St Barnabas Summer Proms (8)
July 30th 7.30 pm
The RSK Opera Gala !
sponsored by
Elinor Rolfe Johnson (soprano)
Helen Evora (mezzo-soprano)
Anando Mukerjee (tenor)
Samuel Queen (baritone)
Charles Economou (piano)
Favourite arias and ensembles
from popular operas
Handel : ‘Let the bright Seraphim' from Samson
Mozart : ‘Voi che sapete' from The Marriage of Figaro
Donizetti : ‘Una furtiva lagrima' from L'elisir d'amoreWagner : ‘Wie Todesahnung' from Tannhauser
Gershwin : ‘Summertime' from Porgy and Bess
Mozart : ‘La ci darem'
Bizet : Flower Song from Carmen
Handel : ‘Si tra i ceppi' from Berenice
Monteverdi : ‘Pur ti miro' from The Coronation of Poppea
interval
Mozart : ‘Soave sia il vento' from Cosi fan tutte
Lehar : ‘Dein ist mein ganzes Herz' from The Land of Smiles
Bernstein : ‘Glitter and be gay' from Candide
Coward : NinaPuccini : ‘Che gelida manina' from La BohemeBizet : Habanera from Carmen
Verdi : ‘Bella figlia' – quartet from Rigoletto
Admission £10 (Students and young people £5)
No tickets issued beforehand - just turn up !
All proceeds will go towards the St Barnabas Organ Fund.
Elinor Rolfe Johnson ( soprano) was a choral scholar at Fitzwilliam College , Cambridge from 2002-2005. She has since taken part in masterclasses with many eminent singers. She began studying with Beatrice Unsworth in 2007. She is currently undertaking a Masters course in Vocal Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. She was a finalist in the 2010 London Handel Society Competition and has won various other awards. She has a wide repertoire and has given recitals at several prestigious venues.
Helen Evora (mezzo-soprano) won a full scholarship to train at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Since then she has sung in many operatic productions, most recently with Scottish Opera and English National Opera in their recent new productions of La Traviata and Peter Grimes. She has also sung in concert performances throughout the UK , including the Mozart Requiem at Cadogan Hall. Future engagements include Rigoletto, the Mozart Requiem and the title role in Carmen.
Anando Mukerjee (tenor) studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and then studied singing at the Royal College of Music. From 2002 onwards, he has appeared in opera, concert, recital and oratorio throughout the UK & Europe with several opera companies and concert societies. He is India 's leading lyric tenor, and has sung many leading roles in operas by Mozart, Puccini and Verdi etc. He is also an accomplished recitalist and has a large and varied oratorio repertoire. He made his Wigmore Hall debut in 2007 and has appeared at many other prestigious venues.
Samuel Queen (baritone) was born in London , before reading English at Caius College , Cambridge , where he was a Choral Scholar. He currently studies singing with Robert Dean. He has performed in various operas throughout the UK , and om concerts, including the St Matthew Passion and The Creation . He takes part in the St Endellion Festival in Cornwall each summer. He has given lieder recitals in Cambridge and London . He now lives in Ealing.
Charles Economou (piano) was educated at St Paul 's School and Cambridge University , where he read mathematics, but also gave many concerts. Since graduating, he has devoted himself entirely to music, performing regularly in West London as soloist and accompanist. He has developed an enthusiasm for collaborating with singers, with a number of Lieder recitals planned for the near future. Meanwhile, his solo work encompasses a large repertoire ranging from Bach to Boulez.
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