Jonny Danciger

We’ve had a brilliant time at @batterseaartscentre holding our auditions for La Dame de Pique. What a privilege to meet and hear so many wonderful singers. Thanks for sharing your skills and artistry with us! ♠️🎶🤩👏

📣CASTING CALL: MURDER GAMES This summer we are bringing a double bill of murder mystery operas to Grimeborn Opera Festival: Cupboard Love by Madeleine Dring and Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters by Ned Rorem & Gertrude Stein.  We are looking for versatile and expressive singer-actors who excel at physical comedy. We would love to hear from performers with clowning experience and the confidence to lean into the farcical nature of these works.  We actively encourage applications from artists of all backgrounds, especially those historically overlooked in the opera industry. To apply, please read the audition guidelines (available at the link in our bio) and fill in the application form linked therein. You will need to provide: ✔️A recent headshot (or recent clear photo) ✔️A recent video recording of an aria or song (preferably 20th-century or contemporary repertoire in English).  ✔️A short outline of why you are interested in the project and why you are a good fit. We will not overlook applicants for not providing professional-grade video recordings - a video recorded on your phone is perfectly acceptable.  In a bid to help eradicate conscious and unconscious bias in the opera industry we do not accept CVs.  📅Rehearsals: July 2026  Performances: 29 July – 1 August 2026 🎭Auditions: Sunday 24th May 2026 - Venue TBC  🔗Link to apply in bio ❓If you have any questions please feel free to contact us! #CastingCall #Grimeborn #Opera #MadeleineDring #NedRorem

The first few photos of our dress rehearsal are in! You have one last chance to catch this gorgeous show today at 3pm - and it's the last offering of the Performers of Morley Festival! 📸 @mdgascoigne #opera #paranormal #operaschool #performance

THE TURN OF THE SCREW: ACT I FINALE We are proud to release this clip of our 2025 production of Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece The Turn of the Screw, directed by Jonny Danciger and conducted by Joe Davies, captured during performances of the opera on 29th and 30th August 2025 at Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands. When a young, impressionable Governess takes a job caring for two young children, all seems the picture of perfection at their countryside estate. But all is not well, and cracks in their behaviour begin to reveal an increasingly troubled past that refuses to be buried. Flora and Miles’ imaginations should be boundless and bright, but what happens when this innocence is compromised? This production, inspired by Catherine Storr’s novel Marianne Dreams, places the imagination of the children at the heart of the story. Music courtesy of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited, with thanks to the estate of Benjamin Britten. Governess - @kirsty.soprano Peter Quint – @rhydianjenkins_ Mrs Grose – @maeheydorn.contralto_mezzo Miss Jessel – @georgia_mae_ellis Miles – @hellyeslottie Flora – @rebecca.macgregor.black_sop Flute/Alto Flute/Piccolo - @hannah.mjg Oboe/Cor Anglais - @manashibataob Clarinet/Bass Clarinet - @willhammondclarinet Bassoon - @ursula_leveaux Horn - Chris Howlings Violin I - @jessica_violinist Violin II - Julian Cann Viola - @kimbeckerviola Cello - @danielrobertcello Double Bass - @rich0fenglish Harp - @richardharp93 Percussion - Stephen Burke Piano & Celeste - @alexnortonpianist Governess Cover -@charlottethomsonsop Peter - Quint Cover - @andrew_the_tenor Flora Cover - @hannahweakleyx Producers - Joe Davies and Lucy Britton Director - Jonny Danciger Assistant Director - Lucy Britton Conductor - Joe Davies Répétiteur - Alex Norton Assistant Conductor - @beatricealice07 Associate Conductor - @friyanbajan Set Designer - @emmaturner_sceni Costume Designer - @meg_bowyer_ Lighting Designer - Jonny Danciger, PJ Summers, and @1fiveeventsfilm Videography: @1fiveeventsfilm Filmed at Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands, on 29th & 30th August 2025 Part of the Cumbria Opera Festival 2025

UN BALLO IN MASCHERA - @theatererfurt Had an incredible time in Germany at the start of this year doing the video design for this sci-fi dystopian production. A pleasure work with such a warm and inspiring team: Director - @katharinaek Conductor - @hermeshelfricht Set / Costume - @instantkittel Choreography - @epoaros Lighting - Thomas Spangenberg Video - me! Assistant Director - @milena.galvan_odar Assistant Conductor - @stecascio95 Riccardo - @tenor_stenz Amelia - @kasyan_svetlana Renato - @baritone_sangmin_lee Ulrica - Katja Bildt Oscar - @candelagotelli #videodesign #verdi #scifitheatre

Our shows this term are going to be out of this world! Get your tickets via link in bio. Musical director: @panaretos_piano Stage directors: @marriottbecca @jonnydanciger Piano: @npbosworth Assistant repetiteur: @roxanna.shini Assistant director/Stage manager: @jen_aviv_ [Part of the Performers of Morley Festival] #operascenes #liveperformance #operaschool #spookyvibes

My immersive sound installation returns to London for 2 days only! Catch it @osoartscentre next week, Thu 19th and Fri 20th only. Book your one-on-one 20-minute slot via the OSO website. The installation uses bone conduction to create a narrative audio piece inside your own body. Inspired by Dalton Trumbo’s anti-war novel ‘Johnny Got His Gun’. Initially developed with the wonderful support of @arthousejersey and featuring the voice of @lpieris Excited to revisit this piece on home turf! CW: contains reference to severe injury and trauma. #soundart #soundinstallation #installationart #immersiveart #immersivetheatre

BEAUTY & THE BEAST opens tomorrow @osoartscentre It’s an incredibly serious drama about Stockholm Syndrome, toxic masculinity, and the power of literature. Ft. furry balls. Writer/Director/Tech - Me Set Design - @emmaturner_scenicart Stage Manager - @katiekaitlin16 Tech Assistant - @tom_ato____ Prologue - Roger McGough Belle - @ellanagilbert Beast - @miles.timmis Mrs Potts - @simonrhysjonesactor Lumiere - @bethgraham__ Gaston - @lynealex LaFoof - @katiekaitlin16 📸 Chris Tribble

It’s time to announce our un-Belle-ievably talented cast for Beauty and the Beast at the @osoartscentre this Christmas. From beauty to the beast, we’ve got them all! Tickets going fast - book now at .uk 🌹🕯️⁠ ⁠ Belle - @ellanagilbert ⁠ Beast - @miles.timmis ⁠ Gaston - @lynealex ⁠ LaFoof - @katiekaitlin16 ⁠ Lumiere - @bethgraham__ ⁠ Mrs Potts - @simonrhysjonesactor ⁠ ⁠ Written and directed by @jonnydanciger ⁠ ⁠ #panto #pantomime #beautyandthebeast #barnes #barnespond #barnesvillage #richmonduponthames #osoartscentre

ENIGMA VARIATIONS opens tonight! Catch this beautiful two-hander at the @osoartscentre over the next two weeks. A sublime script exploring love, loss, and how music can capture the parts of those experiences that remain impossible to describe. Director - @lydia.sax @lydiasax.theatre Producer - Jamie Rycroft Set/Costume - @matteomastrandrea @10_________09 Lighting/Sound/Video - Me Abel Znorko - @tobywynndaviestagram Erik Larsen - @jutchings An @oso.prods production 📸 @henryhhu

BORIS GODUNOV @oper_frankfurt Nov 2025 An immense joy to assist on this behemoth in Frankfurt. Thank you to all my colleagues for being so welcoming and inspiring, and congratulations on a wonderful premiere. What an achievement! Director - Keith Warner Associate Director - @katharinaek Assistant Directors - HW Richter, Orest Tichonov & Me Conductor - Thomas Guggeis Designer - @kasparglarner Lighting - @john_bishop_lighting_design Video - @jorgecousineau Chorus Master - @acorralmatute And many more wonderful and immensely hard working crew members. Boris - @alexandertsymbalyuk Feodor - Karolina Makula Xenia - Anna Nehkames Nurse - Judita Nagyova Shuisky - @ajglueckert Pimen - @bauer.sings.the.kings Grigori - Dmitri Golovnin Marina - @sofijapetrovicopera Rangoni - @thomasfaulknerbass Varlaam - @inhojeong_bass Missail - @frankfurtmarsh Innkeeper - @claudia.mahnke Fool - Michael McCown Tchelkalov - @mikolaj_trabka Mikitich - @morganandrew.king Mitiukha - @freddyjost Plus incredible chorus, extra chorus, staatisterie and dancers (special mention to @rachelspeirssoprano ) 📸 Barbara Aumüller #operadirector #operfrankfurt #mussorgsky #eggs

‘The Turn of the Screw’ with @cumbriaopera I’m not ready for the dust to settle on this show. As fits its subject matter, it has been staying my head long after we put it to rest. So, here are more beautiful photos from Chris Tribble ✍️👻 Musical Director - @joethewaver Director & Lighting - moi AD/SM - @lucybritton Set Design- @emmaturner_scenicart Costume Design - @meg_bowyer_ Rep - @alexnortonpianist Technician - @suddenlypj ASMs - @nualasankeyetc @beatricealice07 Governess - @kirsty.soprano Grose - @maeheydorn.contralto_mezzo Quint - @rhydianjenkins_ Jessel - @georgia_mae_ellis Miles - @hellyeslottie Flora - @rebecca.macgregor.black #britten #benjaminbritten #theturnofthescrew #operadirector #operadesign #stagedirector #ghoststory #psychologicalhorror #cumbria