CHORAL EVENSONG, SUNDAY 4TH JUNE 5PM

Come along to hear our wonderful choir sing a service of choral evensong on Sunday 4th June at 5pm, featuring music by Brahms, Stanford and Ayleward, amongst others.

 

‘The seasons’ – concert by american pianist Nicholas bavani

American Pianist Nicholas Bavani performs a series of concerts entitled ‘The Seasons’, featuring music by Erik Satie, Tchaikovsky, Chopin and more. Donations upon entry welcome. Concerts on Wednesday 21st June at 13:00, Friday 23rd June at 20:00, and Wednesday 5th July at 20:00.

Opera at St Mark’s – Tuesday 25th April; 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th May; 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th June; 4th, 11th, 18th July 2023, 20:45

The best of Puccini in 90 minutes

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In this concert you will be presented with the highlights of several operas by Giacomo Puccini — La Bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly etc., staged and in costume, accompanied by piano with narrations about Puccini’s life and explanations of the arias and duets.

Soprano — Alessandra Tanzi
Tenor — Tiziano Barontini
Baritone — Ricardo Crampton
Piano — Franz Moser

Opera at St Mark’s – Thursday 27th April; 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th may; 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th June; 6th, 13th, 20th July 2023, 21:00

Italian opera love duets

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Two wonderful soloists will sing love duets from Italian operas including La Traviata, La Boheme, and Madame Butterfly, as well as Neapolitan love songs.

ProgramME

• Rossini, Gioachino – The Barber of Seville (Rossini) – Il Barbiere di Siviglia (selections)
• Puccini, Giacomo – La Bohème – Arias and Duets from ‘La Boheme’
• Bizet, Georges – Carmen – Carmen (arias and duets)
• Puccini, Giacomo – Madame Butterfly – Arias and duets from ‘Madame Butterfly’
• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – The Marriage of Figaro – The Marriage of Figaro (excerpts)
• Verdi, Giuseppe – Rigoletto – Rigoletto (selections)
• Puccini, Giacomo – Tosca – Arias and Duets from ‘Tosca’
• Verdi, Giuseppe – La Traviata – Arias and Duets from ‘La Traviata’

Program is subject to change

Opera at St Mark’s – Saturday 29th April; 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th May; 3rd June 2023, 20:30

Bizet’s carmen

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Georges Bizet’s opera with the libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy is among the most famous compositions in the repertoire! The opera in four acts will be performed by four singers in costumes, accompanied by piano, in the intimate setting of the Anglican Church of Florence.

The soldier Don José helps Carmen to escape from prison because he has fallen in love with the beautiful gypsy. But, his love brings him into difficulties, because Escamillo, the famous bull fighter, is also madly in love with Carmen. Finally, Don José stands caught between two woman and two social classes — exciting Carmen on one side, and loyal Micaela on the other side.

The opera in four acts will be performed by four singers in costumes, accompanied by piano, in the intimate setting of the Anglican Church of Florence, every act will be explained in English.

Carmen — Maria Salvini
Don José — Rocco Sharkey
Escamillo — Ricardo Crampton
Mercedes — Cinzia Borsotti
Frasquita — Francesca Scarfi
Piano — Jiney Kang
Costumi — Rachele Ceccotti

Opera at St Mark’s – Saturday 10th, 17th, 24th June; 1st, 8th, 15th July 2023, 20:30

Madama Butterfly

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‘After seeing a performance of the one‐act play ‘Madame Butterfly’ in 1900, Puccini conceived an idea of adapting it for an opera. This poignant tragedy about the love between a Japanese girl and an American sailor became the three‐act opera that premiered at Milan’s La Scala Opera Theatre in 1904. To add an element of realism, Puccini vigorously researched Japanese music and his librettist, Illica, even travelled to Japan.

Puccini’s ravishing music includes some of the most famous and moving arias and duets in the repertoire.