ENO's 2016/17 Season at a glance
5th May 2016 in News
For those of you who’d like to see our next season at a glance, this page is an overview of the productions we have coming up in 2016/17. For full season launch details, please see the main 2016/17 season announcement or click through for further information on the individual production pages below.
Check back soon for more information about the summer 2017 season, and keep an eye out for announcements on Facebook and Twitter. Join the conversation on social media with #ENO1617.
Autumn 2016
Don Giovanni >
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
30 September – 26 October
New production
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte
Director: Richard Jones
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
Cast includes: Christopher Purves (Don Giovanni), Clive Bayley (Leporello), Caitlyn Lynch (Donna Anna), Allan Clayton (Don Ottavio), Christine Rice (Donna Elvira), James Creswell (Commendatore), Mary Bevan (Zerlina), Nicholas Crawley (Masetto).
A co-production with Theater Basel
New production supported by a syndicate of donors
Tosca >
Giacomo Puccini
3 October – 3 December
Revival
Libretto: Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa
Director: Catherine Malfitano
Conductor: Oleg Caetani/Martin Fitzpatrick
Cast includes: Keri Alkema (Tosca), Gwyn Hughes Jones (Cavaradossi), Craig Colclough (Scarpia), Andri Björn Róbertsson (Angelotti), Adrian Powter (Sacristan), Scott Davies (Spoletta), Graeme Danby (Sciarrone)
The Pearl Fishers >
George Bizet
19 October – 2 December
Revival
Libretto: Eugène Cormon & Michael Carré
Director: Penny Woolcock
Conductor: Roland Böer
Cast includes: Claudia Boyle (Leïla), Robert McPherson (Nadir), Jacques Imbrailo (Zurga), James Creswell (Nourabad)
A co-production with the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Lulu >
Alban Berg
9 – 19 November
New production
Act III realised by Friedrich Cerha
Libretto: Berg after Frank Wedekind
Director: William Kentridge
Co-Director: Luc De Wit
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
Cast includes: Brenda Rae (Lulu), Sarah Connolly (Countess Geschwitz), Michael Colvin (Painter), James Morris (Dr Schön/Jack the Ripper), Nicky Spence (Alwa), Willard White (Schigolch), David Soar (Animal Tamer/Athlete), Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (Prince/Manservant/Marquis), Clare Presland (Schoolboy/Dresser/Waiter), Graeme Danby (Theatre Director/Bank Director), Sarah Labiner (15 Year Old Girl), Rebecca de Pont Davies (Girl’s Mother), Sarah Champion (Female Artist), Geoffrey Dolton (Journalist)
A co-production with the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Dutch National Opera, and Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
New production supported by a syndicate of donors
Marvellous Miller – A Celebration of Jonathan Miller at ENO >
16 November
An evening to celebrate the contribution of Jonathan Miller’s work to English National Opera. Will include excerpts from his much-loved ENO productions and guest appearances by ENO singers past and present.
Spring 2017
Rigoletto >
Giuseppe Verdi
2 – 28 February
Revival
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo
Director: Jonathan Miller
Revival Director: Elaine Tyler-Hall
Conductor: Sir Richard Armstrong
Cast includes: Nicholas Pallesen (Rigoletto), Joshua Guerrero (Duke), Sydney Mancasola (Gilda), Barnaby Rea (Sparafucile), Madeleine Shaw (Maddalena), Nicholas Folwell (Monterone) Matthew Durkan (Marullo), Anthony Flaum (Borsa), Andri Björn Róbertsson (Ceprano)
The Pirates of Penzance >
Arthur Sullivan & W.S. Gilbert
9 February – 25 March
Revival
Director: Mike Leigh
Revival Director: Sarah Tipple
Conductor: Gareth Jones
Cast includes: Andrew Shore (Major-General Stanley), Ashley Riches (The Pirate King), David Webb (Frederic), Johnny Herford (Samuel), Sir John Tomlinson/Mark Richardson (Sergeant of Police), Soraya Mafi (Mabel), Katie Coventry (Edith), Angharad Lyddon (Kate), Lucy Schaufer (Ruth)
A co-production with Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg and the Saarländische Staatstheater Saarbrücken
Supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union
The Winter’s Tale >
Ryan Wigglesworth
27 February – 14 March
World Premiere
Libretto: Ryan Wigglesworth after William Shakespeare
Director: Rory Kinnear
Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth
Set Designer: Vicki Mortimer
Cast includes: Iain Paterson (Leontes), Sophie Bevan (Hermione), Samantha Price (Perdita), Leigh Melrose (Polixenes), Anthony Gregory (Florizel), Susan Bickley (Paulina), Neal Davies (Antigonus/Shepherd), Timothy Robinson (Camillo)
New production supported by ENO Contemporary and a syndicate of donors
Partenope >
George Frideric Handel
15 – 24 March
Revival
Text adapted anonymously from a libretto by Silvio Stampiglia
Director: Christopher Alden
Conductor: Christian Curnyn
Cast includes: Sarah Tynan (Partenope), Patricia Bardon (Arsace), James Laing (Armindo), Robert Murray (Emilio)
A co-production with Opera Australia
Revival supported by a syndicate of donors
Summer 2017
We are also delighted to announce initial plans for our summer work outside of the London Coliseum. This ongoing series of concerts, events and partnerships will see the company exploring new repertoire, developing innovative work and engaging new audiences in venues across London and beyond. For more details, please read our 2016/17 season announcement.