A Hip-h’opera

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s birth and armed with a budget of $400,000.00, the prestigious 700-year-old English country & opera house, Glyndebourne commissioned a reworking of Mozart & Lorenzo da Ponte’s classic opera, Cosi Fan Tutte to tour England, Germany, Finland and the Baltic States.

A Hip-H’Opera
that crossed international, generational and artistic boundaries

School 4 Lovers opened to rave reviews in the international press. In the UK, The Times, The Independent and the Financial Times all awarded 4/5 stars to the production on it's opening night at Glyndebourne. In Finland the media frenzy generated national news headlines and even an international press conference.

Originally by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte
Idea and Concept: Markus Kosuch
Adaptation and Musical Arrangements: Jonathan Gill, Charlie Parker

Adaptation and Text: Stephen Plaice

NB: Donnie’s additional lyrical compositions written by M PD Dawes, also known as Paradise The Prolific One

Director: Clare Whistler
Designer and Lighting: Robin Carter
Conductor: Jonathan Gill
South Bank Sinfonia

Cast Includes: Paradise (Donnie), Ville Salonen (Freddie), Jessica Walker (Gigi), Christine Gelder (Bella), Natasha Seale (Despina), Marvin Springer (Liam)