Shakespeare at the Opera
Music Oft Hath Such a Charm outdoors in London
Join us for an evening of top quality opera inspired by the works of Shakespeare.
Spring is here and four friends are having a picnic. Playboy Benedict has his eyes on his friend’s girlfriend Sylvia. While a heartbroken Beatrice despairs at Benedict’s womanising, Sylvia’s fiancee Demetrius catches a glimpse of their illicit flirtation. Will these love triangles resolve themselves or will heartbreak and jealousy drive them to folly?
Olivier award-winning OperaUpClose mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with a performance of songs, operatic arias and ensembles inspired by his plays and poetry, performed in the company’s engaging, intimate and theatrical style.
Spectacular show-stoppers from Verdi’s Macbeth and the quick-witted wordplay of Much Ado About Nothing and Falstaff rub shoulders with well-loved songs like Schubert’s Who is Sylvia? and lesser known operas inspired by the Bard.
Shakespeare in love, in lust, in loathing, in laughter… and all in music. These bite-sized jewels of music theatre are performed by a quartet of singers accompanied by a virtuosic pianist, in staged scenes of romance, comedy and drama which will surprise, delight and entertain.
Click here for a taste of OperaUpClose in the trailer for their recent production of Carmen
The press have poured praise on OperaUpClose recently:
OperaUpclose are leading an artistic revolution - Sunday Times
Inspirational - Independent
A huge artistic success - New York Times
Friday 7 October, 8pm (doors & bar 7:30pm)
Dorchester Corn Exchange
£19 / £17 members & concessions
£5 Livefor5
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