Following The Royal Ballet & Opera’s season announcement for 2026/27…
Lauren Young makes her debut at the Royal Opera House as Emily in Philip Venables’ operatic adaptation of Sarah Kane’s explosive 4.48 Psychosis, staged by Ted Huffman. She is joined by former Jette Park Artist, Veena Akama-Makia as Clare.
Alison Kettlewell and Wyn Pencarreg understudy Rosie Aldridge as Kabanicha and Clive Bayley as Dikoj in Richard Jones’ production of Káťa Kabanová.
Alison Kettlewell makes her Spanish debut next season in Valencia at the at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía. She will perform Madame Larina in Laurent Pelly’s production of Eugene Onegin, under the baton of Timur Zangiev.
This is Alison’s third production as Larina and follows acclaimed performances for Scottish Opera (2018) and the Royal Ballet & Opera (2024).
“Alison Kettlewell’s rich mezzo a treat as Madame Larina.”
(Bachtrack)
“Alison Kettlewell’s touching Madame Larina…”
(The Times)
Following The Royal Ballet & Opera’s season announcement for 2025/26…
Harry Nicoll returns to the Royal Opera House as First Priest in Sir David McVicar’s much loved production of Die Zauberflöte, he is joined by Wyn Pencarreg as Second Priest making is debut in this production. Performances are conducted by Marie Jacquot.
Wyn returns later in the season as Alcindoro in Richard Jones’ production of La bohème, conducted by Lorenzo Passerini.
Alison Kettlewell understudies Catherine Wyn-Rogers as Auntie in the first revival of Deborah Warner’s production of Peter Grimes, conducted by Jakub Hrůša.
Following The Royal Ballet & Opera’s season announcement for 2024/25…
Rhonda Browne and Alison Kettlewell make their their debuts at the Royal Opera House as Filipyevna and Madame Larina in Ted Huffman’s new production of Eugene Onegin, conducted by Henrik Nánasi.
They also perform Schwertleite and Rossweisse in Die Walküre, the second instalment of Barrie Kosky’s new Ring Cycle, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.
Alison will also understudy Karita Matilla as Kostelnička in the first revival of Claus Guth’s production of Jenůfa.
Simon Wilding understudies the roles of Luther and Crespel in Damiano Michieletto’s new production of Les contes d’Hoffmann.
Ailish Tynan performs Christine in the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s opera, Festen, based on the 1998 Danish film of the same name, directed by Richard Jones and conducted by Edward Gardner.
Wyn Pencarreg returns as Alcindoro in Richard Jones’ production of La bohème, conducted by Speranza Scappucci.
Alison Kettlewell will make her debut at Welsh National Opera this summer as La Frugola in a new production of Il trittico, directed by Sir David McVicar and conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Performances will take place at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
Next season Alison will make her debut with The Royal Opera.
Alison Kettlewell makes her Scottish Opera debut as Madame Larina in their new production of Eugene Onegin. The production, that also features George the Horse, is directed by Oliver Mears and conducted by Stuart Stratford.
Performances take place from 27 April to 5 May, in Glasgow, before touring to Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Belfast.
The UK premiere of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín takes place at Durham Cathedral on Saturday 28 January. The concert tells the story of the courageous Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp (Terezín) during World War II, who performed the Verdi Requiem while experiencing the depths of human degradation.
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín is a concert-drama that combines the magnificent music of Verdi with video testimony from survivors of the original Terezín chorus and footage from the 1944 Nazi propaganda film about Theresienstadt.
The concert will feature Gweneth Ann Rand, Alison Kettlewell, Philip Sheffield and Keel Watson, with the Durham Choral Society Orchestra, Durham University Orchestral Society, Durham Choral Society and University Chamber Choir, conducted by Murry Sidlin.
Alison Kettlewell returns to Longborough Festival Opera as Venus in Tannhäuser. This new production is directed by Alan Privett and conducted by Anthouny Negus. Performanes take place from 9 June 2016.
The last time Alison performed at Longborough was as Fricka and Waltraute in their acclaimed performances of Der Ring des Nibelungen.
