DUCHY OPERA - BLOG

What you might have missed

6/11/2023

Arias & choruses from:
Macbeth,
Eugene Onegin,
Werther,
Carmen,
Don Giovanni,
Tales of Hoffmann,
Cosi fan Tutte,
Cavalleria Rusticana,
Hansel & Gretel,
Pearl Fishers,
Madama Butterfly,
The Dollar Princess,
Porgy & Bess,
Die Fledermaus
Pirates of Penzance

Medical Maelstrom

2/11/2023

Booking is now open for a very special
pre-Christmas event arranged by
Friends of Duchy Opera (FODO).
We are delighted to have
Medical Maelstrom to entertain us again.

More details here.

Bookings for Auditions are now open.

29/10/2023

http://www.duchyopera.co.uk/auditions.html
The characters being auditioned are:
Eisenstein
Rosalinda
Adele
Prince Orlofsky
Alfred
Dr Falke
Dr Blind
Frank

Closing date for applications is Sunday 19th November 2023

Link to application form and audition information:
http://www.duchyopera.co.uk/auditions.html

Concert: Around the World in Eighteen Songs

23/9/2023

In November you can catch the company in a wonderful evening at the Mevagissey Jubilee Hall, on Saturday, November 4th, at 7.30.

Join Duchy Opera as we circumnavigate the world calling in at famous operatic locations on the way, with arias and choruses from your favourite operas and operettas. Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the ride!

Our “Around the World in Eighteen Songs” programme includes many iconic opera favourites, including, from France, Bizet’s Carmen, from America, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, from Russia, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, and more from the best of Italy and Germany.

Doors Open at 7.00pm. Concert Starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets in advance :
Standard : £15.00
Friends of Duchy Opera : £12.00
(FODO, please Phone 01726 63513 to book )
(Tickets are non-refundable )

Book Online www.crbo.co.uk/whats-on
or Phone CRBO on 01726 63513 (9.00am to 8.00pm)

Audition dates for Die Fledermaus

23/9/2023

Next summer’s big production will be the popular comic operetta
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
Music Director will be Patrick Bailey.
Helston’s Gillian Geer will be our Director

Auditions for solo roles will be held on the weekend of 25-26 November.
Times and details to be sent later. To register your interest, contact auditions@duchyopera.co.uk.

Coming in October: Come and Sing

23/9/2023

Our season kicks off in October with a “Come and Sing” afternoon.
You are welcome to join the chorus for a FREE* afternoon taster session of next year's opera at the Tresillian Village Hall, at 2.30pm on Saturday, October 14th.

Everyone is welcome.

Cornish composer Russell Pascoe will lead singers through Die Fledermaus’s Champagne Chorus and Ah! What a Feast, as well as some Gilbert & Sullivan numbers.

*Donations to Truro Food Bank welcome (CASH or CARD)

Enquiries and bookings to: duchy@duchyopera.co.uk

Behind the scenes at Park House

30/8/2023

Click on thumbnails and scroll for a better view!

...so what do you do after the opera is over?

30/8/2023

Time to relax at Maggy's
(aka 'Council for the Plaintiff' in Trial by Jury) with some fun, food, photos and friendship.

What a great party!

Other activities were available!

Croquet, anyone?

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30/8/2023

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27/7/2020

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