A Night at the Opera
We are delighted to present this Rogue Opera showcase,
performing some of opera’s most beautiful music at The White Hart.
Claire Filer
Bronwen Stephens-Harding
Guy Murgatroyd
Phil Clieve
Nick Dwyer
A Night at the Opera
A two-part program presented by our talented quartet of singers and amazing pianist
If you'd like to know more about the pieces, please click on the cards below for translations and information about the music.
First Half
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.
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß
My lips kiss with such passion
Giuditta has inherited spirit and passion from her mother – a wild gypsy dancer – and she is well aware of her irresistible charms…
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.
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.
Madamina
Madamina
Catalogue Aria
Leporello reveals to Donna Elvira the catalogue of Don Giovanni’s numerous conquests.
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Hail Mary
Desdemona prays to the Virgin Mary on her last night as Othello’s wronged wife.
Second Half
Notre Métier
Notre métier
Our profession
Carmen and her gypsy companions impress upon José that he is now one of them and must embrace their bohemian ways.
Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante
Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante
I say that nothing frightens me
Despite her fears, Micäela braves the terrors of the mountains in search of Don José.
Parigi o cara
Parigi o cara
We shall leave Paris
Alfredo and Violetta dream of a life together away from Paris, to restore Violetta to health.
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.
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…
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.
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.
