Wine Women and Song at St Thomas’s Church. The National Opera Studio presents a fantastic night of female led opera at St Thomas’s Church in Kendall. The show features the following talents: Caroline Modiba soprano, Grace Durham soprano, Joseph Doody tenor, Benjamin Lewis baritone with Killian Farrell on piano. The show includes the following standards:
- J Strauss II Die Fledermaus Champagne Song
- Gounod Roméo et Juliette Ah, je veux vivre
- Rossini Le Comte Ory Que les destins prospères
- Mozart Così fan tutte Soave sia il vento
- Mozart Così fan tutte Un’aura amorosa
- Verdi Un ballo in maschera Eri tu
- Rossini La Cenerentola Un soave non so che
- Bellini I Puritani Qui la voce
- Rossini The Barber of Seville Dunque io son
- Ravel L’heure espagnole Oh! la pitoyable aventure
- Mozart Così fan tutte Fra gli amplessi
- Puccini Edgar Questo amor, vergogna mia
- Handel Semele Where’er you walk
- Piaf/Monnot La vie en rose
- Lehár The Merry Widow You’ll find me at Maxim’s
- Gershwin Porgy and Bess Summertime
- Bernstein Candide Make our garden grow
The performances have been given rave reviews. Successive audiences have found the standard of singing excellent and the narrative both witty and engaging. The beautiful music is performed by accomplished musicians and delivered with plenty of feeling and verve.
The show will please even the most critical of opera fans, with its seamless blend of solos, duos, trios and quartets all delivered by graduates of the National Opera Studio. The showcase has been created for LDSM and is presented by the performers themselves.
The show takes place on August 4th at 19:30pm and is priced at £24 per ticket, £16 concession.