It Must Have Been a Tuesday

Two stories performed as part of Tête à Tête Opera Festival in Newcastle
27 June 2025

It Must Have Been a Tuesday

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Developed over time and created as part of its nurturing of Yorkshire talent, the show sees two opera singers speak and sing without artifice about a life-changing moment, with no support other than a solo violin. The heartfelt true stories about learning to embrace one’s ethnicity and coming to terms with newly-discovered siblings in Brazil are told by Yorkshire-based Mezzo Joanna Gamble and Bass-Baritone Neil Balfour, accompanied by Ellie Gaynard with music by HUO Artistic Director Russell Plows.

Credits

Joanna Gamble – Mezzo
Neil Balfour – Baritone
Ellie Gaynard Evans – Violin

Music & Direction by Russell Plows
Libretti by the performers

Supported by three generous anonymous donors
Hull Urban Opera