BRITTEN's
THE BEGGAR'S OPERA

Chichester, Great Britain
Summer Opera Workshop August 2005

Executive Producer - Louise Russell
Music Director - William Shookhoff
Stage Director - Edward Franko
Production Coordinator - Penny Forshaw
Assistant Music Director - Alexandra Graham
Dialogue Coach - Jonathan Man

In August of 2005, Bill and Edward travelled from Toronto to south England to hold an intense 8 day opera workshop. The workshop included a daily physical warm-up, movement and improvisation classes, music rehearsals and stagings. All culminating in 2 completely staged performances of Britten's The Beggar's Opera.

All the participants were from Great Britain except for one Canadian, Marsha Gould from Toronto.

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