Swansea City Opera, for over 10 years, has a proud history of producing high quality touring opera. This particular production is set in post WWII Paris and features some of the finest singers and orchestral players in the country. It is sung in English, increasing accessibility for those new to the opera platform of storytelling. This is taken further by a free pre-performance talk designed to support those new to opera to maximize their enjoyment.Swansea City Opera are also pleased to be working in partnership with local community singers for each performance who will work alongside the professional artists supporting the choral requirements in 3 scenes of this popular opera. Following Faust in 2015, critics praised soloist Angharad Morgan’s ‘gentleness and ultimate pathos’. and hailed the production as ‘highly atmospheric’ with a ‘powerful impact’. Others have praised the design as ‘daring and inspiring’ and promise a ‘spellbound’ audience. Similarly some audience members have said the last scene is ‘the most moving one I have ever seen’ and overall ‘an amazing evening’. For those familiar to opera the classic La Bohème contains many well-known musical highlights including ‘Che gelida manina’ (Your tiny hand is frozen) and ‘Mi chiamano Mimì’ (They call me Mimì), all performed with impressive live instrumentation from Swansea City Opera’s own orchestra. Director of SCO Bridgett Gill says ‘We are thrilled to be able to visit seven Welsh theatres as part of our 2016 tour and look forward to welcoming audiences old and new to see this classic opera’. La Bohème promises to be a captivating, emotional journey for the eyes and ears, through this dark period of human history. Tickets for this production are available from http://www.swanseacityopera.com/productions/la-boheme/ DIRECTOR & SET DESIGN BRENDAN WHEATLEY MUSICAL DIRECTOR JOHN BESWICK COSTUME DESIGNER GABRIELLA INGRAM Cast Mimi Rebecca Goulden Musetta Angharad Morgan Rodolfo Shaun Dixon & Andrew Dickinson Marcello Håkan Vramsmo Schaunard Mark Saberton Colline Marcin Gessler Benoit & Alcindoro Paul Hudson Tour Dates 31/03/2016 Ffwrnes, Llanelli 02/04/2016 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon 09/04/2016 The Riverfront, Newport 23/04/2016 Borough Theatre, Abergavenny 06/05/2016 Taliesin Theatre, Swansea 13/05/2016 Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli 14/05/2016 Ucheldre Centre, Holyhead Swansea City Opera would like to give a huge thank you to Arts Council Wales for all their support. www.swanseacityopera.com |
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