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© michaelbarry.org.uk 2006/7

 
Michael Barry

Recent Employment as a Director (since 2004)

Conductor Company Production
Jon Laird RNCM Sweeney Todd (excerpts)
Jon Laird RNCM L'enfant et les sortileges
Nicholas Smith Buxton Opera Festival Noye's Fludde
Ben Kennedy Birmingham Conservatoire Jekyll & Hyde
Lionel Friend Birmingham Conservatoire English Eccentrics
Sakari Oramo CBSO Carmen
Paul Herbert Midlands Arts Centre Dido & Aeneas
Jeffrey Skidmore Birmingham Conservatoire Fairy Queen
Jon Laird Excellence in Cities Blitzkids *
Jon Laird Royal Variety Club Cabaret
Richard Lang Operamus Noye's Fludde
Andrew Greenwood Birmingham Conservatoire Doctor Dee
Sakari Oramo CBSO Tosca
Jon Laird Birmingham Conservatoire Merrily We Roll Along

 

* Blitzkids was co-written by Michael Barry with musical director Jon Laird in 2005.

CBSO - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

RNCM - The Royal Northern College of Music

    

"...brilliant visual masterstroke"
Opera Magazine

"intelligent direction from Michael Barry...constantly throwing the emphasis on well-delivered text"
Opera Magazine

"imaginative Michael Barry...clarity... subtle details in the plot..."
Birmingham Post

 
Other Productions that Michael has directed in his career include;
 
Piaf Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Hamlet Hushabye Mountain
Noises Off Look Back in Anger
Amadeus A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum