bastienne - Janet Oates
Colas - John Cobb

Bastien and Bastienne and Dido and Aeneas -
Photos of the 2006 production

Orchestra for Dido and Bastien

Helena on the Harpsichord....

Orchestra members

...with members of the orchestra
Dido and Aeneas group
Louise Ratcliffe as Dido with Matthew Clark as Aeneas, Harriet Fraser as 2nd Woman and Sally Pinney as Belinda
Dido and Belinda
Sally Pinney as Belinda with Susanna Bird as Dido

Wtches - 1st Cast
Neville Bayross as Sorceress with Jacqui Silverstone and June Hume as the witches
2nd witch cast with sailor
Anthony Agius as the Sailor with Emilie Taride and Kate Cleeland as the witches
Ingrid as Belinda
Ingrid Lund as Belinda
Chorus members
Tom Beaton and Alison Sands from the Chorus
Bastienne and Bastien with Colas
Janet Oates as Bastienne, Paul Chappory as Bastien and John Cobb as Colas
Bastienne
Janet Oates as Bastienne
Chorus of sheep
Chorus of Sheep in Bastien and Bastienne
Dancers
Dancers in Dido and Aeneas