Patron
HRH The Duke of Kent KG
Founder
George Lascelles,
7th Earl of Harewood
Benefactor
Dr Keith Howard OBE
General Director
Laura Canning
Deputy General Director
Małgorzata Szabłowska
Music Director
Garry Walker
Principal Guest Conductor
Antony Hermus
Board of Trustees
Merran McRae (Chair)
Minhaz Abedin
Laura Canning
Rachel Elwell (Deputy Chair)
Anthony Freud OBE
Kaley Gardiner
Howard Gatiss
Sarah Hall
Henrietta Jowitt
Ani Kaprekar
Rosie Millard OBE (Deputy Chair)
Dominic Wallis
Victoria Wharton
Opera North Trading Board
Henrietta Jowitt (Chair)
Laura Canning
Kaley Gardiner
Jason Shaw
Vice Presidents
Mark Armour
Dame Josephine Barstow
Michael Beverley DL
Liz Bramall CBE
Terry Bramall CBE
Lady Eccles of Moulton
Richard Farnes
Sir Alistair Graham
Francesca Horsfield DL
David Lascelles, Earl of Harewood
Clive Leach OBE
Clive and Virginia Lloyd
Lindsay Mackinlay DL
Rory Wardroper
Artistic Administration
Director of Artistic Administration
Hannah Griffiths
Senior Producer
Sian Gilroy
Producer
Kathryn Gašić
Interim Artistic Planning Manager
Lottie Gulliver
Casting & Scheduling Administrator
Matthew Stiff
Company Manager
Chuck Deer
Assistant Company Manager
Hannah Williams
Planning Assistant
Aisha Wheatley
Head of Music
David Cowan
Assistant Head of Music
Annette Saunders
Chorus Director
Anthony Kraus
Staff Conductor & Repetiteur
Oliver Rundell
Repetiteur
Philip Voldman
Librarian
Victoria Bellis
Library Assistant
Jenny Fairley
Surtitles Manager
Lydia French
Head of Orchestra & Concerts
Richard Ashton
Chorus Manager
Howard Croft
Orchestra Manager
Rachel Mosley
Assistant Orchestra Manager
Emma Barnett
Orchestral Operations Manager
Christopher Ladds
Audiences
Emily Simpson
Marketing Lead (Acquisition)
Lydia Heald
Lydia Hutton†
Marketing Lead (CRM)
Marie Lemaire
Email Marketing Specialist
Kate Robertson
Kieran Blyth†
Data & Insights Analyst
Joe Plewes
Access Specialist
Alice Dowek
Marketing & Communications Assistant
Niamh Bell
Senior Graphic Designer
James Bornshin
Graphic Designer & Motion Specialist
Izzy Harper
Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Judith Padmore
Box Office & Ticketing Lead
Felicity Cook
Box Office Supervisor
Chris Aitchison
Brand & Communications Lead
Elizabeth Simmonds
Social Media Specialist
Jessica Fitton
Programmes Editor
Stuart Leeks*
Commercial
Michael Wilkinson
Howard Assembly Room General Manager
Tony Green
Howard Assembly Room Technical Manager
Kev Cooke
Operations & Events Coordinator
Sarah Allen
Commercial Sales Manager
Meg Beaton
Bars & Operations Manager & Consultant
Victoria Hatton
Development
Director of Development
Kayleigh Glasper
Supporter Engagement Manager
Richard Cross
Development Operations Manager
Molly Cudia
Stewardship & Events Manager
Eleanor Klouda
Supporter Engagement Executive
Ciara Nolan
Development Assistant
Billy Harrison
Facilities
Head of Facilities and Health & Safety
Cheryl Speight
Facilities Supervisor
Megan Lama
Head of Information Systems
Andrew Fisher
Health & Safety Coordinator
Luis Grant
Facilities & Reception Assistants
Adam Battle
Frank Lamb
Veena Marwaha
Delilah Sykes
Jazmin Toor
Finance
Ed Browne
Governance Manager
Simone Ivatts
Executive Assistant
Marie Henderson
Head of Finance
Emma Ruhkala
Special Projects Accountant
David Naylor
Payroll Manager
Victoria Atkinson
Finance Officer
Lauren Peel
Finance Officer (Purchasing)
Alice Rix-Moore
Finance and Payroll Officer
Chloe Cooper
Finance Assistant (Trainee)
Veryan Dawe
Learning & Engagement
Jacqui Cameron
Community Engagement Manager
Jo Bedford
Community Engagement Producer
Claire Armour
Community Engagement Assistant
Zena Malone
Family Programme Producer
Emily Moss
Higher Education Partnerships Lead
Rachael Barnwell
Schools Programme Manager
Niamh Byrne
Schools Programme Producer
Laura Maniura
Assistant Schools Programme Producer
Shelley Robinson
Schools Programme Assistant
Annis Archer
In Harmony Programme Lead
Stephen Laidlaw
In Harmony Learning Team (Strand Leads)
Elisabeth Brierley
Anna Harrison
Nicholas Jolly
In Harmony Learning Team
Mike Arnold
Oscar Artacho
Emily Atkinson
Blerina Brahimllari
Sarah Carroll
Nellie Halford
Brione Jackson
Joe Martin
Catrin Owen
Helena Thompson
Grace Turner
Ingrid Walker
Helen Woodthorpe
Carolyn Yates
Talent Development Manager
Lewis Bettles
Talent Development Producer
Felicity Dunk
Assistant Talent Development Producer
Darcy Thorpe
Talent Development Assistant
Anna Gilmour
Youth Development Producer
Lucy Chivers
Lead Chaperone
Nathan Shipley
Youth Chorus Director
Alison McNeill
Children’s Choral Lead
Elena Camblor Gonzalez
L&E Accompanist
Christopher Hughes
Young Musicians Development Lead
Naomi Robinson
Instrumental Learning Team
Camilla Bissengaliyeva
Edward Deakins
Brione Jackson
Alice Keegan
Daniel Lappin
Abigail Martin
Harriette Spencer Kennedy
Chaperone Team Leaders
Tom Crouch
Ella Muschamp
Chaperones
Sally Barker
Danielle Brown
Sarah Craggs
Sophie Cunningham
Olivia Davidson
Caitlin Madele
People
Harpreet O’Brien
Senior HR Advisors
Catarina Cinzas
Cara Thurgood
HR Assistant
Christopher Robinson
Technical
Head of Production
George Leigh
Head of Technical
Ruth Hardisty
Production Manager
Vivienne Clavering
Technical & Operations Manager
Sarah Jarvis
Technical Assistant
William Quinn
Production Office Coordinator
Laura Hart
Production Office Assistant
Eilidh Gilmour
Head of Stage Management
Kate Freston-Davy
Stage Manager
Lisa Ganley
Deputy Stage Managers
Abby Jones
Rebecca Wing
Assistant Stage Managers
Sabrina Buck
Tsiala Corboz Wentz
Arianna Folini
Millie McElhinney
Rebekah Tunnell
Show Managers
Louis Joseph
Alex Perry
Senior Stage Technicians
Douglas Barrett
Brendan Beale
Rosie Roberts
Stage Technicians
Richard Bertie
Michael Dobinson
Tony Melville
Head Fly Technician
Jacob Newton
Fly Technician
Liam Dunne
Head of Lighting
Mike Lock
Deputy Head of Lighting
Richard Moore
Senior Electricians
Maia Allen
Simon Watson
Kier Webster
Production Electricians
Abigail Barker
Joshua Harrison
Props Supervisor & Maker
Elissa Gunn
Head of Costume & Wigs
Victoria Marzetti
Senior Costume Supervisor
Mary Gillibrand*
Costume Supervisor
Gemma Newsome
Textiles
Natalie Needham
Frances Barer †
Workroom Manager
Lyndsey Sandham
Cutter
Ella Maguira
Sewing Assistants
Amy-Ellen Critchley
Anabelle Eckstein
Catherine Lowe
Amy Pickard
Running Wardrobe Supervisor
Denise Joslin*
Wardrobe Assistants
Esther Bagnall
Joanne Morris
Sacha Denney-Rodwell
Wigs & Make-up Supervisor
Jo Charlton-Wright
Senior Wigs Assistant
Nicola Faulkner-Heath*
Wigs Assistant
Bethany Clark
Mia Ellison
