Title
Passion: An Opera in a Sports Centre (2002)

Description
The second in the Beyond Belief cycle of four ritual operas commissioned by Cumbria Arts in Education and composed in response to the Cumbrian foot-and-mouth crisis.

Duration
1 hr

First Performance
Whitehaven Sports Centre. Produced by KOPCO.

Composer/Director
John Kefala-Kerr

Choreographer
Paula Turner

Ensemble
Emma Welton: violin
Charlotte Bishop: cello
Geoff Hannan: piano
Dave Price: percussion
John Kefala-Kerr: keyboard/sampler

Liz Potter: soprano
Paula Turner: baptised woman
Lido van der Laan: magician
Lesley Vevers: hairdresser

Lighting
John Deakin

“Carstallation”
Claire Webster

Stage Manager
John Quinn