Brick Row
Brick Row music-drama film
director & librettist Ruth Mariner |
music Leo Geyer
cast Mrs Smith: Fleur de Bray, Mrs Hickling: Rachel Maby, Mr
Taylor: Roland Harrad, Mrs Bates: Claire Wild
costume Sebastian Freeburn
make-up & hair Monica Montalvo
prop design Holly Pigott
filming YSP Media: Director & Producer: Christopher
Bevan, Director of Photography: Jackie Teboul, Sound
Engineer Benjamin Hodge
audio editing Musicarta Media
The world premiere of a new music drama that showcases a snapshot of 18th century life in one of Darley Abbey’s historic buildings. The libretto is inspired by A Cottage in the Village — 1795 from The Darley Pageant by Wendy Bitton.
Brick Row has been dedicated to Jane Manning OBE, a patron of Constella OperaBallet who passed away on 31st March 2021. Jane was an extraordinary soprano who gave over 350 world
premieres of contemporary music, and supported Constella for many years encouraging daring and ambitious artistry.