Medusa Opera

2025

Medusa Opera

“I had a dream last night

That I had gills instead of lungs”

A new chamber Opera inspired by the Greek myth of Medusa.

A Forward from the Librettist Jess McNulty:

''Megan Nolan in ‘The Functions of Female Rage’ talks about a rage which is ‘unfocussed’, and I really love that image, of an anger that does not have to have a use to be justified. At the end, Medusa’s anger is a stark contrast to her naivety and girlhood at the beginning of the opera, something which she is also deeply aware of. It is an anger which she knows might overcome her, but also one which is a scream against the injustice of her story and that is born out of a deep desire to protect herself and her sisters.'

CREDITS

Cast

Medusa (first half): Hella Termeulen

Medusa (second half): Eva Stone-Barney

Euryale: Alice Hermand

Stheno: Júlia Guix i Estrada

Athena: Teresa Cachada

Poseidon: Twm Tegid Brunton

Dancer: Depi Gorgogianni

Orchestra

Flute, Alto Flute, & Piccolo: Lara Ali

Oboe & Cor Anglais: Laura Ware-Heine

Clarinet & Bass Clarinet: Ben Adams

French Horn: Josh Pizzoferro

Bassoon: Clara Graham

Percussion: Josh Gearing

Harp: Alicija Cetnar

Violin 1: Niya Lecheva

Violin 2: Anson Kwong

Viola: Benedict Bailey

Cello: Sam Booth

Double Bass: Izzy Nisbett

Piano: Alicia Hernandez Huebra

Creative Crew

Composer: Goi Ywei Chern

Librettist: Jess McNulty

Conductor: Brian Choi

Director: Mayra Stergiou

Producer: Jess McNulty

Repetiteurs: Alex Dakin & Alicia Hernandez Huebra

Set Design: Bautista Araya

Costume Designer: Talia Servadio

Puppet/Prop Maker: Nadja Zaremba-Byrne

AV Designer: Utkucan Eken

Marketing & Communication: Jess McNulty & Mayra Stergiou

Assistant Costume Designers: Blair Addison, Aimee Fields

Surtitle Operator: Alex Dakin

Lighting Operator: Mayra Stergiou

Associate Producer: Vertebra Theatre

Image Credit: Isadora Baccon

Press:

★★★★ “Delicate, touching, and tender”

“A rare and empathetic exploration of the girl before the monster” — Everything Theatre

★★★ “Evocative soundscape, captures psychological turmoil, crystalline and gut‑wrenching in turns” — TheatreWeekly

“Potential in full bloom” — The Reviews Hub