James Bonas is a traditional storyteller for the modern age, combining imagination and intellect with a curiosity for technology and innovation across opera, dance, theatre and orchestral performance. Constantly looking for new possibilities for musical storytelling, he develops original projects from inception to performance, creating concepts, storylines and new works in collaboration with composers, choreographers and performers. Recent opera productions include Massenet’s Manon (Theater Magdeburg), Die Zauberflöte (Göteborg Opera), Sondheim’s Company (Génération Opéra, Grand Théâtre de Genève) and the French premiere of Abrahamsen’s Snow Queen (Opéra national du Rhin). Dance collaborations with Helen Pickett include Lady Macbeth (Dutch National Ballet), Emma Bovary (Canadian National Ballet) and The Crucible (Scottish National Ballet). With Sophie Laplane, he created the highly-acclaimed Mary, Queen of Scots (Scottish Ballet/Edinburgh International Festival), which toured across the UK and US. Bonas also regularly collaborates with Aurora Orchestra, creating theatrical concerts at the BBC Proms and elsewhere, with repertoire including Beethoven 9 and The Rite of Spring.

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