Name: It's a Wonderful Life
Start: 2022-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
Location: London Coliseum

Organization

Conductor

Nicole Paiement

Stage director

Aletta Collins

Set designer

Giles Cadle

Costume designer

Gabrielle Dalton

Lighting designer

Andreas Fuchs

Choreographer

Singer

Soprano

Danielle de Niese

Clara

Tenor

Frederick Ballentine

George Bailey

Jennifer France

Mary Hatch Bailey

Baritone

Michael Mayes

Henry F Potter

Ronald Samm

Uncle Billy

Keri Fuge

Soprano Winged Angel

Contralto

Idunnu Münch

Alto Winged Angel

Tshabalala Zwakele

Tenor Winged Angel

Bass

Ossian Huskinson

Bass Winged Angel

Nicola Said

Sound designer

Nick Lidster

Donovan Singletary

Harry Bailey

Gweneth Ann Rand

Mother Bailey

Alex Otterburn

Ernie

Segomotso Shupinyaneng

Helen Bailey

English National Opera

English

It's a Wonderful Life

London

United Kingdom

London Coliseum

It's a Wonderful Life Heggie

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

The classic Christmas story, redefined for a new generation. 

Jake Heggie’s (Dead Man Walking, Moby Dick) operatic adaptation of the genre-defining Frank Capra film of the same name, It’s a Wonderful Life will transport you to the idyllic little town of Bedford Falls, where it’s a white Christmas – though not everything is merry and bright.

Down-on-his-luck banker George Bailey (Frederick Ballentine) feels like life has passed him by, so when his guardian angel (Danielle de Niese) pays him a visit, George is shown what life in his beloved Bedford Falls would be like without him in it: maybe it’d be a little less wonderful after all?

Aletta Collins makes her ENO debut directing and choreographing, with regular Heggie collaborator Nicole Paiement conducting the ENO Chorus and Orchestra alongside the all-star cast, which includes Gweneth Ann Rand, Jennifer France, Michael Mayes and more.

Create a new holiday tradition, book your opera tickets to Jake Heggie’s It’s a Wonderful Life.

It's a Wonderful Life by Heggie, Sat 03 Dec 2022, From (2022/2022), Directed by Aletta Collins,, Conductor Nicole Paiement, London Coliseum, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Programme, About & Synopsis

Videos

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

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