directed by Orlando Jopling and Ben Morris.
Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
All welcome.
charity. comedy. family. live music. musical. opera. play.
Wild Arts presents Second Chances - a love story built around your favourite opera classics, arranged into 75 minutes of musical heaven. The best of Die Fledermaus, Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro, and the glorious work of Handel, Rossini, Beethoven and Verdi, plus bonus classics from Sondheim and Rogers and Hammerstein.
All sung by the stars of tomorrow and played by a stunning string quintet; their glorious sound will resonate beautifully throughout Thorington wood. The show will make you laugh and cry, and leave you wanting more, and you’ll be home in time for the 10 o’clock news.
Presented by Wild Arts: Sustainable, world-class performances for everyone
See the full programme below.
Opera singer Milly Forrest.
The musicians:
Sijie Chen - violin
Will Mcgahon - violin
Milena Simovic - viola
Orlando Jopling - cello
Ben Griffiths - double bass
The music:
Britten, ‘O soft embalmer’ from Serenade
J Strauss, ‘Let us dash to the bash’ from Die Fledermaus
Handel, ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ from Rinaldo
Sondheim, ‘Losing my mind’
Mozart, ‘Sull’aria’ from Figaro
Tom Lehrer, ‘The Masochism Tango’
Mozart, ‘Là, ci darem’ from Don Giovanni
Lehàr, part of Act II finale from The Merry Widow
Rossini Venez, Act I finale from Comte Ory
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Brahms / Lakatos, ‘Hungarian dance no. 4’ (instrumental)
Korngold, ‘Mein Sehnen’ from Die Tote Stadt
Lehàr, Camille / Valencienne duet from The Merry Widow
Rodgers & Hammerstein, ‘People will say’ from Oklahoma
Beethoven, Act I Quartet from Fidelio
Mozart, “Pa – pa – ” from The Magic Flute
Verdi, ‘Tutto nel mondo è burlo’ from Falstaff