New Year
Deputy Stage Manager
Director: Keith Warner
Michael Tippett's New Year tells the intertwining stories of Somewhere Today and Nowhere Tomorrow. Its world premiere took place in Houston, Texas in 1989, followed by a run of performances in Glyndebourne, UK in 1990. Not seen as a new production since, now Birmingham makes New Year its own.
★★★★"This staging of Michael Tippett’s complex opera, whose story of impoverished 80s Britain takes in sci-fi, street slang and electric guitar, is a remarkable feat"
Clive Paget, The Guardian
★★★★ "Operatic life would be much duller without the music of Michael Tippett and the work of Birmingham Opera Company. In this show the two bring out the best in each other."
Neil Fisher, The Times
★★★★"Ravishing ensemble in immersive production"
Clare Stevens, The Stage
Cast & Creatives
Jo Ann Francesca Chiejina
Donny Sakiwe Mkosana
Nan Sarah Pring
Merlin Lucia Lucas
Pelegrin Joshua Stewart
Regan Samantha Crawford
Presenters Grace Durham, Oskar McCarthy
Director Keith Warner
Conductor Alpesh Chauhan OBE
Designer Nicky Shaw
Associate Director Michael Hunt
Chorus Director Mariana Rosas
Choreographer Simone Sandroni
Lighting Designer John Bishop
Video and Surtitle Designer Matt Powell
Assistant Directors Nyasha Gudo, Rebecca Marine
Assistant Conductor Harry Lai
Assistant Choreographer Nathan Sebastian Lafayette
Dramaturg Ty'rone Haughton
Production Manager Andy Pye
Company Stage Manager Jenny Campbell
Stage Manager Cat Harmer
Rehearsal Deputy Stage Manager Kelly Evans
Deputy Stage Manager Paris Linxuan Wu
Assistant Stage Manager Rory Longcake, Shuayb Zaman
