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Bollington
arts
Bollington Festival Opera
In full voice
Bollington Festival Opera is a new group established in 2008 to bring to us the more serious operatic repertoire. Stage direction is by Jeffrey Lawton. Jeffrey was Principal Tenor with Welsh National Opera, and has sung many leading roles all over the world, from the Met in New York to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Nicholas Smith conducts. A Bollington resident and Musical Director of recent Bollington Festivals, Nicholas has been Music Director of orchestras and opera companies in Finland, Britain and the United States.
First production! Don Pasquale
Comic Opera by Donizetti
Bollington Arts Centre, 10th, 13th, 14th June 2008, 7.30pm
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This is the first production of Bollington Festival Opera, and precedes a major production of Tobias and the Angel for the 2009 Bollington Festival. The Company is organised by Glyn Taylor and Nicholas Smith, and brings together professional soloists and an outstanding community based chorus and orchestra. |
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Stage direction is by Jeffrey Lawton. |
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ContactNicholas Smith |
One of the great comic operas, Don Pasquale is the much favoured story of the old man duped by a young, vivacious widow. Of course eventually he is only too glad to be rid of her. And in the meantime there are great tunes, and lots of moments which would embarrass even French Presidents and English football managers!
