CONCERTS & OPERAS
November 6, 11 and 12, 2011
Catford Broadway Theatre, SE6 4RU
St John's Waterloo SE1 8TY
Mozart
Idomeneo
Idomeneo - John Upperton
Idamante - Norma Ritchie
Ilia - Emma Dogliani
Elettra -Deborah Stoddart
Arbace - Stephen Cviic
High Priest of Neptune - Christopher Hollis
Voice of the Oracle of Neptune - Stephen Holloway
Cretan Girls - Sylvie Gallant, Marie Degodet
Trojan Soldiers - Ian Massa-Harris, Leo Selleck
From the Temple of Neptune - Lorraine Ely, Siân Woodling
Benjamin Regan, Dickon Gough.
The Chorus, Semi-chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Midsummer Opera.
Conductor - David Roblou.
April 15 and 16, 2011
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
Wagner
Die Walküre Act I, Ride of the Valkyries
Götterdämmerung Act III, Scenes 2 and 3.
Die Walküre
Siegmund – John Upperton
Sieglinde – Deborah Stoddart
Hunding - Stephen Holloway
Gerhilde – Nuria Luterbacher
Helmwige – Deborah Stoddart
Ortlinde – Linda Sherratt
Waltraute – Jane Webster
Siegrune – Lynne McAdam
Rossweisse – Jane Harding
Grimgerde – Annette Dumville
Schwertleite – Siân Woodling
Götterdämmerung
Hagen – John Milne
Siegfried – John Upperton
Gunter – Marc Callahan
Gutrune - Antonia Cviic
Brünnhilde - Zoë South
Vassalls – Christopher Hollis, John David Woods, John Furlong,
Jonathan Stirland, Tony Brewer, Nigel Oram.
The Symphony Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor - David Roblou
November 7, 2010
The Broadway Theatre, Catford SE6 4RU
November 13 and 14, 2010
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
Verdi: Don Carlo
Don Carlo – John Upperton
Elisabetta de Valois – Deborah Stoddart
Princess Eboli – Zoë South
Rodrigo del Posa – Trevor Alexander
King Philip II – Stephen Holloway
The Grand Inquisitor – Rupert Pentargon (Catford)
Aidan Smith (Waterloo)
Monk – John Milne
Tebaldo – Catrine Kirkman
Herald – Benjamin Regan
Count of Lerma - Christopher Hollis
Voice from Heaven – Catherine Martin
Countess of Aremberg - Faye Courtney
Flemish Deputies – John Furlong, John David Woods, Graham Rogers, Julien Debreuil, John Fisher, Michael Veasey.
Monks – Nigel Oram, Tony Brewer, Ian Noonan, Jonathan Stirland,
Hamish Mackay, Aidan Smith.
Grandees of Spain – Tony Brewer, Simon Carbery, Stepehn Cviic, Stephen Locke.
Officers of the Inquisition – John Furlong, Ian Noonan, Nigel Oram, John David Woods.
The Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor - David Roblou
April 23 and 24, 2010
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
April 25, 2010
The Broadway Theatre, Catford SE6 4RU
Weber: Der Freischütz
Agathe - Deborah Stoddart
Ännchen - Jane Streeton
Kaspar - Rupert Pentargon
Max - John Upperton
Kuno - John Milne
Kilian - Julien Debreuil
Ottokar - Christopher Hollis
Hermit - Stephen Holloway
Bridesmaids - Lorraine Ely, Norma Ritchie
Samiel/Narrator - Tim Oxbrow
The Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor - David Roblou
Chorus Master - John Upperton
October 16 and 17, 2009
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
Puccini: Il tabarro
Poulenc: Gloria
Puccini: Suor Angelica
Poulenc
Soprano soloist - Emma Dogliani
Puccini
Michele - Trevor Alexander
Suor Osmina - Sylvia Beales
La Badessa - Katy Bingham-Best
La Zia Principessa - Morag Boyle
Vision of the Madonna - Emma Dogliani
Midinette - Annette Dumville
Midinette and Una Novizia - Lorraine Ely
Midinette and Una Conversa - Ruth Hansford
Suor Infermiera - Jane Harding
Il Tinca - Christopher Hollis
Suor Genovieffa - Catrine Kirkman
Vision of Angelica's Son - Menelik Leslie
Suor Lucilla - Amanda Maple
Una Conversa - Catherine Martin
La Frugola and Suor Zelatrice - Lynne McAdam
Il Talpa - Rupert Pentargon
Luigi - Benjamin Regan
Midinette and Suor Cercatice - Norma Ritchie
Midinette, Voce di Sopranino and Suor Cercatrice - Linda Sherratt
Georgetta and Suor Dolcina - Zoë South
Suor Angelica - Deborah Stoddart
Venditore di Canzonette - Joseph Timmons
Un amante and Voce di Tenorino - Hugo Tucker
Midinette and La Maestra delle Novizie - Siân Woodling
The Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor - David Roblou
Chorus Master - John Upperton
March 6, 7 and 8, 2009
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
March 13, 2009
The Broadway Theatre, Catford SE6 4RU
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia – Emma Dogliani/Jane Streeton
Edgardo - John Upperton
Enrico – William Leigh Knight/Trevor Alexander
Raimondo – Stephen Holloway/Rupert Pentargon
Alisa – Lynne McAdam/Linda Sherratt
Normanno – Brian Parsons/Christopher Hollis
Arturo – Anthony Hawgood
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor - David Roblou
January 24 and 25, 2009
Catford Broadway Studio Theatre: SE6 4RU
Opera Gala
Arias, ensembles and scenes from: Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così fan Tutte, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carmen, Les pêcheurs de perles, Werther, Lakmé, La Gioconda, Macbeth, Rigoletto, Nabucco, Die Walküre, Madama Butterfly and Turandot.
Sopranos: Emma Dogliani, Donna Roberti, Linda Sherratt, Zoë South, Deborah Stoddart,
Mezzo-sopranos: Jane Harding, Lynne McAdam, Norma Ritchie, Siân Woodling
Tenors: Christopher Hollis, Benjamin Regan, John Upperton
Baritone: Trevor Alexander, William Leigh Knight, Tom Stoddart
Bass-baritone: Rupert Pentargon
Flute Uri Nahir
Piano/Musical Director Richard Black
October 25 and 26, 2008
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
November 8, 2008
The Broadway Theatre, Catford SE6 4RU
Verdi: Aïda
Aïda – Deborah Stoddart
Radamès - John Upperton
Amneris – Zoë South
Amonasro – Trevor Alexander
Ramfis – Stephen Holloway
The King – Rupert Pentargon
High Priestess – Siän Woodling
The Messenger – Christopher Hollis
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor - David Roblou
April 18 and 19, 2008
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
April 20, 2008
The Broadway Theatre, Catford SE6 4RU
Bellini: Norma
Norma - Deborah Stoddart
Pollione - John Upperton
Adalgisa - Emma Dogliani
Oroveso - Rupert Pentargon/William Leigh Knight
Clothilde - Siân Woodling
Flavio - Christopher Hollis
Norma's Children - Kai and Zet Roper-Blackman
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor - David Roblou
July 2007 In association with WEM 11, Carnoules, Provence, France
Simon Milton and Véronique Souberbielle Sorbet! Sorbet! (World Première)
Original libretto by Bernard Turle
May 12 and 13, 2007
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
November 4, 2007
The Broadway Theatre, Catford SE6 4RU
Puccini Turandot
(Including the complete, uncut original ending by Franco Alfano)
Turandot - Deborah Stoddart
Calaf - John Upperton
Liù - Emma Dogliani
Timur - Rupert Pentargon
Ping - Trevor Alexander
Pang - Brian Parsons
Pong - Anthony Hawgood
Emperor Altoum - Christopher Hollis
Mandarin - William Leigh Knight
The Chorus, Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Children of Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College and Eltham Technology College for Girls
Conductor - David Roblou
February 10, 2007
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
Poulenc Le Bal Masqué - Soloist: Trevor Alexander
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
Soloists: Deborah Stoddart, Morag Boyle, John Upperton, Rupert Pentargon
Pianos: Richard Black, Andrew Tait; Harmonium: Patricia Williams
The Chorus and Chamber Ensemble of Midsummer Opera
Conductor/Piano: David Roblou
January 28, 2007
Catford Broadway Studio Theatre: SE6 4RU
A Night at the Opera
Arias, ensembles and scenes from: Semele, Orfeo, Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, La Clemenza di Tito, Così fan Tutte, Carmen, Pearl Fishers, Lakmé, The Brigands, Samson and Delilah, Nabucco, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Tosca and Turandot.
Sopranos: Emma Dogliani, Jane Streeton, Deborah Stoddart
Mezzo-sopranos: Katy Bingham-Best, Lynne McAdam, Siân Woodling
Contralto: Morag Boyle
Tenors: Christopher Hollis, Patrick Oliver, Brian Parsons, John Upperton
Baritone: Trevor Alexander
Bass: Rupert Pentargon
Flute Uri Nahir
Clarinet: Simon Milton
Piano/Musical Director David Roblou
October 29, 2006
St. John's Church, Waterloo, London SE1 8TY
Glière: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Simon Milton: Tyranny of Distance (revised version, world premiere)
Elgar: The Spirit of England
Soloists:
Emma Dogliani - Soprano
Richard Black - Piano
Deborah Stoddart - Soprano
John Upperton - Tenor
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
April 29, 2006
St. John's, Waterloo, London SE1
Mozart : Requiem
Mozart : Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and orchestra
(soloists: Kevin England, Richard Stockall, Alec Forshaw, Patrick Clements)
Simon Milton : Fallen Idols Triptych for Tenor and Orchestra (world première)
(John Upperton - Tenor, Richard Stockall - solo clarinet)
Soloists :
Jane Streeton - Soprano,
Siân Woodling - Mezzo soprano,
John Upperton - Tenor,
Stephen Holloway - Bass
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
February 26, 2006
St. John's, Waterloo, London SE1
Verdi : Requiem
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Primi Toni à 10
Simon Milton : Fanfare for Verdi Brass (world première)
Soloists :
Deborah Stoddart - Soprano
Deborah Miles-Johnson - Mezzo soprano
John Upperton - Tenor
Stephen Holloway - Bass
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
November 13, 2005
St. John's, Smith Square, London SW1
20th Anniversary Concert
Handel: Ode on St Cecilia's Day
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
Finzi: Dies Natalis
Soloists :
Sopranos: Deborah Stoddart, Jane Streeton, Siân Woodling, Emma Dogliani
Mezzo sopranos: Jane Harding, Katy Bingham-Best, Ruth Hansford, Lynne McAdam
Tenors: Andy Morton, John Upperton, Brian Parsons, Christopher Hollis
Baritones and Basses: David Durham, William Leigh Knight, Stephen Holloway, Rupert Pentargon
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor/organ: David Roblou
July 2005: In association with WEM 9, Carnoules, Provence, France
Massenet: Werther
Gay/Pepusch: The Beggar's Opera
May 15, 2005:
St. John's Church, Waterloo, London SE1
arr. Berlioz: La Marseillaise
Naji Hakim: Phèdre
Naji Hakim: Ouverture Libanaise
(world premières of orchestral versions)
Fauré: Requiem
Soloists:
Dominique Hellsten - Soprano
John Upperton - Tenor
Trevor Alexander - Baritone
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
February 12, 2005:
St. John's Church, Waterloo, London SE1
Handel: Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest
Mozart: Concert arias
Vado, ma dove?
Mentre ti lascio, o figlia
Ch'io mi scordi di te
Simon Milton: Concert aria
Ozymandias (World première)
Mozart: Symphony 31 in D "Paris"
Mozart: Ave Verum
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Soloists:
Joan Taylor - Piano
Elisabeth Clarke - Soprano
Lynne McAdam - Mezzo soprano
John Upperton - Tenor
Rupert Pentargon - Bass
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
October 31, 2004
St. John's Church, Waterloo, London SE1
Rossini: Toast pour le nouvel an
Rossini: Quelques mesures de chant funèbre: à mon pauvre ami Meyerbeer
Poulenc: Le Bal Masqué
Poulenc: Litanies à la Vierge Noire, Notre-Dame de Roc-Amadour
Poulenc: Tel jour, telle nuit
Rossini: Choeur de chasseurs démocrates
Rossini: Pastorale: La nuit de Noël
Soloists:
Jane Streeton, Deborah Stoddart - Sopranos
Deborah Miles-Johnson - Mezzo soprano
John Upperton - Tenor
Trevor Alexander - Baritone
Rupert Pentargon - Bass
The Chorus and Chamber Ensemble of Midsummer Opera
Conductor/piano: David Roblou
April 18, 2004
St. John's Church, Waterloo, London SE1
Verdi: Requiem
Soloists:
Deborah Stoddart - Soprano
Deborah Miles-Johnson - Mezzo soprano
John Upperton - Tenor
Stephen Holloway - Bass
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
January 24, 2004
St. John's Church, Waterloo, London SE1
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Duparc: 6 Songs
Soloists: Janine Button, Jane Streeton, Lynne McAdam, Andy Morton, Brian Parsons, John Upperton
Finzi: Dies Natalis
Tenor soloist - John Upperton
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music (version for 16 soloists)
Janine Button, Deborah Stoddart, Jane Streeton, Sian Woodling (sopranos); Katy Bingham-Best, Margaret Cameron, Ruth Hansford, Lynne McAdam, (mezzo sopranos and contraltos); Andy Morton, Brian Parsons, John Upperton, Graham Voke (tenors); David Durham, Michael Probert, Stephen Holloway, Rupert Pentargon (baritones and basses)
The Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
October 26, 2003
St. John's Church, Waterloo, London SE1 8TY
Rossini: Stabat Mater
Stravinsky: Pulcinella (complete ballet)
Soloists:
Elisabeth Clarke - Soprano
Lynne McAdam - Mezzo soprano
John Upperton - Tenor
Stephen Holloway - Bass
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
July 2003: In association with WEM 7, Carnoules, Provence, France
Bizet Carmen
Inaugural concert May 25, 2003
St John's, Waterloo London SE1 8TY
Wagner: Wesendonk-Lieder and Siegfried-Idyll
Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Eté and Le Carnaval Romain
Soloists:
Christine Bunning - soprano
Margaret Cameron - mezzo soprano
John Upperton - tenor
Trevor Alexander - baritone
The Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
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