I’m in the middle of a run of appearances with Grange Park Opera. We are performing Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. It’s a comedy, and the audiences are really lapping up this production, directed by Stephen Medcalf. Sir Bryn Terfel is in the title role and I play the posh old Simone, trying to get his hands on a new inheritance, along with the rest of his greedy family members. The BBC Concert Orchestra are playing in the pit, and are wonderful. Gianluca Marciano conducts.
Also, I have a lovely opportunity to sing the role of Zoroastro, from Handel’s Orlando, again. This time in the Barbican Centre, London. With Maestro Laurence Cummings at the helm, directing the Academy of Ancient Music. This is on June 30th starting at 4pm. Do join us.
I have an appearance at the Buxton international Festival with The English Concert and Kristian Bezuidenhout in July, and also more filmed recordings of our next Nederlands Bachvereniging’s Allofbach series in September. Also, I’m learning a new piece to me by James MacMillan, Since it was the day of Preparation. This will be sung with the Dunedin Consort and the Hebrides Ensemble. Trips to Chicago and Kansas follow that, singing Bach’s John Passion, then there will be European tours of The Messiah with many different organisations, more details to follow.
There are pictures of the Grange Park Opera production lower down, and also the Dunedin Consort new season launch.
Enjoy the warm weather!
Photo by Marc Brenner
Photo by Jenny Callan. Drogheda Classical Music. Irish Baroque Orchestra.
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Spring is well and truly here and I am already into the Passion Season having just returned from Ireland where I sang in two lovely performances of the Bach St Matthew Passion with Peter Whelan and his Irish Baroque Orchestra. I also had a trip to Boston with the Handel and Haydn Society singing Mozart in the wonderful Boston Symphony Hall with my long time friend and collaborator Harry Christophers.
What’s up next? On March 9th a concert in London at the Cadogan Hall with Neil Ferris and his Wimbledon Choral Society. Singing Richard Blackford’s Mirror of Perfection and Faure’s Requiem.
After that it will be Bach Passions in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Derby and Rotterdam. This will be followed by several concerts at the St Endellion Easter Festival, where I’ll sing Ich habe genug , Mozart Requiem and two Haydn’s Creations.
I have a lot of new music to learn for the late spring and early summer period. What this space for more details.
It’s hard to believe this lovely film, Bach - Cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 - Van Veldhoven, that we did a few years back now has had over 3.2 Million views! The power of the internet! So grateful for the Allofbach project. We are still planning to film more.