Upcoming events
Dido and Aeneas & Acis and Galatea
Dido & Aeneas directed by GUY WITHERS
Acis & Galatea directed by REBECCA MELTZER
Music directed by MICHAEL PAPADOPOULOS
Designed by JEN GREGORY
Dido | BERNADETTE JOHNS
Aeneas | JEROME KNOX
Belinda | ANND CAVALIERO
Sorcerer | KIERAN RAYNER
1st Witch | ELEANOR SANDERSON-NASH
2nd Witch | SHAKIRA TSINDOS
Sailor | THANDO MJANDANA
Spirit | MICHAEL BELLA
The festival's 1st double-bill makes its home in Waterperry’s stunning Amphitheatre.Acis and Galatea. The ethereal nymph, Galatea, is in love with a youthful shepherd, Acis. All seems serene, until their love is threatened by the jealousy of the monstrous Polyphemus. Directed by Rebecca Meltzer (Svadba, Hansel and Gretel, Ariel, Mansfield Park) this new production celebrates the beauty of Handel’s music coupled with Waterperry’s natural spaces.Dido and Aeneas. Tribal Queen Dido struggles to keep power in her court as Prince Aeneas comes to ask for her hand in marriage and an alliance between factions. Treachery and sedition threaten to tear a nation and a marriage asunder. Directed by Guy Withers (Peter and the Wolf, The Diary of One Who Disappeared), this beloved English operatic gem takes a dark turn in a bold new production.Michael Papadopoulos conducts these two contrasting productions alongside Designer Jennifer Gregory. Both operas will be performed by the same ensemble cast consisting of the UK’s most outstanding emerging operatic talent, audiences will most definitely be entertained.
Wednesday August 16th at 6:30pm
Friday 18th August at 6:30pm
Sunday 20th August at 6.30pm
Amphitheatre, Waterperry Opera Festival, Waterperry House, Waterperry, Oxford, OX33 1LA
For more information and to buy tickets visit https://www.waterperryoperafestival.co.uk/
Hansel and Gretel
Presented by OPERA HOLLAND PARK
Directed by BENCE KALO
Conducted by CHARLOTTE CORDEROY
Repetiteur AVISHKA EDIRISINGHE
Designed by NEIL IRISH
Movement Director MICHAEL SPENCELEY
Chorus Master DOMINIC ELLIS-PECKHAM
Hansel | SHAKIRA TSINDOS
Gretel | EMILY CHRISTINA LOFTUS
The Gingerbread Witch | ELLA DE JONGH
Peter | EDWARD KIM
Gertrud | MADELINE BOREHAM
The Sandman | CLAUDIA HAUSSMANN
The Dew Fairy | ELEANOR BROOMFIELD
Deep in the forest, a gingerbread house conceals a terrible secret...
The Brothers Grimm’s tale of hunger, enchantment, entrapment and rescue has thrilled children and adults for two hundred years. Many adaptations exist but Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera is by far the most delicious. Charming folksongs and sweeping orchestration cast a potent spell as the siblings Hansel and Gretel venture into the forest to forage for berries, encountering The Sandman, The Dew Fairy and The Gingerbread Witch on their adventure.
This production will be sung in German.
Shakira will be covering all performance dates and will be performing in the public performance on 16th June.
Friday 16th June 2023, 7:30pm
Opera Holland Park Theatre, Ilchester Place, London W8 6LU
For more information and to buy tickets https://operahollandpark.com/
Recital at the Hay Music Trust
Presented by the HAY MUSIC TRUST
Soprano FFION EDWARDS
Mezzo Soprano SHAKIRA TSINDOS
Tenor PHIL CLIEVE
Baritone FELIX GYGLI
Piano ELLI WELSH
The National Opera Studio presents a gala concert featuring music by Mozart, Bernstein, Bellini, Richard Strauss and Johann Strauss among others.
Saturday 13th May 2023, 7:00pm
St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EB
For more information and for tickets visit https://www.haymusic.org/
Ye Cronies
PRESENTED BY Ye Cronies
CONCERT DIRECTED BY Jamie MacDougall
Shakira Tsindos, Mezzo soprano
Christopher Nairne, Baritone
Laura, Cellist
Kristina Yorgova, Pianist
Ye Cronies runs a never of concerts, competitions and fundraisers throughout its season, which runs from October to March each year.
All our concerts are supported by our Concert Director, Jamie MacDougall, and the Ye Cronies Choir under the leadership of David Fisher.
Thursday 17th November 2022, 6:30pm
Mariott Hotel, 500 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8RR
For tickets and more information visit https://www.yecronies.co.uk/
Fidelio Cafe
Presented by FIDELIO CAFE and NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO
Inna Husieva, soprano
Shakira Tsindos, mezzo soprano
Phil Clieve, tenor
Jack Holton, baritone
Elli Welsh, pianist
Join National Opera Studio alumni and current artists in an intimate recital at the Fidelio cafe.
For further information and tickets https://fidelio.cafe
Rosalind
Rosalind by Peter Hugh White
A workshop.
Rosalind is by composer, Peter Hugh White and librettist, Clare Heath. It is about the discovery of DNA by Francis Crick and James Watson and how Rosalind Franklin was involved, but in the end was overlooked when it came to the Nobel Prize which was awarded to Crick and Watson alone. Franklin, apparently, contributed enormously.
Scottish Opera | Opera Highlights Tour
Presented by SCOTTISH OPERA
Directed by EMMA JENKINS
Head of Music DEREK CLARK
Music Director/Pianist KRISTINA YORGOVA
Designed by JANIS HART
Zoe Drummond, Soprano
Shakira Tsindos, Mezzo Soprano
Osian Wyn Bowen, Tenor
Christoper Nairne, Baritone
A troupe of talented singers, including Scottish Opera’s Emerging Artists, traverse Scotland to bring an original piano-accompanied production to local venues. This vibrant, one-of-a-kind show is created specifically for Scottish Opera each season. This year, director Emma Jenkins brings verve and creativity to a very special tour. With music meticulously curated by Scottish Opera’s Head of Music Derek Clark, Opera Highlights combines repertoire favourites with lesser-known pieces. You will not find such a treasure trove of opera anywhere else!
Autumn Tour 22 September - 29 October 2022
Touring to Dundee, Markinch, Fraserburgh, Forres, Banchory, Cullivoe, Lerwick, Linlithgow, Town Yetholm, Stranraer, Castle Douglas, Dunlop, Gartmore, Biggar, Glenuig, Gairloch and Durness.
Tickets on sale Summer 2022.
