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December 2017
Gravetye Manor Christmas Party
Join us for mulled wine and Christmas Canapes at the beautiful national trust site Gravetye Manor on the seventh of December this year. Expect a tranquil, festive performance from myself and the wonderful Welsh tenor Andrew Rees.
Find out more »Classical Christmas Concert with Carols
Join us for a very special evening with tenor Andrew Rees, soprano Jo Appleby and Stephen Rook on Piano, all lit intimately by candlelight. You are welcome and more than encouraged to join in with Carols! What better way to start your Christmas weekend than being enthralled and mesmerised by Andrew & Jo’s engaging and exquisite performances.
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La Bohéme
Perhaps one of the greatest, yet tragic love stories of all time, Giacomo Puccini’s, La Bohéme is the passionate and timeless tale of romance and loss. We are privileged to be staging a performance of this moving opera in our atmospheric candlelit venue with Opera D’Amore, featuring a stellar cast who have performed Internationally as well as with English National Opera, Glyndebourne and The Royal Opera House. Bringing the timeline from the 1830s to 1920s Bohemian Paris where poverty is rife; the story will unfold…
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Rochester Castle Music Theatre Prom with RPCO
Proms to provide perfect festival finale - Saturday, 19 July An unforgettable night of rousing classical anthems and fireworks, in the fantastic open-air venue of Rochester Castle gardens. The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will perform a selection of classical favourites, including Rule Britannia, Jerusalem, the Sailor's Hornpipe and of course the timeless Land of Hope and Glory. The orchestra will be joined by Hertfordshire Chorus. The Proms has become the signature finale for the Castle Concerts series, so grab some fizz, a picnic and your finest…
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Opera Evening at Brighton Dome with SSO
All the intense emotion and heart-rending passion of Giacomo Puccini’s greatest operas will be on vivid display at this stunning presentation of the great composer’s life and works. Puccini – portrayed by Coronation Street actor Richard Hawley – will be interviewed live on stage by BBC South Today presenter Sally Taylor, when his fascinating life story will unfold. Interlaced with the dialogue will be dramatic excerpts from operas including La Bohème, Tosca, Madam Butterfly and Turandot which mark Puccini as one of the greatest operatic composers…
Find out more »August 2018
Broadway Sound
Join Jo at the Broadway Sound festival of music in Haywards Heath UK this August.
Find out more »September 2018
Last Night of the Proms 2017
Our annual celebration of the Last Night of the Proms is a definite date for your social calendar. Join soprano Jo Appleby and tenor Andrew Rees for the first half of the evening for beautiful arias and classic tunes… then grab your flags, lubricate those vocal chords as we go live to the Royal Albert Hall for the second half of Last Night of the Proms. Enjoy singing along to all your favourites including Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory…
Find out more »November 2018
Verdi Requiem with SSO
V E R D I – R E Q U I E M Saturday November 17th St Bartholomews Church, Brighton, 7.30pm To help commemorate this week of remembrance, we are performing possibly the world’s most powerful requiem. Guiseppe Verdi wrote this enormous requiem in memory of his close friend Alessandro Manzoni and used all his skills as a dramatic operatic composer to create a work that has become one of the staples in the repertoire. Scored for double choir, large…
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Classical Christmas Concert
Saturday 22nd December
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Enjoy mince pies and champagne while listening to some of your favourite Christmas classics sung by two professional Opera singers!