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)
Unsung Heroes – Neglected masterpieces of choral music Rheinberger's beautiful Mass for double choir, with organ interpolations by Bach, Mendelssohn, Reger and Bruckner, followed by Kodály's haunting yet thrilling Missa Brevis" Discover your new favourite composers! Be enchanted by the ravishing Mass in E flat for double choir ‘Cantus Missae’ by Josef Rheinberger, Liechtenstein’s greatest son,… Read More »Somerset Chamber Choir Concert – Unsung Heroes
A wonderful story of love found and lost, masquerade and confusion. Typical G&S humour and patter songs combine with unexpected pathos to make this a unique experience for the G&S lover as well as those who simply love good music and a well crafted tale. Performed with full orchestral accompaniment. GALA NIGHT FRIDAY 21st -… Read More »Somerset Opera – Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Yeomen of the Guard”
Somerset Chamber Choir Helen Lunt ‘cello Richard Pearce organ Graham Caldbeck conductor A Musical Epiphany Beautiful seasonal music performed by CandlelightMusic by: Palestrina, Parsons, H. Praetorius, Dering, Scheidt, Byrd, Sweelinck, Weelkes, Cornelius, Warlock, Howells, Poulenc, Edmundson, Mathias, Bennett, Will Todd & Ola Gjeilo Our New Year concert will be held on the day following the… Read More »Concert by Somerset Chamber Choir – A Musical Epiphany
Giacomo Puccini's beautiful opera sung in English with professional soloists accompanied by full orchestra. Fabulous GALA Night on Friday 15th July at 6:30 where our patron, International opera star Donald Maxwell will give a pre show talk accompanied by Fizz and Canapés. It is also possible to see the production on this night without the… Read More »Somerset Opera – Puccini’s La bohème
Friday 15th is FABULOUS GALA NIGHT WITH DONALD MAXWELL accompanied by FIZZ & CANAPES! Tickets £30 (standard ticket £20 can also be purchased for this night) Giacomo Puccini's beautiful opera sung in English with professional soloists accompanied by full orchestra. Fabulous GALA Night on Friday 15th July at 6:30 where our patron, International opera star… Read More »Somerset Opera – Puccini’s La bohème
Giacomo Puccini's beautiful opera sung in English with professional soloists accompanied by full orchestra. Fabulous GALA Night on Friday 15th July at 6:30 where our patron, International opera star Donald Maxwell will give a pre show talk accompanied by Fizz and Canapés. It is also possible to see the production on this night without the… Read More »Somerset Opera – Puccini’s La bohème
Giacomo Puccini's beautiful opera sung in English with professional soloists accompanied by full orchestra with a fabulous GALA Night extra on Friday 15th July at 6:30. A pre show talk by International Opera star, our patron, Donald Maxwell accompanied by Fizz and canapés! It is also possible to see the production on the 15th but… Read More »Somerset Opera – Puccini’s La bohème
This will be Stephen Bell’s final concert with TCS before he retires as Music Director after 7 years in charge. Taunton Sinfonietta provide the orchestra and soloists will be Louise Innes (mezzo-soprano) and James Geidt (baritone). The concert will feature the 1980 Walker organ, installed when Stephen arrived in Taunton as Director of Music at… Read More »Taunton Choral Society
