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Selected Repertoire

AdèsThe Exterminating Angel (Francisco)   •   The Tempest (Trinculo)
BenjaminWritten on Skin (First Angel/Boy)
BrittenA Midsummer Night's Dream (Oberon)
GluckOrfeo ed Euridice (Orfeo)
HandelAgrippina (Ottone)   •   Ariodante (Polinesso)   •   Cesare (Cesare, Tolomeo)   •   Jephtha (Hamor)   •   L'incoronazione di Poppea (Ottone)   •   Partenope (Arsace)   •   Rinaldo (title role)   •   Rodelinda (Bertarido)   •   Saul (David)   •   Semele (Athamas)   •   Theodora (Didymus)
MonteverdiL'incoronazione di Poppea (Ottone)
MozartMitridate, re di Ponto (Farnace)
MuhlyMarnie (Terry Rutland)
VivaldiOrlando Furioso (Ruggiero)
A laboratory scene, with two performers and four projection screens

Projects

An Anatomy of Melancholy

Netia Jones directs a Barbican London production, blending John Dowland's poignant music with Robert Burton's 17th-century treatise The Anatomy of Melancholy. This intimate meditation on sorrow features Iestyn Davies's crystalline voice and lutenist Sergio Bucheli. The performance, inspired by Burton, Freud, and modern emotion experts, combines visuals with Dowland's music. Currently developing international tours for 2025/2026 and beyond.

Learn about this project
  • A laboratory scene, with two performers and four projection screens

    Projects

    An Anatomy of Melancholy

    Netia Jones directs a Barbican London production, blending John Dowland's poignant music with Robert Burton's 17th-century treatise The Anatomy of Melancholy. This intimate meditation on sorrow features Iestyn Davies's crystalline voice and lutenist Sergio Bucheli. The performance, inspired by Burton, Freud, and modern emotion experts, combines visuals with Dowland's music. Currently developing international tours for 2025/2026 and beyond.

    Learn about this project