Carl Orff's stirring (and rather bawdy...!) cantons profanae. Most people will know the O Fortuna but there is so much more to enjoy in this series of songs of life, fortune, the world - and the drinking songs! Paired with Constant Lambert's 'The Rio Grande' this will be an exciting and enjoyable evening.
Turn-of-the-20th & 21st-century masterpieces from the British Isles and America, inspired by classic poetry. Along with Elgar’s delightful Spanish Serenade, this concert offers a rare opportunity to hear Hamish MacCunn’s dramatic portrayal of Longfellow’s Wreck of the Hesperus, and Stanford’s unjustly neglected but beautiful setting of Tennyson’s The Princess. There is also an unusual chance… Read More »Somerset Chamber Choir – The Poets Inspire
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE - now at King's College Chapel, South Road, Taunton Carl Orff's famous 'Carmina Burana' with two pianos and lots of percussion! Also on the programme is Constant Lambert's 'The Rio Grande' and supporting piano duets. This will be a lively evening so be sure to book your tickets soon -… Read More »Amici – Carmina Burana and The Rio Grande
SONGFEST Songs of Love & Loss by Brahms, Elgar & Richard Strauss 1. Brahms: Zigeunerlieder (folksongs) (a selection from the 11 songs) with piano, plus one or two additional Brahms partsongs (perhaps including one for female voices) unaccompanied 2. Strauss: Traumlicht (for male voices) and/or Der Abend unaccompanied ***INTERVAL*** 3. Elgar: A selection of partsongs… Read More »Somerset Chamber Choir Concert -SONGFEST Songs of Love & Loss by Brahms, Elgar & Richard Strauss
Mozart's ever-popular opera performed in English fully staged with a full orchestra. Directed by Sebastian Petit, Musical Director David Hedges
Mozart's ever-popular opera performed in English fully staged with a full orchestra. Directed by Sebastian Petit, Musical Director David Hedges
Mozart's ever-popular opera performed in English fully staged with a full orchestra. Directed by Sebastian Petit, Musical Director David Hedges
Mozart's ever-popular opera performed in English fully staged with a full orchestra. Directed by Sebastian Petit, Musical Director David Hedges
For their March 2019 tour, Somerset Opera present the timeless Gilbert and Sullivan classic, The Mikado or, The Town of Titipu. This timeless and much-loved classic first premiered at London's Savoy Theatre in 1885 and has held the stage constantly ever since. Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado of Japan, has fled his father's palace… Read More »The Mikado
Somerset Chamber Choir Richard Laing – Conductor/Violin Anita D’Attellis - Piano A candlelit performance of hauntingly beautiful settings of the Russian Orthodox liturgy, with evocative poetry and timeless classics for violin and piano, enhanced by projected iconography and lighting. Arguably the greatest choral music ever written by a Russian and one of the finest choral… Read More »Somerset Chamber Choir Concert – Rachmaninov All-night Vigil (Vespers)
