Puccini's La Boheme - Saturday 5th September
Price: £115 for Premium Front 3 rows & £100 for main seating.
Giacomo Puccini’s most famous opera, La Bohème, tells the poignant story of four struggling young artists living in Paris in the late 1880s. Rodolfo, a poet, falls deeply in love with Mimì, a gentle seamstress, while his friend Marcello, a painter, navigates a stormy on-again, off-again relationship with the vivacious Musetta. Rodolfo and Mimì share a brief period of happiness, but their love is overshadowed by hardship. Fearing that their poverty will worsen Mimì’s tuberculosis, Rodolfo convinces himself that they must part. Months later, when Mimì becomes gravely ill, she returns to the garret where Rodolfo and his friends live. The two lovers reminisce tenderly about their first meeting and their love, but their reunion comes too late. Mimì dies peacefully, leaving Rodolfo heartbroken and inconsolable.
Starring Mary McCabe as Mimì and Robyn Lyn Evans as Rodolfo with Tereza Gevorgyan and Jean-Kristof Bouton as Musetta and Marcello.
DRESS CODE: Formal evening dress not required but please look smart: Jackets for men, and ladies please dress up according to the weather. No jeans! Bring a coat or rug for later in the evening.
Rossini's Cenerentola - Saturday 12th September
Price: £115 for Premium Front 3 rows & £100 for main seating.
Rossini’s opera La Cenerentola reimagines the timeless fairy tale Cinderella with vibrant musical charm and comedic brilliance. At its heart is a young woman in service to her tyrannical stepfather and his selfish daughters. Despite the hardship and cruelty she endures, her unwavering kindness warms the heart of everyone she meets, including a young prince seeking a bride. Rossini masterfully weaves in elements of disguise and mistaken identity, keeping audiences both entertained and captivated by the story’s twists. The Prince’s quest, the stepfamily’s scheming, and Cinderella’s transformation are all brought vividly to life through his sparkling score, making the experience as enchanting as the tale itself and affirming the timeless belief that dreams really do come true.
Melissa Gregory, Joseph Doody and Matthew Hargreaves lead an all-star cast for a family friendly production directed by Wayne Morris, choreographed by Jenny Weston and accompanied on piano by Music Director Bryan Evans.
DRESS CODE: Formal evening dress not required but please look smart: Jackets for men, and ladies please dress up according to the weather. No jeans! Bring a coat or rug for later in the evening.