Organization

Conductor

Matthew Kofi Waldren

Stage director

David Pountney

Associate Director

Abdul Shayek

Madeleine Kludje

Set designer

Loren Elstein

Costume designer

April Dalton

Lighting designer

Zoe Spurr

Sound designer

Sebastian Frost

Choreographer

Melody Squire

Chorus master

Kim Samuels

Peter Brathwaite

Pero Jones

Chief Mistawasis

David Shipley

John Pinney

Alexander Morris

Pin-Striped Man

Marion Newman

Dawn

Tom Randle

Makra (Pero's Grandfather)

Meeta Raval

Kadra

Isabelle Peters

Nadine

Simon Crosby Buttle

Michael Holbrook

Parvathi Subbiah

Ensemble

Tshabalala Zwakele

Chief Pee-Ay-Sis

Sian Meinir

Mrs Pinney

Fiona Harrison-Wolfe

Ann Holbrook

Gareth Dafydd Morris

Felix Kemp

Adham

Julian Boyce

Senior Doctor

Natasha Agarwal

Neera

Staff Director

Sarah Crisp

Aubrey Allicock

Gregg Baker

William (Pero's Father)

Chief Ahtukukoo

Brittany Olivia Logan

Bridget

Nadine Benjamin

Joe Roche

Pete

Kenneth Overton

Christian Joel

Grace Nyandoro

Emelda

Assistant Conductor

Frederick Brown

Michael Anthony McGee

Councillor Pay-Pay-See-See-Moo

Chanáe Curtis

Chike Akwarandu

Oscar Castellino

Julia Daramy Williams

Huw Llywelyn

Welsh National Opera

Others

WNO Chorus

Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

BBC Welsh National Orchestra

English

Migrations

Southampton

United Kingdom

The Mayflower

Birmingham

Hippodrome

Plymouth

Theatre Royal

Llandudno

Venue Cymru

Cardiff

Wales Millennium Centre

Public

Welsh

Approved

Inspired by real life experiences, Welsh National Opera explore different tales of migration in a brand-new epic opera, Migrations. Over 100 incredible singe...

The desire to broaden our horizons is a natural one, but for many, it is a necessity to improve on circumstances. However, the result of doing so often has unintended consequences. 

Through a series of parallel storylines, Welsh National Opera’s new opera explores the highs and lows of migration: from the migration of birds to the sailing of The Mayflower over 400 years ago; from the story of an Afro-Caribbean slave in Bristol to the experience of Indian doctors working in the NHS.

The versatility of the music, composed by British composer Will Todd (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland), is unlike anything ever performed at WNO, and adapts to the setting and mood of each narrative, written by six writers from diverse backgrounds. An expanded WNO Orchestra is joined by a cast of over 100 performers, including WNO Chorus, Renewal Choir Community Chorus, Bollywood ensemble and a children’s chorus.

This is an epic drama on a huge scale, an unmissable live experience.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble