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In 2011 CHROMA continues its collaborations with Tête à Tête and Iford Festival Opera, and makes its Royal Opera House debut with Operashots.
Opera performances in 2011
1, 2, 4, 5 November 7.45pm
ROH2/ Opera East - Linbury Theatre
"Heart of Darkness"
music Tarik O'Regan words Tom Phillips
Conductor - Oliver Gooch
Director - Edward Dick
Marlow - Alan Oke
Kurtz - Morten Lassenius Kramp
Woman of the River - Gwenneth-Ann Jeffers
Harlequin - Jaewoo Kim
Doctor/Boilermaker - Donald Maxwell
Director of the Thames Boat - Njabulo Madlala
Manager/Secretary - Sipho Fubesi
Chief Accountant/Helmsman - Paul Hopwood
"Gooch was superbly served by the instrumentalists of CHROMA, whose accuracy, energy and mastery of various idioms, and sensitivity to the singers and the text, was exemplary...a thrilling new work" Opera Today
"this is a terrific new work, intelligently staged and magnificently performed by some fine singers and by the richly committed instrumentalists of CHROMA." classicalsource
"CHROMA, under Oliver Gooch, equip themselves admirably, their timbre maintaining a wonderful bite." bachtrack
"Underpinning all this is a score of concise originality. Restless, leaping woodwind propel the narrative through the murky waters of the Congo, while interesting combinations of sonorities – double bass and classical guitar, for instance – trickle and bubble through the music. Just 14 instrumentalists keep the singers afloat on this quirkily beautiful raft, expertly steered by conductor Oliver Gooch." The Observer
8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16 April 7.45pm
ROH2 Operashots - Linbury Theatre
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
composer Stewart Copeland MD Robert Ziegler Director Jonathan Moore
orchestra CHROMA
Edgar - Richard Suart
Alan - Philip Sheffield
Neighbour 1 - Eileen Hulse
Neighbour 2 - Fiona Kimm
Shadow Edgar - Richard Strivens
"The Doctor's Tale"
composer Anne Dudley, libretto Terry Jones MD Tim Murray Director Terry Jones
orchestra CHROMA
Mrs Rogers - Harriet Williams
Miss Purley / Mollie - Sadhbh Dennedy
Janet - Carolyn Dobbin
Scout - Darren Abrahams
Mr Taplow / Rover / Chairman - Peter Willcock
Lady Laget / Scout's Mum - Susan Gorton
Col.Bandstand/Commissionaire/Keeper - Jonathan Gunthorpe
Vet - Michael Bracegirdle
The Tell-Tale Heart brings together Edgar Allen Poe’s gothic horror and ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland, while The Doctor's Tale, from composer Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, The Art of Noise) and librettist Terry Jones (Monty Python), unveils a Python-esque story of a doctor whose devoted patients rush to the rescue after he is forced to stop practicing.
“playing of zest from CHROMA” FT
“deftly played by CHROMA….very tasty!” the Opera Critic
18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28 June 2011 7.30pm June 2011 -
"Hansel & Gretel" by Humperdinck
Conductor: Oliver Gooch, Director: Will Tuckett, Designer: Tim Meacock
Orchestra: CHROMA
Cast: Sarah Barnes, Susan Boyd, Lise Christiansen, Ciara Hendrick, Aoife O'Sullivan, Adrian Powter, Alun Rhys-Jenkins.
www.ifordarts.co.uk
CHROMA @ Tête à Tête: the Opera Festival 2011
4/5 August - "Love Songs" work in progress by Robert Fokkens
Téte à Téte seedbed at The Opera Festival, Riverside Studios
11/12 August - "Icarus" work in progress by Michael Zev Gordon
Téte à Téte seedbed at The Opera Festival, Riverside Studios
18 August - EU premiere of "The North Wind Was A Woman" by David Bruce and the
world premiere of "Dhyana" by Marcus Barcham-Stevens
with soprano Sadhbh Dennedy and guest mandolin Avi Avitar
Christopher Austin conducts
20/21 August - "Daughters of the Elements" work in progress by Stephen McNeff
Téte à Téte seedbed at The Opera Festival, Riverside Studios
Box Office on 020 8237 1111 full festival schedule and online booking here
1 (world premiere), 2, 4, 5 November 7.45pm ROH Linbury
The Heart of Darkness
Opera East/ROH2 co-production
Music: Tarik O’Regan
Libretto: Tom Phillips
Conductor: Oliver Gooch
Director: Edward Dick
Designer: Robert Innes Hopkins
Lighting Designer: Rick Fisher
Orchestra: CHROMA
Cast:
Marlow: Alan Oke
Kurtz: Morten Lassenius Krump
Woman of the River/ Fiancée: Gweneth-Ann Jeffers
Harlequin: Jaewoo Kim
Doctor/Boilerman: Donald Maxwell
Company Director (Thames Boat): Njabulo Madlala
Manager/Secretary: Sipho Fubesi
Chief Accountant/Helmsman: Paul Hopwood
www.operaeastproductions.org
Opera performances in 2010
June - July 2010 - "La Cenerentola" by Rossini, produced by CHROMA
Conductor: Andrew Griffiths, Director: Bill Bankes-Jones, Designer: Tim Meacock
Orchestra: CHROMA
Cast: Alex Ashworth, John Llewelyn Evans, Christina Haldane, Caryl Hughes, Carlos Nogueira, Sigridur Osk and Richard Suart.
www.ifordarts.co.uk
5/6 August - "Krazy Kat" music Joanna Lee, words Howard Skempton
Téte à Téte seedbed at The Opera Festival, Riverside Studios
22 August - "Pebble in the Pond" music Michael Zev Gordon, words Eva Hoffman
"Icarus" music Michael Zev Gordon, words Stephen Plaice
Téte à Téte seedbed at The Opera Festival, Riverside Studios
9 December - 6 February - "Salad Days" Téte à Téte at Riverside Studios
Opera performances in 2009
20 June - 4 July - Iford Festival Opera The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Box: Theatre Royal, Bath. Telephone: 01225 44 88 44
30 July - 16 August - the third Opera Festival - A Kick Up The Aria at Riverside Studios
Box: Riverside Studios. 020 8237 1111.
1 August 7pm Riverside Studios - part of the Tête à Tête Opera Festival
Seedbeds - "Circus Tricks" by Mike Henry and Adey Grummet
2 August 4pm Riverside Studios - part of the Tête à Tête Opera Festival
Seedbeds - "Long Ago and Far Away" by Laura Bowler and Alasdair Middleton
9 August 7pm Riverside Studios - part of the Tête à Tête Opera Festival
CHROMA conducted by Tim Murray
Errollyn Wallen - English Folk Songs: From Fair Eleanor to Sweet William
David Bruce - Piosenki (UK Premiere)
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
26 & 28 August 7.30pm John McIntosh Arts Centre, Fulham
Co-Opera Co La Boheme by Puccini, conductor Tim Murray
27 & 29 August 7.30pm John McIntosh Arts Centre, Fulham
Co-Opera Co Albert Herring by Britten, conductor Stuart Stratford
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4 September 7.30pm New Theatre Royal Portsmouth
Co-Opera Co Albert Herring by Britten, conductor Stuart Stratford
buy tickets for Portsmouth performance of Albert Herring
5 September 7.30pm New Theatre Royal Portsmouth
Co-Opera Co La Boheme by Puccini conductor Tim Murray
buy tickets for Portsmouth performance of La Boheme
12-22 November - Salad Days with Tête à Tête at Riverside Studios
"so beautifully played by CHROMA under
Tim Murray"
The Independent
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