Opera Appreciation
The Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 2.00 p.m. when we discuss composers, singers and view DVDs.
2024
January 23rd at 2 pm - Puccini's 'Il Trittico': an introduction - Ian Smith
February 27th at 2 pm - "From Fantasy to Agony" - Liz Hopkins
March 26th at 2 pm - An introduction to Wagner's Ring cycle. Part 1 -'Das Rheingold' - Ian Smith
April 23rd at 2 pm - 'Party Time in Opera'- Liz Hopkins
May 28th at 2 pm - An introduction to Wagner's Ring cycle. Part 2 -'Die Walkure' - Ian Smith
2023
January 24th at 2 pm. 'Love conquers all' - Liz Hopkins
February 28th at 2 pm. 'Operatic Magic' - Ian Smith
March 28th at 2 pm. 'Rameau at the Pantomime' - Ian Smith
April 25th at 2pm. 'Falstaff with Bryn' - Liz Hopkins
May 23rd at 2 pm. 'Juggling in ancient Egypt with Akhnaten by Philip Glass'
June 27th at 2 pm. 'Opera all at Sea' - Ian Smith
July 25th at 2 pm. 'Tempers and testosterone amongst a group of aristos on their way to the coronation of King Charles'- Liz Hopkins
August 22nd at 1.30 pm. 'Let's pretend it's Glyndebourne' Members bring lunch and your own choice of CD for everyone's enjoyment. NOTE EARLIER TIME
September 26th at 2 pm - 'Jussi Bjorling - 'He Sang with a Tear in his Voice'' a DVD of the life and music of the finest operatic tenor of his generation.
October 24th at 2 pm - 'Le Postillon de Lonjumeau' by Adolph Adam - Liz Hopkins
November 28th at 2 pm - 'Anita's Desert Island Discs' - Anita Saunders