NOMINATED FOR THE 2019 OFF-WEST END AWARD FOR BEST OPERA PRODUCTION The Rhine gold, guarded by three nymphs, holds immeasurable power. When the dwarf Alberich renounces love to steal it, he unwittingly sparks a battle for domination which will stretch from the depths of the river to the mountaintop home Read more…
Performers Stephen Threlfall conductor | Ailish Tynan soprano | Gweneth Ann Rand soprano | Mark le Brocq tenor | Kitty Whately mezzo soprano | Margaret McDonald mezzo soprano | Gareth John baritone | Caroline Taylor soprano As Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra put the finishing touches to a very special virtual concert that will be streaming soon, we look back to Read more…
Disillusioned with life, the ageing Faust trades his soul to the devil Méphistophélès in exchange for youth and the love of the beautiful Marguerite. She falls for the younger dashing man, but Faust soon loses interest and abandons her to pursue a life of lust. On returning from war her Read more…
Based around true events which occurred in Sicily in 1282, Verdi’s grand opera features wonderful choruses and breath-taking arias, including the Bolero. https://wno.org.uk/whats-on/les-vêpres-siciliennes-verdi#overview
Sung in Italian with English side-titles. A Buxton International Festival production in collaboration with La Serenissima. The story of family strife in pre-Imperial Rome, this forgotten gem by the Italian composer Antonio Caldara, featuring jubilant choral writing and dazzling virtuoso arias, is a perfect vehicle for the dynamic, Gramophone Award-winning baroque ensemble Read more…
https://www.finzifriends.org.uk/events.htm Composers in Time – Finzi and Howells meet on Chosen Hill A whole day event at Churchdown, Nr Gloucester, and on Chosen Hill adjacent to our Churchdown venue. The music, the location and the friendship was shared between these Composers and we would like to share this with Read more…
From Russia With Love Between War and Peace SUN 28 APR 3pm | Recital Room Gareth Brynmor John baritone Jocelyn Freeman piano From Russia with Love at Blackheath Halls culminates in a programme of epic tales of battle contrasted with intimate love and harmony. Ballades and Romances by Robert Schumann are Read more…
Instruments of Time and Truth Conductor Edward Higginbottom Evangelist Nick Pritchard Christus Dan D’Souza Soprano Camilla Harris Countertenor Robin Blaze Tenor tbc Bass Gareth John Tiffin Boys Choir http://www.barnesmusicfestival.com/event-information
Everything is possible in the imagination of a child. Starting with the germ of Ives’s wonderful song The Children’s Hour, we journey through the world of cautionary fairy tales including settings by Loewe, Schubert and Britten. Fun exploits with circuses and pirates follow, with songs by Stanford, Warlock and Howells, and Read more…