Jane Eyre (Berkeley) Explained

Jane Eyre is an opera in two acts by Michael Berkeley to a libretto by David Malouf, premiered in 2000 by Music Theatre Wales at the Cheltenham Festival.

Roles

• Jane Eyre – soprano
• Adèle – soprano
• Mrs Fairfax – mezzo-soprano
• Mrs Rochester – contralto
• Rochester – bass

Recording

• Jane Eyre – Natasha Marsh (Jane Eyre), Fflur Wyn (Adèle), Beverley Mills (Mrs Fairfax), Emily Bauer-Jones (Mrs Rochester), Andrew Slater (Rochester); The Music Theatre Wales Ensemble, Michael Rafferty (conductor); Linbury Theatre (Royal Opera House), 2001, CHAN 9983^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/feb/14/classicalmusicandopera.artsfeatures2 "Michael Berkeley: Jane Eyre