‘I’m really excited to be making my debut with English National Opera at the London Coliseum in this hilarious production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore. Lots of innuendo and plenty of operatic sailors... What more could you ask for? It’s going to be fun!’Mel Giedroyc
Directed by acclaimed comedy director Cal McCrystal and Set and Costumes Designed by takis, this playful production was nominated for an Olivier Awards following its premiere in 2021 for Set and Costume Design in the Outstanding Achievement in Opera category, with critics praising it as ‘pure unadulterated fun’ (Seen and Heard International), ‘an endlessly mischievous staging… joyous’ (The Times) and ‘elegant, buoyant and witty’ (The Guardian).
Taking up the baton and leading the Orchestra of the ENO and a host of operatic talent is conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren, former Mackerras Conducting Fellow, who previously conducted ENO’s Olivier Award-nominated production of Blue.
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