Opera in the Garden
Saturday 15th June
Join us for a spectacular Glyndebourne-style picnic and concert experience with Rogue Opera's quartet of singers, with accompaniment on piano by Music Director, Guy Murgatroyd.
With the singers providing engaging introductions to the pieces and stunning theatrical performances, Rogue Opera will take you on a journey through some of opera's greatest music and characters. With pieces from Bizet, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and more, this will be a fantastic afternoon of entertainment for opera lovers, the opera-curious and first-timers alike.
All pieces will be sung in the original languages.
About the event
You are invited to bring your own picnic and drinks. There is plenty of space on the beautiful lawn, in the sun or shade, for you to set up your blanket or bring your table and chairs for a more formal experience, or purchase an additional Marquee Table ticket for hassle-free under cover seating.
Audience members with picnic tables and/or chairs will be positioned to the left and right of the front of stage and those with blankets only will be positioned in front of the stage. Marquee Table tickets are directly in front of stage behind those seated on the grass.
In case of wet weather, please dress accordingly.
TIMINGS
3:30 pm - Garden opens
4:45 pm - Concert first half
5:45 pm - Long Interval
7:00 pm - Concert second half
8:00 pm - Evening concludes
9:00 pm - Garden closes
TICKETS - £38 per person
Marquee Table Ticket - £380 (seats up to 8)
Please contact Carol May at carolmay1951@gmail.com / 07941 430212 or Peter Greenyer at petergreenyer1@gmail.com / 07860 662741 to book your tickets.
All profits go to support Naomi House and Jacksplace who provide care and support for good days, difficult days and last days.
This fundraising event is proudly presented by The Hedgehogs.
Nick Dwyer
Beatrice Floyer-Acland
Guy Murgatroyd
David Powton
Bronwen Stephens-Harding
We'll introduce each piece throughout the show, but if you'd like to know more, please click on the links below for translations and tidbits about the music.
First Half Program
Champagne Chorus
Champagne Chorus
At Prince Orlofsky’s New Year’s Eve ball, all everyone wants is champagne!
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.
La Fleur
La fleur
The flower
While he was in prison, José cherished the flower Carmen threw to him at their first encounter. He cannot free himself from his love for her.
Votre Toast
Votre Toast
To your health!
Escamillo, revelling in his celebrity and the thrill of the bullfight, toasts the soldiers in the tavern as fellow fighters…
Un bel di
Un bel dì
One fine day
Cio-Cio-San – Madam Butterfly – is certain Pinkerton will return to her one fine day.
Soave sia il vento
Soave sia il vento
Gentle be the breeze
Two sisters, Fiordiligi and Dorabella, are led to believe by Don Alfonso that their fiancés have been called up to fight. The trio pray that the wind will be gentle on their journey to battle.
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.
Madamina
Madamina
Catalogue Aria
Leporello reveals to Donna Elvira the catalogue of Don Giovanni’s numerous conquests.
Second Half Program
Mir ist so wunderbar
Mir ist so wunderbar
I feel so wonderful
A beautiful quartet giving very different perspectives on the scene unfolding: joy, trepidation, hope, dejection.
Jewel Song
Ah, je ris de me voir
Jewel Song
Marguerite delights in an unexpected gift of beautiful jewels – left by Méphistophélès as he aids Faust in his seduction of this young girl.
Au fond du temple saint
Au fond du temple saint…
In the depths of the holy temple…
Envisioning their perfect women, two old friends weave a spellbinding ode to beauty and brotherhood.
Una voce poco fa
Una voce poco fa
The voice I just heard…
Rosina has found true love in the sound of Lindoro’s voice, and she is determined to make him hers.
Zitti, Zitti
Zitti, zitti
Softly, softly
Rosina, Count Almaviva and Figaro are in a flurry to escape detection as they plot to outwit Rosina’s guardian…
Ah! Je vais l’aimer
Ah! Je vais l’aimer
Ah! I will love her
Bénédict finally admits to himself that he does love Béatrice.
Song to the Moon
Song to the Moon
Rusalka, a water nymph, has fallen in love with a prince. She asks the moon, which shines everywhere, to tell him of her love.
O du mein holder Abendstern
O! du mein holder Abendstern
O you, my lovely evening star
Wolfram, in love with Elisabeth, asks the evening star to guide her soul to paradise.
