So keep you diaries clear for:

Sunday 23rd September when we’ll return to Hylands House near Chelmsford

Times and ticket costs will be coming soon.

Giuseppe Verdi’s

La Traviata

Saturday 8th October 2011 7.30pm

Violetta – Demelza Stafford, Alfredo - Stuart Boother

and Germont – Panos Ntournousfis 

English translation by Joseph Machlis

By arrangement [...]]]>

Giuseppe Verdi’s

La Traviata

Saturday 8^th October 2011 7.30pm

Shire Hall Chelmsford

Violetta – Demelza Stafford, Alfredo - Stuart Boother

and Germont – Panos Ntournousfis 

English translation by Joseph Machlis

By arrangement with G.Ricordi & Co.(London)Ltd.

Conductor: John K.Andrews

Director: Martyn Harrison

Tickets : £18 call 01376 513416 and 01621 828176

Venue – Trinity Methodist Church, Chelmsford (five minutes’ walk from Chelmsford Station)

Singing in this production will be mainly for experience only but in certain circumstances travel expenses may be available.

Dates of performances in Chelmsford will be:

Sat.17th and Sun.18thSept. [...]]]> La Traviata Auditions :  2pm- 5pm  21st May,2011

Venue – Trinity Methodist Church, Chelmsford (five minutes’ walk from Chelmsford Station)

Singing in this production will be mainly for experience only but in certain circumstances travel expenses may be available.

Dates of performances in Chelmsford will be:

Sat.17th and Sun.18thSept. – Hylands  House, Chelmsford

Sat.8th Oct.  – Shire Hall, Chelmsford

Sat.22nd Oct.(to be confirmed)

Dress rehearsal dates to be arranged.

Rehearsals for principals will be by mutual arrangement but a number of rehearsals with the chorus will also be required on Monday evenings in Chelmsford at the United Reform Church, Great Baddow from 8-10pm

The opera will be sung in English using the Ricordi score.

Audition pieces: Please prepare in English if possible, or if you sing in Italian, please bring another operatic aria with you to sing in English.

Violetta
How Curious!/El strano!……….Let me live/Sempra libera – P95-112

Alfredo
Oh How I Miss Her/Lunge da Lei…….Tender and Gently Loving/De’miei
Bollanti Spiriti – P113-119

Germont
My Dear One/ Mio Figlio…..What Has Led Your Heart  Away/Di Provenza Il Mar P186-192

Flora and Annina and the number of tenor and bass smaller roles
Please bring an Italianate aria of your choice, to be ideally sung in English or also bring another aria that you can sing in English.

Singers for chorus please contact committee@chelmsfordopera.com

We welcome applications to become members of Chelmsford Opera as singers or those wanting to be involved in any aspect of production.

For an audition slot please contact and send c.v s to committee@chelmsfordopera.org

For the second production in our 40th Anniversary year we have chosen Verdi’s forever popular opera La Traviata.Three performances will be held in two of Chelmsford’s most prestigious venues,Hylands House and the Shire Hall.At least one other performance is planned in the excellently equipped theatre of Boswells School,Springfield,Chelmsford.

La Traviata – by Guiseppe Verdi

For the second production in our 40th Anniversary year we have chosen Verdi’s forever popular opera La Traviata.
Three performances will be held in two of Chelmsford’s most prestigious venues,Hylands House and the Shire Hall.
At least one other performance is planned in the excellently equipped theatre of Boswells School,Springfield,Chelmsford.

Sat 17th and Sun 18th Sept. – Hylands House – Semi-staged production.

Sat 8th Oct -  Shire Hall – Semi-staged production with orchestra.

Sat 22nd Oct – The Boswells School – to be confirmed-please watch the website.

Chorus and soloists needed: A number of main and smaller roles to be filled.

Please email committee@chelmsfordopera.org or why not come to the Open Rehearsal on the 9th May at the URC Great Baddow at 8pm?

Auditions for principal roles will take place in Chelmsford on Sat 21st May from 11am to 4pm – Venue to be arranged.

See our Auditions website info.and email committee@chelmsfordopera.org.for an audition slot.

by Gaetano Donizetti

Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th March at 7.30 pm at

The Boswells School, Burnham Road,Springfield, Chelmsford CM1 6LY

Musical Director:  Benjamin WoodwardDirector:  Veronica Smith

Tickets are £12

Box Office: 01376 513416 | 01621 828176boxoffice@chelmsfordopera.org

The production will take place on Fri.25th and Sat.26th March 2011

and will be sung in English.

Auditions for principal roles will be held in Chelmsford

from 2pm – 5pm Sat.8th of Jan.2011 at Trinity Methodist Church (5mins.walk from Chelmsford station)

Singing in this production will be for experience although expenses [...]]]> 

The production will take place on Fri.25th and Sat.26th March 2011

and will be sung in English.

Auditions for principal roles will be held in Chelmsford

from 2pm – 5pm Sat.8th of Jan.2011 at Trinity Methodist Church (5mins.walk from Chelmsford station)

Singing in this production will be for experience although expenses may be available in certain circumstances.

We also welcome applications to join Chelmsford Opera as singers or those who wish to assist in other aspects of production. Chorus rehearsals are at Great Baddow at 8pm on Monday evenings.

Principal rehearsals will be by mutual arrangement and some music rehearsals could take place in London if convenient.

Production rehearsals with the chorus will take place on Monday evenings from 8pm- 10pm in Chelmsford. Dress rehearsal is likely to be on Wed.23rd Mar.

Audition pieces (Schirmer score)

Nemorino – Who can deceive a loving heart (Una furtiva lagrima) p349

Cavatina – She’s a darling I adore her p13

Adina – Hear me (Prendi) p355-p358

Also a suitable aria of your own choice.

Dulcamara – Cavatina – I greet you p93 or Finale My elixir is perfection p375

Also a suitable aria of your own choice.

Giannetta – Oh yes,it’s possible (Possibilissimo) p281

Also a suitable aria of your choice.

Belcore – Just as Paris in the story (Come Paride) p38

Also a suitable aria of your choice.

Contact for an audition and to send Cvs, or for applications for membership committee@chelmsfordopera.org

Directions to Trinity Methodist Church

From Chelmsford Station, turn right under railway bridge up Duke Street. The Church is about 400 yards away on the right, opposite the County Hotel. There is a public car park in Railway Street – parallel with Duke street. Turn into Well Street then left.

Guest singers Soprano Zoe Turner and Julian Ochwat, Tenor