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CONCERTS<\/em> & OPERAS<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Artistic Director & Conductor: David Roblou<\/strong> \/\/ Chorus Master: John Upperton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage direction: <\/strong>Seasons 1-14 Alan Privett<\/strong>. Seasons 15-29 and 37-present John Upperton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seasons 30-36 Lynne McAdam<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

40th Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 2025 Poulenc: La voix humaine <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophie Boyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leoncavallo: <\/strong>Pagliacci<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Nicola Ihnatowicz, Nick Marsden, Ben Watkins, Paul Blundell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

39th Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2025 Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades<\/em><\/strong> in English translation – in concert (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Helen Bailey, Nick Marsden, Andrew Mayor, Zo\u00eb South, Anna Loveday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

38th Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 2024 Verdi: Don Carlo<\/em><\/strong> (1884 version for La Scala) – in concert (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Andrew Mayor, Anna Loveday, Zo\u00eb South, Stephen Holloway, Gerard <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delrez, Helen Bailey, Nick Marsden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37th<\/sup><\/strong> Season <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Puccini: La rondine<\/em><\/strong> – in concert (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helen Bailey, Alex Aldren, Jane Streeton, John Upperton, Nick Marsden, Zo\u00eb South, Nicola Ihnatowicz, Anna Loveday <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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36th<\/sup><\/strong> Season <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jan\u00e1\u010dek: Jen\u016ffa<\/em><\/strong> – semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zo\u00eb South, Helen Bailey, John Upperton, Mike Wells, Joanna Gamble, Andr\u00e9 Andrade, Kevin Rodgers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smetana: The Bartered Bride<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicola Ihnatowicz, John Upperton, Kevin Rodgers, Paul Blundell, Jane Streeton, Andr\u00e9 Andrade, Daniela Bailey, Christopher Hollis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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June 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A Choral Introduction to MSO’s Czech Season <\/strong>\u2013 St Alfege Church, Greenwich<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan\u00e1\u010dek: Ot\u010den\u00e1\u0161<\/em>, Elegy on the death of my daughter Olga;
Dvo\u0159\u00e1k: Mass in D

John Upperton, Paul Plummer, Richard Black and the Chorus of Midsummer Opera, conductor David Roblou<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

35th<\/sup><\/strong> Season <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancelled<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Poulenc Dialogues des Carm\u00e9lites<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zo\u00eb South, Sophie Boyer, Marie Elizabeth Seager, Si\u00e2n Woodling, Katherine Williamson. Staging John Upperton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

33rd<\/sup> Season<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Giordano Andrea Ch\u00e9nier<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Zo\u00eb South, Andrew Mayor, Stephen Cviic, Andr\u00e9 Andrade. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Verdi Macbeth<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Durham, Zo\u00eb South, Stephen Holloway, John Upperton. Staging Lynne McAdam & John Upperton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

32nd<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Verdi Luisa Miller<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Mayor, Emma Dogliani, Stephen Holloway, John Upperton, Cheyney Kent, Si\u00e2n Woodling. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Vaughan Williams Riders to the Sea<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leilani Barratt, Katherine Williamson, Si\u00e2n Woodling, Oskar McCarthy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Walton Henry V<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Tony Brewer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

31st<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ponchielli La Gioconda<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zo\u00eb South, Trevor Alexander, John Upperton, Si\u00e2n Woodling, Stephen Holloway, Anna Loveday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Humperdinck H\u00e4nsel und Gretel<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucy Goddard, Catrine Kirkman, Jane Streeton, Stephen Svanholm, Joanne Whalley, Katherine Williamson, Lynne McAdam. Staging John Upperton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

30th<\/sup> Anniversary Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mozart Don Giovanni<\/em>  <\/strong>semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Mayor, Oskar McCarthy, John Upperton, Emma Dogliani, Nicola Ihnatowicz. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2015 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Verdi Un ballo in maschera<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Jane Streeton, Andrew Mayor, Catrine Kirkman, Justin Bindley, Graham Stone, Joanna Gamble. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

29th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Puccini Tosca<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Stoddart, John Upperton, Stephen Holloway. Staging John Upperton & Lynne McAdam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mozart La clemenza di Tito<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Nicola Ihnatowicz, Norma Ritchie, Lucy Goddard, Emma Dogliani. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

28th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 2014 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Puccini La fanciulla del West<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zo\u00eb South, John Upperton, Trevor Alexander. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Verdi Otello<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Lorraine Ely, Andrew Mayor. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

27th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Massenet Werther<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Norma Ritchie, Trevor Alexander, Elinor Jane Moran. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Beethoven Fidelio<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 semi-staged (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zo\u00eb South, John Upperton, Stephen Holloway. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

26th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wagner Die Walk\u00fcre<\/em> <\/strong>(Acts II & III in concert) (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Holloway, Zo\u00eb South, John Upperton, Deborah Stoddart, John Milne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mozart Idomeneo<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW & Broadway Theatre)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Stoddart, John Upperton, Norma Ritchie, Emma Dogliani, Stephen Cviic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

25th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wagnerabend<\/em>  <\/em><\/strong>Die Walk\u00fcre<\/em> Act 1, Walk\u00fcrenritt<\/em>, G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung<\/em> Act III, Scenes 2 & 3 (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Deborah Stoddart, Stephen Holloway, Zo\u00eb South, John Milne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Verdi Don Carlo<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW & Broadway Theatre)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Trevor Alexander, Zo\u00eb South, Deborah Stoddart, Stephen Holloway, Aidan Smith, John Milne. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

24th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Weber Der Freisch\u00fctz<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW & Broadway Theatre)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Upperton, Deborah Stoddart, Jane Streeton, Rupert Pentargon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 2009  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Triple Bill<\/em>:  Puccini Il tabarro<\/em>; Poulenc Gloria; Puccini Suor Angelica<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zo\u00eb South, Ben Regan, Trevor Alexander; Emma Dogliani; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Stoddart, Lynne McAdam, Catrine Kirkman, Katy Bingham-Best, Morag Boyle; staging (Suor<\/em>) Trevor Alexander<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

23rd<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 2009  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW & Broadway Theatre). Double-cast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane Streeton\/Emma Dogliani, John Upperton, Trevor Alexander\/William Leigh Knight, Stephen Holloway\/Rupert Pentargon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Verdi A\u00efda<\/em>   <\/strong>(StJW & Broadway Theatre)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Stoddart, John Upperton, Zo\u00eb South, Trevor Alexander, Stephen Holloway<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

22nd<\/sup>  Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bellini Norma<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW & Broadway Theatre, Catford)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Stoddart, John Upperton, Emma Dogliani, Rupert Pentargon\/William Leigh Knight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2007<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Turandot<\/em> <\/strong>(Broadway Theatre Catford) – for cast, see below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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July 2007<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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World Premi\u00e8re of Sorbet! Sorbet!<\/em> <\/strong>by Simon Milton, V\u00e9ronique Souberbielle & Bernard Turle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(MSO at the Festival de Carnoules, Var – fully staged, Bernard Turle)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

21st<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 2007 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Puccini Turandot<\/em> <\/strong>(with uncut original finale by Franco Alfano) (StJW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Stoddart, John Upperton, Emma Dogliani, Rupert Pentargon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 2007<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concert  Rossini Petite messe solennelle<\/em>,  Poulenc Le bal masqu\u00e9<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 2006<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concert  Gli\u00e8re Concerto for Coloratura Soprano<\/em>, Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini<\/em>, Elgar The Spirit of England<\/em>, Simon Milton Tyranny of Distance<\/em> <\/strong>(World Premi\u00e8re) (StJW)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

20th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 2006 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concert Mozart Sinfonia concertante<\/em> K297b, Requiem; Simon Milton Fallen Idols<\/em> <\/strong>(World Premi\u00e8re) (StJW)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 2006 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concert Simon Milton Fanfare for Verdi Brass<\/em>; G Gabrieli Canzon primi toni \u00e0 10; Verdi Requiem <\/strong>(StJW)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 2005 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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20th Anniversary Concert   Handel Ode on St Cecilia’s Day<\/em>;  Finzi Dies Natalis<\/em>;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music<\/em> (St John\u2019s Smith Square)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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July 2005  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Massenet Werther<\/em>; John Gay The Beggar’s Opera<\/em> <\/strong>(Festival de Carnoules, Var, fully staged)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

19th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 2005 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concert   La Marseillaise<\/em> (arr. Berlioz),  Faur\u00e9 Requiem,  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naji Hakim<\/strong>: World premi\u00e8res of his orchestrations of Ph\u00e8dre<\/em>, Ouverture Libanaise<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 2005<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concert   Handel Zadok the Priest<\/em>,  Mozart  Concert arias, Paris<\/em> Symphony, Ave verum corpus<\/em>, Beethoven Choral Fantasy<\/em>, Simon Milton Ozymandias<\/em> <\/strong>(World Premi\u00e8re) (StJW) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 2004<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concert   Rossini Songs, Quartets & Choruses; Poulenc Le bal masqu<\/em>\u00e9; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Litanies \u00e0 la Vierge noire de Rocamadour<\/em>; Tel jour, telle nuit<\/em>  <\/strong>(StJW)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

18th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 2004<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concert  Copland Fanfare for the Common Man<\/em>, Verdi Requiem <\/strong>(StJW)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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January 2004<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concert   Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin<\/em>, Duparc Six m\u00e9lodies<\/em>,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finzi Dies Natalis<\/em>,  Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 2003<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inaugural Concert of the Chorus of Midsummer Opera<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stravinsky Pulcinella<\/em>, Rossini Stabat Mater<\/em> <\/strong>(StJW)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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July 2003<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bizet Carmen<\/em> <\/strong>(in association with WEM7 at Carnoules, Var, France \u2013 fully staged, Bernard Turle)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

17th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 2003 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Purcell Dido & Aeneas<\/em>, Prelleur Baucis & Philemon<\/em><\/strong> (fully staged)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarke & Daniel Purcell The Four Seasons<\/em> from The Island Princess<\/em> <\/strong>(Spitalfields Festival, Wilton’s)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May 2003 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inaugural Concert of the Symphony Orchestra of Midsummer Opera; first MSO concert in StJW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wagner Siegfried Idyll<\/em>, Wesendonk Lieder<\/em>; Berlioz Les nuits d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/em>, Carnaval Romain<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

16th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 2001 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mozart Le nozze di Figaro<\/em> <\/strong>(Woodville Halls, Gravesend, fully staged)   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

15th<\/sup><\/strong> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spring 2001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 2000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mozart Le nozze di Figaro<\/em> <\/strong>(Barn Theatre, Oxted, fully staged)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rossini La donna del lago<\/em> <\/strong>(St John\u2019s Smith Square) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

14th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July 1998<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Dido & Aeneas<\/em> <\/strong>(Opera Holland Park)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

13th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spring 1998<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 1998<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 1997<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Rigoletto<\/em> <\/strong>(Marlborough)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revival of Rigoletto<\/em> <\/strong>(Bermuda Festival)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revival of Handel Atalanta<\/em> <\/strong>(St John\u2019s Smith Square & the H\u00e4ndel-Festspiele Halle)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

12th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July 1996<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Verdi Rigoletto<\/em> <\/strong>(Polesden Lacey)  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

11th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 1995<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 1995<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Dido & Aeneas<\/em> <\/strong>(South Hill Park)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revival of Partenope<\/em> <\/strong>(Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

10th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 1995<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 1995<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 1994<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Le nozze di Figaro<\/em> <\/strong>(Brighton Festival)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revival of Le nozze di Figaro<\/em> <\/strong>(Bermuda Festival)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro<\/em> <\/strong>(Ealing & Polesden Lacey Open Air)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

9th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 1993<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Blow Venus & Adonis<\/em> & Purcell Dido & Aeneas<\/em> <\/strong>(Ealing)   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

8th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 1992<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Acis and Galatea<\/em> <\/strong>(Grand Theatre, Blackpool & Syon House, Brentford)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 1992 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Cos\u00ec fan tutte<\/em> <\/strong>(Weston-super-Mare)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handel Agrippina<\/em> <\/strong>(Ealing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revival of Acis and Galatea<\/em> <\/strong>(Wiltz, Luxembourg)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revival of Cos\u00ec fan tutte<\/em> <\/strong>(Polesden Lacey Open Air Theatre)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

7th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 1991<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 1991<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Cos\u00ec fan tutte<\/em> <\/strong>(Ealing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Opera al fresco II\u2019<\/strong><\/em> (Norwich)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

6th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 1991<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 1990<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 1990<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mozart Cos\u00ec fan tutte<\/em> <\/strong>(Bermuda Festival)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handel Partenope<\/em> <\/strong>(Ealing) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Opera al fresco<\/strong>\u2019<\/em> (Osterley Park House)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

5th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 1990<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 1990<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 1989<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Acis and Galatea<\/em> <\/strong>(Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Tours)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revival of L’occasione fa il ladro<\/em> <\/strong>(St John\u2019s Smith Square)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revival of Acis and Galatea<\/em> <\/strong>(St John\u2019s Smith Square & Edinburgh Festival Theatre)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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June\/July 1989<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rossini  L’occasione fa il ladro<\/em> <\/strong>(Ealing)    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

4th<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 1988<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 1988<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Handel Acis and Galatea<\/em> <\/strong>(Ealing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alison Bauld Nell<\/em> <\/strong>(World Premi\u00e8re, MSO Commission), Van Diemen\u2019s Land<\/em> <\/strong>(Donmar Warehouse)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

3rd<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 1988<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 1987<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Atalanta<\/em> <\/strong>(St John\u2019s Smith Square)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handel Atalanta<\/em> <\/strong>(Ealing)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

2nd<\/sup> Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 1987<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 1986<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Revival of Erismena<\/em> <\/strong>(St John’s Smith Square)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cavalli Erismena<\/em> <\/strong>(Ealing)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Opening Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 1985<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Handel Rinaldo<\/em> <\/strong>(in the garden of 90 Grange Road, Ealing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenny Miller, David Skewes, James Meek, Lorelle Skewes, Teresa Lister<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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