which joins us in the evening of Saturday 14th June for a candle-lit evening of Opera in the grounds of West Woodhay House, as part of our Festival.
This event promises something for everyone – whether for the lifelong opera lover or the newcomer to opera this programme will containg a wonderful variety of inspiring music, provided by singers from English National Opera, Covent Garden and international opera houses, with accompaniment from International Conducter Jeremy Silver and the Southern Sinfonia chamber ensemble.
Opera Brava is a professional opera company specialising in touring opera, corporate events, and education work. Now in its 23rd year, the company presents a packed programme of classic productions at beautiful locations every year – for the company’s own website please cli. It has an extensive repertoire as our programme for the evening shows:
Part One |
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| Brindisi | La Traviata – Verdi | |
| A fors’e lui… Sempre libera | La Traviata – Verdi | |
| Au fond du temple saint | Pearl Fishers – Bizet | |
| Questo amor, vergogna mia | Edgar – Puccini | |
| Theme tune ‘Schindlers list’ | John Williams | |
| Soave sia il vento | Cosi fan tutte – Mozart | |
| Kuda, Kuda | Eugene Onegin – Tchaikovsky | |
| Sous le dôme épais | Lakmé – Delibes | |
| Bella figlia dell’amore | Rigoletto – Verdi |
Part two – Medley |
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| Something’s Coming | America | West Side Story – Bernstein |
| Maria | West Side Story – Bernstein | |
| Somewhere | Tonight | West Side Story – Bernstein |
| Some enchanted evening | South Pacific – Rogers & Hammerstein | |
| To keep my love alive | A Connecticut Yankee – Rogers & Hart | |
| Nella Fantasia | The Mission – Morricone | |
| Art is calling for me | The Enchantress – Herbert | |
| Stranger in Paradise | Kismet – Wright & Forrest |
Medley – Gilbert & Sullivan |
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| Hail poetry Pirates of Penzance | So please you, Sir, we much regret The Mikado |
| When the buds are blossoming Madrigal | O shameless one tremble lolanthe |
| O I am a pirate King Pirates of Penzance | Here’s a how-de-do The Mikado |
| Away, nor prosecute your quest The Mikado | Take a pair of sparkling eyes The Gondoliers |
| Society has quite forsaken all her wicked courses Utopia Ltd | Poor wandering one Pirates of Penzance |
| For he’s the captain of the Pinafore HMS Pinafore | For he loves little buttercup HMS Pinafore |
| I’m the monarch of the sea HMS Pinafore | For he is an Englishman HMS Pinafore |
Performers
| Soprano | Amanda Buckland | Mezzo Soprano | Lise Christensen |
| Tenor | Daniel Meades | Baritone | Francis Church |
Southern Sinfonia Ensemble
| Violin | Julia Burket Milone | Cello | Steve Collisson |
| Flute/Piccolo | Katey Thomas |
Clarinet | Neyire Ashworth |
