We will perform Ravel’s L’Heure Espagnole, a French one-act comedic opera, featuring five talented young opera singers at the start of their careers.
Tickets are £12 in advance from https://www.wegottickets.com/event/607742# and £15 on the door. Children and student tickets are £5
The story
The opera is set in 18th century Spain and tells the tale of a clockmaker whose unfaithful wife attempts to see other men while he is away, leading to them hiding in, and eventually getting stuck in, her husband’s clocks.
To find out more check out this plot synopsis
The roles
- Torquemada, a clockmaker (tenor) played by Guy Beynon
- Concepción, Torquemada’s wife (mezzo-soprano) played by Phoebe Rayner
- Gonzalve, a student poet (tenor) played bv Jack Dolan
- Ramiro, a muleteer (baritone) played by Michael Temporal Darrell
- Don Iñigo Gomez, a banker (bass) played by Dominic Felts
Our presentation
In the short first half our conductor Chris Stark will explain the story and introduce the characters with musical examples and after the interval we will perform the full one-hour opera. As the opera was written in French, we will have a screen showing an English translation so our audience can understand what the characters are singing.
Whether you are new to opera and curious about what it’s like or you’re already a fan, this will be a lovely early evening event.
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