Projects

Forthcoming Projects 2018-19

-Librettist for Grace, a new opera by Maeve McCarthy, to be developed as part of the Guildhall Operamakers programme (performances 3, 4, 6 and 8 July 2019 at Milton Court)

– Continued development of Ralph: The Life and Adventures of an Enemy Alien at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

– Dramaturgical consultant for Welsh National Opera Carmen 

– Writing dialogue for Garsington Opera Alvarez Young Artists’ performances of Don Giovanni

– Dramaturg for Arts Council Wales-funded Research and Development project for Rob Fokkens’ Bhekizizwe operatic monodrama

– Creation of surtitles for Garsington Opera Fantasio, Longborough Opera Calisto and Anna Bolena

Recent Projects and Engagements

– Test event consultant for the Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre

-Project manager and co-writer of Garsington Opera Alvarez Programme Magic Flute project.

-Leading a seminar on the Royal College of Music ‘Writing about music’ undergraduate module

-Co-facilitator of secondary school workshops on Tosca for Welsh National Opera Youth and Community department.

-Stage and Choir Manager for Brighton Festival/The Voice Project Co-Production: Stage/Choir Manager for The Arms of Sleep

-Discussions and workshops of the Ralph Koltai play at Cardiff and Birkbeck Universities.

-Panel chair for Music Education discussion at Where are all the Women? symposium, organised by Welsh National Opera.

-Pre-concert talk for St David’s Hall CBSO concert.

Articles

Programme notes for Stravinsky’s Renard, Mavra, Wind symphonies, and Concerto for piano and wind instruments at the Royal College of Music

-Tolstoy: From Count to Comrade for WNO War and Peace programme.

-Articles on Corelli, Scarlatti and Lully for Dorling Kindersley’s Classical Music Guide.