Opera Recital and Dinner

Friday 18 April 2008 at 6.45pm

Burton Manor, Cheshire

Bookings / Enquiries: 0151 336 5172


Sarah Helsby-Hughes
soprano


Serenna Wagner
soprano


Chris Gill
presenter

Sarah Helsby-Hughes and Serenna Wagner (sopranos) perform operatic arias and duets spanning the history of opera, including familiar favourites and lesser-known rarities. Accompanied by John Wilson, the former Head of Accompaniment at the Royal Northern College of Music, and presented by Chris Gill, the Artistic Director of Heritage Opera.

Tickets: £18 inc. dinner at 6.45pm, recital 8 - 9.30pm

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Programme

Monteverdi Lamento d’Arianna: Lasciatemi morire (from Arianna) – Serenna Wagner

Handel Dopo notte (from Ariodante) – Sarah Helsby-Hughes

Purcell Dido’s Lament: Thy hand, Belinda… When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas) – Serenna Wagner

Mozart E Susanna non vien?… Dove sono (from The Marriage of Figaro) – Sarah Helsby-Hughes

Mozart Letter duet: Scrivi dico… Canzonetta sull’aria (from The Marriage of Figaro) – Sarah Helsby-Hughes and Serenna Wagner

Mozart Giunse alfin il momento… Deh vieni, non tardar (from The Marriage of Figaro) – Serenna Wagner

Mozart Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte) – Sarah Helsby-Hughes

Mozart Temerari!… Come scoglio (from Così fan tutte) – Serenna Wagner

INTERVAL

Rossini Una voce poco fa (from The Barber of Seville) – Sarah Helsby-Hughes

Moniuszko O, mój maleńki (from Halka) – Serenna Wagner

Verdi È forse lui… Sempre libera (from La Traviata) – Sarah Helsby-Hughes

Tchaikovsky Letter Scene: Puskai pogibnuya (from Eugene Onegin) [abridged] – Serenna Wagner

Puccini Quando m’en vo (from La Bohème) – Sarah Helsby-Hughes

Dvorák Song to the Moon: Měsícku na nebi hlubokém (from Rusalka) – Serenna Wagner

Offenbach Barcarolle (from The Tales of Hoffmann) – Serenna Wagner & Sarah Helsby-Hughes