Saturday 6 September 2014

Verismo and more - Divas & Scholars autumn programme

Rosalind Plowright as Contessa di Coigny, Andrea Chenier, Bregenz 2011
Rosalind Plowright as Contessa di Coigny,
Andrea Chenier, Bregenz 2011
Divas & Scholars Autumn programme starts this month with a combination of evening lecture-recitals and Opera Study Days. They combine expert lectures and live performances by fabulous opera singers. This term lecturers include me, talking on Verismo and Italian opera after Puccini, and mezzo-soprano Rosalind Plowright will be giving a masterclass and talking about her roles. The lectures cover a range of operas, there are evening lecture recitals on Verdi's Otello and Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur plus a study day on Puccini and Verismo. The study days include lunch and the evenings are preceded by a champagne reception. The events offer support to up-and-coming opera singers by way of paid performance opportunities and public master classes, and there are attractively priced tickets for students.


24 September, Markham Square, London SW3, 6.30pm – Evening lecture recital on Verdi’s Otello. Richard Peirson from the English National Opera will discuss this operatic masterpiece based on Shakespeare’s Othello with baritone Charles Johnston. Richard Peirson is currently working on the ENO’s production of Otello.

15 October, Cadogan Hall, London SW1, 10.30am – Study Day on Verismo: Puccini & his contemporaries. Rosalind Plowright OBE will give a master class to six emerging opera singers as well as discuss her career and roles. During the afternoon I will lecture on Verismo, looking at the operas of Puccini, his contemporaries and successors.

12 November, Markham Square, SW3, 6.30pm  – Evening lecture recital on Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur. Broadcaster Sandy Burnett will talk about Francesco Cilea’s dramatic opera, recently performed by Opera Holland Park. There will be a live performance given by an up-and-coming soprano and award winning pianist Peter Foggitt

Further Information & booking from http://www.divasandscholars.com lucy.woodruff@masterclasscompany.co.uk. There are attractively priced tickets for students.

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