THEATRE DIRECTOR
Der Fliegende Holländer
(The Flying Dutchman)
The Bradshaw Hall
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
July 2024
BY RICHARD WAGNER
'Condemned to roam the seas for having defied God, the Flying Dutchman is cast ashore. Both man and ship can only seek redemption if true love can break the curse'
Featuring some of the UK’s finest opera soloists and the Central England Camerata under the baton of Jack Ridley. It will be staged by the Artistic Director of the Commonwealth Games 2022 ceremony, Iqbal Khan, a formidable talent in the world of opera and theatre. Sung in its original language, German, this plans to be an exciting community production.
CREATIVE TEAM
PRODUCER
PERSONA ARTS
WRITER
RICHARD WAGNER
DIRECTOR
IQBAL KHAN
CONDUCTOR
JACK RIDLEY
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
DEWI JOHNSON
ORCHESTRA
CENTRAL ENGLAND CAMERATA
CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR
COLIN BAINES
LANGUAGE COACH
ANNA MIELL
CHILDREN COMMISSION COMPOSER
BOBBIE-JANE GARDNER
CAST
BYRON JACKSON
CHRISTIAN JOEL
GERRIT PAUL GROEN
This production received royal recognition and was honoured with a letter from His Majesty King Charles III, extending his congratulations to the entire cast and crew of The Flying Dutchman for their outstanding performance at The Birmingham Conservatoire!
