Sam Marston most recently covered Tom Rakewell The Rake’s Progress (The Grange Festival) and performed Frederic The Pirates of Penzance and Nanki-Poo The Mikado (National G & S Opera Company at Buxton Opera House). Previous engagements include the role of Henrik Egerman A Little Night Music (Opera North) and the Royal Opera House’s Lost & Found project, performing newly commissioned pop-up opera as part of the Europalia Festival. Sam completed the MMus Opera course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he performed Dr. Oliver Sacks in Nyman’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Hérisson in Chabrier’s L’étoile and the Young Man in Cui’s A Feast in Time of Plague.
Only a few months ago we thought Mid Wales Opera was finished. Now, thanks to a funding lifeline from Powys County Council, we are within touching distance of having a sustainable plan to keep on producing live and local opera across Wales for at least three years.