An ambitious opera bringing the Bayeux Tapestry to life has found its award-winning Jersey animator.

Peter Taylor-Gill has joined Bayeux Tapestry: The Opera as lead animator after previous Express coverage helped the team secure the creative talent needed to set its medieval characters in motion.

The project combines music, drama, narration and animation to tell the story of William the Conqueror and the Norman conquest.

Pictured: Peter Taylor-Gill has been appointed lead animator for the project, titled Bayeux Tapestry: The Opera. (Supplied)

Mr Taylor-Gill’s appointment came just days after he won the Creativity Award at Jersey’s Digital Tech Awards, recognising his work as part of the team at L’Office du Jerriais.

His animation work has also reached a national audience, featuring in a BBC television programme watched by more than six million viewers.

Mr Taylor-Gill is already working closely with the project’s artistic director Andrew Lawrence-King to develop the visual elements of the production.

Mr Lawrence-King said: “Peter and I are already deep into exquisite detail of how his animations will unite with live performance, medieval texts and 11th-century music to bring Tapestry characters and the Conquest story to life.

“His technical expertise and creative flair are inspiring, and his enthusiasm is contagious.”

The production forms part of the Channel Islands’ response to an invitation from Normandy to participate in commemorations marking the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s birth.

Drawing on artistic and historical expertise from across the Islands, it will also incorporate “lost” tapestry scenes recreated in Alderney.

Pictured: The project’s artistic director, Andrew Lawrence-King (right) welcomed the appointment of Peter Taylor-Gill.

Mr Taylor-Gill said: “It’s been a real privilege to come on board and help bring this iconic piece of history to life.

“Working alongside Guernsey-born composer Andrew and the rest of the team, plus incorporating those ‘lost’ scenes recreated in Alderney, makes this a genuinely special inter-island collaboration.

“Blending medieval instrumentation with modern animation techniques has been an exciting creative journey so far, and I can’t wait for audiences to see how the visual and musical worlds come together on stage.”

Pictured: The project forms part of the Channel Islands’ response to an invitation from Normandy to take part in commemorations marking the 1,000th anniversary of the birth of William the Conqueror. (Supplied)

The team is now seeking sponsors and supporters to help deliver the Channel Islands’ contribution to the millennium celebrations.

Further artistic developments and partnerships are due to be announced in the coming months.