I will be playing Mercury & John Styx in Offenbach’s “Orpheus In The Underworld” for Opera della luna at the Iford Festival. Directed by Jeff Clarke, conducted by Toby Purser.
Dates:
Sat 27 June
Wed 1, Fri 3, Sat 4, Tue 7, Wed 8 & Fri 10 July
Also, Sat 18 & Sun 19 July at Roxburgh Hall, Stowe.
& 23 -26 September at the Lowry, Salford
http://www.thelowry.com/event/orpheus-in-the-underworld
Come and see “Opera Blocks” at the Sevenoaks Festival on June 20 at 11am. English Pocket Opera Company’s fast & funny introduction to opera for young and old alike. With Grace Nyandoro & Mark Tinkler.
I will be performing the role of Njegus in “The Merry Widow” with Kentish Opera at the Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks.
13 – 16 May 2015.
http://www.kentishopera.com/prod/mwidow15/mw15.htm
I will be singing the tenor soloist in Nielsen’s “Springtime On Funen” and in the Spring & Summer sections of Haydn’s “The Seasons”.
Dumfries Choral Society. St.John’s Church, Dumfries.
Saturday 28 March 2015 at 7.30pm
I will be singing Aeneas in a concert of Purcell’s “Dido & Aeneas” as well as the tenor soloist in Handel’s “Ode for St Cecilia’s Day” with the Anstruther Philharmonic Society at Anstruther Parish Church.
Saturday 14 March 2015 at 7.30pm.
Currently touring “Opera Blocks” in Barnet schools with English Pocket Opera Company (2-13 Feb). The middle section of the show now tells the story of “Romeo & Juliet”. This is all preparation for the Barnet schools choirs concert at the Royal Albert Hall on April 23.
The latest offspring from English Pocket Opera Company’s annual collaboration with the student designers from Central St Martins is Verdi’s “Macbeth”. I will be directing and singing in the production which will have fantastic and unusual designs from the students on the design in performance course.
Public performances on:
Wed 28 January at 7.30
Fri 30 January at 7.30
Sat 31 January at 3.00
There will also be two school matinee performances.
To book tickets: bit.ly/1rXgXMv
Performances are at the Platform Theatre within the University of the Arts building, 5 minutes walk north of Kings Cross station. The theatre entrance is on Handyside St, London N1C 4AA.
The Cast:
Macbeth : Keel Watson
Lady Macbeth : Anna Gregory
Banquo: Simon Wilding
Macduff : Paul Featherstone
Malcolm : Alexander Wall
Witches : Grace Nyandoro, Rosalind O’Dowd, Grainne Gillis
Lady in waiting : Mai Kikkawa
Musical Director / Pianist : Philip Voldman
Lighting Designer : Alex Hopkins
Designers : Emily Bestow, Rosemary Elliott-Dancs, Katrina Felice, Harriet Fowler, Rosemary Gibbens, Alice Guile, Rosemary Millbank, Roisin Straver.
Director : Paul Featherstone
Currently performing 3 weeks of “Opera Blocks” workshops with English Pocket Opera Company in South Cambridge schools until December 5. More performances in December in Ealing & Haringey schools and in all Barnet primary schools in February 2015. Plans afoot to take it to schools in many more boroughs and counties next year as well as music festivals. It is a brilliant introduction to opera for children (and adults too!)
I will be directing a production of Verdi’s “Macbeth” at the Platform Theatre with 8 student designers from Central St Martins Art College. This is the latest in English Pocket Opera Company’s annual collaborations with CSM. I have been involved in a few and they are always exciting and innovative affairs – unlike any opera productions elsewhere.
The performances will be on Wed 28, Fri 30 & Sat 31 January 2015 at 7.30 with schools matinee performances on Tue 27 & Thu 29.
Ticket and cast information to follow.
I will be singing Spoletta in a production of “TOSCA” for the Shute Theatre and Arts Guild in Kilmington Church on Friday 17 October 2014. Anna Gregory will direct and sing the title role.