RNCM Opera Scenes 31/01/2024
We are delighted to welcome BSL interpreter Paul Whittaker OBE who will be signing this evening’s set of opera scenes as part of the RNCM Disability Week. With excerpts from:
Francesco Cavalli La Calisto
Rose Berelowitz Eternità
Emily Stewart Destino
Dylan Carys Natura
Stuart Barker director
Felicity Cliffe conductor
Tomek Pieczora repetiteur
Antonia Sotgiu language coach
Paul Whittaker British Sign Language
Natura and Eternità celebrate those mortals who have climbed the difficult path to immortality. Destino insists that the name of Calisto be added to the list, to become a constellation of stars – known to us as the Great Bear, or Ursa Major.
George Frideric Handel Orlando
Jasmine Higgs Dorinda
Yunshu Hao Angelica
Merel-Magali Cox Medoro
Stuart Barker director
Harry Lai conductor
Tomek Pieczora repetiteur
Antonia Sotgiu language coach
Medoro demands to know with whom Angelica has been talking. She calms him and they affirm their love for one another, however they are seen by Dorinda, who also loves Medoro. They attempt to help Dorinda come to terms with the situation.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni
Jodie Anne Bailey Donna Anna
Maggie Zhao Zerlina
Charlotte Baker Donna Elvira
Nicholas Collins Don Ottavio
Patrick Osborne Leporello
Stian Jebson Masetto
Stuart Barker director
Felicity Cliffe conductor
Daniel Pugh-Bevan repetiteur
Antonia Sotgiu language coach
Leporello, in disguise as his master Don Giovanni, is tiring of the attentions of Donna Elvira. They are discovered by four people, all of whom have very good reasons for wanting revenge on the Don. Leporello has no choice but to reveal his true identity in the hope of ensuring his own safety.