Diary
2019
February 6th Presteigne Festival London Fundraiser at The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust,
22 Mansfield Street, London W1G 9NR at 19:30
An Evening of Schubert including – Four Impromptus, D899
A selection of Lieder, Rebecca Afonwy-Jones, mezzo-soprano Timothy End, piano
“The Trout Quintet”, D667 featuring Tim Horton, piano Benjamin Nabarro, violin Gemma Rosefield, cello and Rachel Roberts, viola and tbc, double bass.
Drinks and canapés after: £45, payable to The Presteigne Festival **SOLD OUT**
February 11th – May 10th Sara (cover) | ROBERTO DEVEREUX | Welsh National Opera
Conductor – Carlo Rizzi / James Southall | Director – Alessandro Talevi
February 17th The Colours of Mozart including the Clarinet Concerto & REQUIEM with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Conductor – Adrian Partington at Royal & Derngate Northampton
February 23rd Elgar | SEA PICTURES for Wrexham Symphony Orchestra’s 50th Anniversary year, William Aston Hall, Wrexham together with Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony & Beethoven Egmont Overture | Conductor – Leon Bosch.
March 16th Elgar | DREAM OF GERONTIUS | Colchester Choral Society, St Botolph’s Colchester| Conductor – Ian Ray
March 23rd Bach | ST. JOHN PASSION | St. Alban’s Cathedral | Conductor – George Vass
April 6th Bach | ST.JOHN PASSION | St. George’s Hall |Bristol Bach Choir | Conductor – Christopher Finch
April 13th Bach | ST. JOHN PASSION | Shrewsbury Abbey for Shropshire Charity Concerts | Conductor – John Moore
April 15-18th St. Endellion Festival, Cornwall
A major highlight of the 2019 Festival will be a specially commissioned St Mark’s Passion by Oliver Tarney, long standing member of the Easter Festival with a fast developing reputation as a composer. This new work will be performed on Good Friday along with Bach’s Cantata No. 4 and Haydn’s 26th Symphony.
April 22nd – 4th June in rehearsal for Wellgunde | DAS RHEINGOLD
April 25th Manuel de Falla | THE THREE CORNERED HAT | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Cadogan Hall as part of Seeking New Horizons: Political Protest III | Alexander Shelley – conductor
June 6 / 8 / 11 / 13th Wellgunde | DAS RHEINGOLD | Longborough Festival Opera | Anthony Negus – conductor | Amy Lane – director
July 20th / 21st Orlofsky | DIE FLEDERMAUS | West Green House Opera | Jonathan Lyness – conductor | director – Richard Studer
July 24th Suzuki | MADAM BUTTERFLOP| Tete a Tete Festival | Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross| Bill Bankes-Jones – Director | Tim Burke – Musical Director
July 31st Mendelssohn | ISRAEL IN EGYPT | British premiere of this work after Handel at Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester Cathedral
Season 2019/2020
September 18,20,21,24,25,27,28
October 1,2,4,5 Rosina | THE BARBER OF SEVILLE | The Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol | Jonathan Lyness – conductor | Richard Studer – director
September 26th Elgar | SEA PICTURES | North Wales International Music Festival | St. Asaph Cathedral| Robert Guy – conductor | NEW Sinfonia
November 2nd Mahler | Lieder eines fahrenden gesellen | Jonathan Lyness – conductor
December 4,5,6 Bach WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM | The Norwegian Wind Ensemble | Sarpsborg, Halden & Moss, Norway
Archive Season 2018/2019
September 21st – November 23rd Flora | LA TRAVIATA | Welsh National Opera
Conductor – James Southall | Revival Director – Sarah Crisp
Further details of touring will be posted or follow link to Welsh National for venues and dates
September 22nd REQUIEM REFLECTIONS at St. Asaph Cathedral 19:30
North Wales International Music Festival
Soprano – Katy Thomson | Mezzo – Rebecca Afonwy-Jones | Tenor Robert Lewis | Bass – Julian Close
Conductor – Robert Guy
Tickets and details available on Theatr Clwyd page
October 11th BBC Radio 3 In Tune | Live in the BBC studio with Timothy End, piano
October 21st JULIANA | London Premiere at St. John’s Smith Square | 20:00
Pre-performance talk at 19:00
Further details on home page. Tickets available by clicking here
November 30th Release of MESSIAH with BBC Singers & The Norwegian Wind Ensemble on Resonus Classics.
December 22nd MESSIAH Shrewsbury Abbey conducted by John Moore for Shrewsbury Charity Concerts