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Blackheath Halls OperaBlackheath Halls Opera gives the local community an opportunity to take part and see inside a fully staged opera. Approximately 100 singers and instrumentalists from the local community perform alongside 150 local school children, students from Trinity College of Music, dancers from Laban and a cast of professionals to create a production of great energy and originality as well as high artistic worth. The project is led by a fully professional creative team. Trinity College of Music's outreach arm 'Raising the Roof' work with Blackheath Halls to organise the schools' involvement in the project. The schools are given a Teachers' Pack to help them bring the issues raised in the opera into the classroom, and all the schools involved get a series of workshops and rehearsals both in their schools and at Blackheath Halls in the run up to the performances. In 2009 for the first time young people from Charlton School in Greenwich and Greenvale School in Lewisham, two local special schools, took part in the opera. This was a really successful collaboration and groups from these schools will be performing again in our 2010 opera. Community Opera 2010 - The Elixir of LoveThis year, we performed Donizetti's ingenious comedy, The Elixir of Love, with Harry Fehr as Director, Nicholas Jenkins as Musical Director, 5 amazing soloists, and a fantastic choir and orchestra made up of members of the local community and local primary schools. This has been a wonderful success and we have already had some very positive feedback. Please see below for links to reviews. Review from 'What's On Stage' by Simon Thomas Review from 'The Independent on Sunday' by Anna Picard Review from 'The Stage' by Susan Elkin Previous Community Operas2010: The Elixir of Love by Donizetti Director: Harry Fehr; Musical Director:Nicholas Jenkins; Designer: Emma Wee; Lighting Designer: Charlie Lucas; Costume Supervisors: Nicola Namdjou; Libby Blogg; Assistant Director: Lewis Reynolds; Repetiteur: Duncan Robertson Adina: Elena Xanthoudakis; Nemorino: Nicholas Sharratt; Belcore: Grant Doyle; Dulcamara: Robert Poulton; Giannetta: Helen Bailey English Translation by Amanda Holden adapted for this production 'It proved a perfect vehicle for the chorus and orchestra drawn from the locality and a top-notch quintet of solo vocalists.' Simon Thomas, What's On Stage. 'The cast looked as though they were having a ball and the audience were too. It was another triumph for Blackheath’s annual community event - roll on next year.' Simon Thomas, What's On Stage.
2009: Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck Director: Elaine Tyler Hall; Musical Director: Leigh O'Hara; Designer: Aaron Marsden Orpheus: Wendy Dawn Thompson; Eurydice: Mary Nelson; Amor: Jane Harrington 'Fabulous choreography' The Independent; 'Something for everyone' Opera Magazine 2008: La Boheme by Puccini Director: Ian Rutherford; Musical Director: Leigh O'Hara; Designer: Aaron Marsden Mimi: Mary Plazas; Rodolfo: James Edwards; Marcello: Grant Doyle; Shaunard: Stephen Jeffrey; Colline: Dean Robinson; Musetta: Imogen Roose; Alcindoro: Dominic Barrand; Benoit/ Parpignol: Jack Day 'Raw and Inspiring' A chorus member; 'Would have graced any concert hall' Independent reviewer 2007: Carmen by Bizet Director: Bill Bankes-Jones; Musical Director: Leigh O'Hara; Designer: Ellen Parry Carmen: Magdalen Ashman; Don Jose: John Upperton; Escamillo: Grant Doyle; Micaela: Sadhbh Dennedy; Morales: Stephan Jeffrey; Mercedes: Imogen Roose; Frascita: Ludmilla Marchadier; Zuniga: Dominic Barrand; Dancaire: Will Kwiatkowski; Remendado: Jack Day 'Last night opera lost it's pretention and reached out to its community' Audience member
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