Jan Tait and the Bear is a new comedic chamber opera by Emily Doolittle, based on a medieval Shetlandic tale of adventure, friendship and a ferocious bear.

CATHERINE BACKHOUSE Jan Tait
BRIAN McBRIDE The Tax Collector, The King, The Bear
ALAN McHUGH Narrator

EMILY DOOLITTLE composer and co-librettist
PETER GUY co-librettist
VICKI BROWN designer
STASI SCHAEFFER director
THOMAS BUTLER conductor
ENSEMBLE THING