LITTLE AMAL:LITTLE AMAL:A BED FOR THE A BED FOR THE NIGHTNIGHT

Generously supported by THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION

SATURDAY 23 OCTOBER AT 11PM

WELCOMEThe Royal Opera House is delighted to be welcoming Little Amal as part of Good Chance Theatre’s The Walk, produced by Stephen Daldry, David Lan and Tracey Seaward. We are offering her a bed for the night on the eve of her tenth birthday. The 3.5 metre-tall puppet, created by the acclaimed Handspring Puppet Company has walked 8000 miles from the borders of Syria through 65 cities and nearing the end of the journey the Royal Opera House welcomes her. Thank you for joining us.

COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINESWe want to welcome you back into the building in a way that keeps you, our staff and our artists safe. As a courtesy to each other and to help us provide a comfortable and enjoyable experience for everyone, please wear a face covering at all times, unless exempt for medical reasons.

Please be mindful of others and their personal space when moving around the theatre and queueing for bars and toilets. Regular cleaning is taking place, with particular attention to high-touch areas such as bannisters and toilets. Hand gel will be available throughout the building.

REPERTOIRE INSPIRED BY HOMESyrian Oud RIHAB AZAR

HINDSIGHTChoreography VALENTINO ZUCCHETTIMusic NITIN SAWHNEY Vocalise, Op.34, No.14

Music arranged by HELENE GRIMAUD, ASHWIN SRINIVASAN and NITIN SAWHNEYDancers LUKAS B. BRÆNDSRØD and JOSEPH SISSENSCompany THE ROYAL BALLET

NARRATIVE ONEPerformer SYED HALEEM NAJIBICompany PHOSPHOROS THEATRE

SURE ON THIS SHINING NIGHTSingers associated with the Royal Opera Chorus AMANDA BALDWIN, NIGEL CLIFFE, KATHRYN JENKIN, ELIZABETH KEY, DAWID KIMBERG, ANDREW MACNAIR, MADELEINE MITCHELL, TIM PARKER-LANGSTON, DEBORAH PEAKE-JONES, LUKE PRICE, RENATA SKARELYTE, AIDAN SMITH, EMMA SMITH, DOUGLAS TELFER, HELEN WITHERS, OLLE ZETTERSTRÖMChorus Director WILLIAM SPAULDINGAssistant Chorus Master GENEVIEVE ELLISTeam LEE BAMFORD and ESTHER KIPPAXMusic gifted by composer Morten Lauridsen.

THE HOPEComposer AYANNA WITTER-JOHNSONConductor BECKY DELLMusicians BARNY JONES, MEG BROOKES, MADDY HAMILTON, MEHMET AVCU, KADIR ERTUKThe Citizens of the World Choir ABIOLA AKKINOLA, ALAN SCOTT, ALI GRAVES, ALLISON GEORGE, AREF HUSSAINI, ASH MUKHERJEE, BUMI THOMAS, CARLY GRIGGS, CELIA MCKIERNAN, CHARLES DLIWAYO, CHRISTINE NOVAK, DAVID MANN, ELEANOR STOREY, ENA SOFTIC, EVIE RAVENSCROFT, FRANCESCA LINCOLN, FRANCESCO PIO RICCI, HANNAH BROWN, HELEN BYRNE, HELEN MASON, IBTSAM IMAN, ISSY ANSAR, IZZY MASON, JAMES COOK, JANET SUTTON, KADIR ERTURK, KAZIM HOSSEINI, MALIKA NOUICHI, MARA CHRYSTIE, MEHMET AVCU, NAOMI KILOVELO, NORIKO TAKAHASHI, NYEWUNA CHUKWA, ROUHANGEZE BAICHOO, SANDRINE DJIMO, SHARON MANN, SONIA MOHAMADI, SU MCLAUGHLIN, TAMER ABD ALKREM Singers associated with the Royal Opera Chorus AMANDA BALDWIN, NIGEL CLIFFE, KATHRYN JENKIN, ELIZABETH KEY, DAWID KIMBERG, ANDREW MACNAIR, MADELEINE MITCHELL, TIM PARKER-LANGSTON, DEBORAH PEAKE-JONES, LUKE PRICE, RENATA SKARELYTE, AIDAN SMITH, EMMA SMITH, DOUGLAS TELFER, HELEN WITHERS, OLLE ZETTERSTRÖMTeam MATILDA JAMES, RACHEL HATTINGH, TESS BERRY-HART, IZZY MASON

NARRATIVE TWOPerformer TEWODROS AREGAWECompany PHOSPHOROS THEATRE

OPERA LULLABIESA programme by

Soprano APRIL KOYEJO-AUDIGER*Piano MICHAEL SIKICH*

QUILT PRESENTATIONPresenters MARGARET HALL and LESLEY ROBINSONCompany KITE SPIRIT TEXTILE GROUP

AS WE CLOSE OUR SLEEPY EYESFilmed performance from the ROH Create and Sing Hansel and Gretel programme

Performed by ROH PARTNER SCHOOLS: TILBURY PIONEER ACADEMY, WARREN PRIMARY and DENEHOLM PRIMARY

THE SANDMANSoprano APRIL KOYEJO-AUDIGER*Piano MICHAEL SIKICH*From the opera Hansel and Gretel by composer ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

PHOSPHOROS THEATRE

Phosphoros Theatre is a theatre company and charity that makes bold, brave performance work with refugees and asylum seekers aged 15-25.

To find out more and donate to their work visit www.phosphorostheatre.com

CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHOIR

Citizens of the World Choir is a choir for people who are refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and from a wider community of Londoners.

To find out more visit www.citizensoftheworldchoir.org

THE ROYAL BALLETDirector KEVIN O’HAREMusic Director KOEN KESSELS Resident Choreographer WAYNE MCGREGOR Artistic Associate CHRISTOPHER WHEELDONAdministrative Director HEATHER BAXTERRehearsal Director CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERSClinical Director Ballet Healthcare SHANE KELLY

THE ROYAL OPERA

Patron HRH THE PRINCE OF WALESMusic Director SIR ANTONIO PAPPANO Director of Opera OLIVER MEARS Director of Casting PETER MARIO KATONA Administrative Director CORMAC SIMMS

*April Koyejo-Audiger and Michael Sikich are members of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme

ROH LEARNING AND PARTICIPATIONDirector JILLIAN BARKEROpera Senior Manager RACHEL CLARKEBallet Senior Manager RUBY WOLKGeneral Manager ALEXANDRA HENSBYThe Walk Director KRISTOFFER HUBALLStage Manager FANA SUNLEY-SMITHProduced by DAYTIME EVENTS AND FESTIVALS TEAM