CONCERTS & OPERAS
April 18 and 19, 2008
St John's, Waterloo SE1 8TY
April 20, 1008
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
Liu - 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 and Soloists 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: 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, Deborah Stratford
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
Saturday 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
Saturday April 29, 2006 at 7.00pm
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)
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
Soloists :
Jane Streeton - Soprano,
Siân Woodling - Mezzo soprano,
John Upperton - Tenor,
Stephen Holloway - Bass
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
Sunday February 26, 2006 at 7.00pm
St. John's, Waterloo, London SE1
Verdi : Requiem
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Primi Toni à 10
Simon Milton : Fanfare for Verdi Brass (world première)
The Chorus and Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor: David Roblou
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
Sunday November 13, 2005 at 7.30pm
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
The Chorus and Soloists of Midsummer Opera
The Orchestra of Midsummer Opera
Conductor/organ: David Roblou
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 orchestra and Soloists 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
Sunday May 15, 2005 at 7.00pm:
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
Saturday February 12, 2005 at 7.00pm:
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
Sunday October 31, 2004 at 7.00pm
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
The Chorus and Chamber Ensemble of Midsummer Opera
Conductor/piano: David Roblou
Sunday 18th April 2004, 7.00pm :
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
Saturday 24th January 2004, 7.00pm
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)
Soloists include: 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
Sunday 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 9, 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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