OPERA FUNDRAISER for DEMELZA HOSPICE
Friday 5th July
An ENCHANTED Journey through Love, life and Hope
Set in the enchanted gardens of a private house in Kent, and generously supported by LGT Wealth Management, this will be an evening full of stunning music to raise money for the invaluable work of Demelza Children's Hospice.
Rogue Opera's sextet of professional opera singers, accompanied by instrumentalists of the LGT Young Soloists and Guy Murgatroyd on piano, will provide beautiful music throughout the evening, concluding with a stunning theatrical performance which will take you on a journey through some of opera's greatest scenes and music, reflecting on the themes of love, life and hope.
TIMINGS
5:00 pm - Drinks Reception accompanied by the LGT Young Soloists
5:40 pm - Canapes and Auction bidding, accompanied by Rogue Opera
6:25 pm - Welcome by LGT & Demelza and Final Auction Bids
6:45 pm - Light dinner served
7:15 pm - Guests to take seats for Performance
8:20 pm - Interval Sweet Treats and Tea/Coffee
8:50 pm - Second half of Performance commences
9:40 pm - Final Curtain
10:00 pm - Carriages
All profits go to support Demelza who deliver extraordinary care to extraordinary children facing serious or life-limiting conditions
The main performance is fully curated but you may like to view the online program below which contains translations, character overviews and information about the operas and music.
Performance 1st Half
Habanera
L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
Love is a rebellious bird
Carmen teases, warns and beguiles with her statement of what love is… a rebellious, untameable bird.
Un bel di
Un bel di
One fine day
Cio-Cio-San – Madam Butterfly – is certain Pinkerton will return to her one fine day.
O soave fanciulla
O soave fanciulla
O sweet maiden
Rodolfo and Mimi’s romantic duet closing Act 1 as they declare their love for each other.
Alla bella Despinetta
Alla bella Despinetta
This is the lovely Despinetta
Don Alfonso bribes Despina to encourage Fiordiligi and Dorabella to seek consolation with two new suitors.
Largo al factotum
Largo al factotum
Make way for the go-to man
Everyone around him relies on Figaro and he is kept busy at their beck and call…
La ci darem
La ci darem la mano
There I’ll give you my hand
Don Giovanni charms Zerlina with his seductive promises of a shared future.
Performance 2nd Half
Sola, sola in buio loco
Sola, sola in buio loco
All alone in this dark place
Leporello, masquerading as Don Giovanni, is called to account by those the Don has wronged.
Il segreto
Il segreto per esser felice
The secret to being happy
Orsini lives in the moment, revelling in jokes, laughter and drink…
Flower Duet
Sous le dôme épais
Under the wide canopy
This instantly recognisable duet, sung by Lakmé and her maidservant Mallika, evokes the beauty and serenity of nature.
Va, pensiero
Va, pensiero
Fly, thoughts
The Hebrew slaves in exile send their thoughts to their homeland.
Suoni la tromba
Suoni la tromba
Sound the trumpet
Two Puritan soldiers proclaim their willingness to fight for their ideals in the coming battle.
Pre Performance Arias
Una Furtiva Lagrima
Una furtiva lagrima
A secret tear
Nemorino believes that Adina cares for him after all when he sees a tear in her eye.
O mio babbino caro
O mio babbino caro
My dear father
Lauretta implores her father to help unite her with her true love.
Che farò senza Euridice
Che farò senza Euridice
What shall I do without Eurydice?
Orpheus’ beautiful lament to his lost wife, Eurydice, whom he seeks to bring back from the Underworld.
Mon Coeur
Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix
My heart opens at your voice
Delilah, High Priestess of the Philistines, triumphs in her successful seduction of Samson. His love for her distracts him from his holy calling of leading his people to freedom.
Di Provenza il mar
Di Provenza il mar
The sea of Provence
Alfredo’s father tries to console him for Violetta’s desertion by conjuring up the happy family home he once enjoyed – and can again.
Sull’Aria
Sull’ aria
On the breeze…
This deceptively lovely duet from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro is actually a painful admission by the Countess of the loss of her husband’s love.
