Forthcoming Concerts
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Die Zauberflöte
Wednesday 24th, Friday 26th & Saturday 27th October 2012, 7pm
St Peter’s College Chapel (map)
Opera Lyrica presents a double-bill of operas by W. A. Mozart: the short, comic Der Shauspieldirektor, followed by Die Zauberflöte.
- Jonathan Lo - Conductor
- Paola Cuffolo - Director
- Tamino - William Blake
- Pamina - Rosalind West
- Papageno - George Coltart
- Queen of the Night - Fleur de Bray
- Sarastro - Patrick Edmond
- Papagena - Lucy Cox
- Monostatos - Matthew Thomson
- First Lady - Olivia Clarke
- Second Lady - Gessica Howarth
- Third Lady - Paola Cuffolo
- First Boy - Miranda Lim
- Second Boy - Sarah Champion
- Third Boy - Holly Manners
- First Priest/First Armed Man - Andrew Hayman
- Second Priest/Second Armed Man - Oliver Longland
Tickets £12/£6 available to reserve in advance at operalyrica.co.uk
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Mozart Coronation Mass
Wednesday 28th November 2012, 7.30pm
Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford. OX1 3AZ (map)
Solomon Lau conducts W. A. Mozart's Coronation Mass, performed by University College Chorus and the Fidelio Orchestra.
- Soloman Lau - Conductor
- Rosalind West - Soprano
- Jake Barlow - Alto
- Tenor and bass soloists tbc.
Past Concerts
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The Marriage of Figaro
Wednesday 8th, Friday 10th & Saturday 11th February 2012, 7.30pm
St Peter’s College Chapel (map)
St Peter’s College Opera presents W. A. Mozart’s comic opera The Marriage of Figaro in English, with full orchestral accompaniment.
- Theo Lester - Conductor
- Paola Cuffolo - Director
- Susanna - Lucy Cox
- Figaro - Peter Collins
- Countess Almaviva - Rosalind West
- Count Almaviva - George Coltart
- Cherubino - Sarah Champion
- Marcellina - Johanna Harrison
- Dr Bartolo - Patrick Edmond
- Don Basilio/Don Curzio - Matthew Thomson
- Barbarina - Amrit Gosal
- Antonio - Roger Allen
Tickets £8/£5 available to reserve in advance at oxfordfigaro.com
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Tuesday 17th May 2011, 8pm
New College Chapel, Holywell Street, Oxford. OX1 3BN (map)
New College Music Society presents The Wykeham Singers performing Johannes Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem with the composer's own piano duet accompaniment.
- Rachel McCarthy - Conductor
- George Coltart - Baritone
- Rosalind West - Soprano
- Benjamin Holder - Piano
- Michael Heighway - Piano
- The Wykeham Singers
Admission is free.
- Eric Whitacre: Sleep
- Michael Tippett: Five Negro Spirituals from A Child of Our Time
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
- Theo Lester - Conductor
- Rosalind West - Soprano
- Elizabeth Deacon - Mezzo-Soprano
- Andrew Hayman - Tenor
- George Coltart - Baritone
- Oxford University Student Chorus and Orchestra
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Wednesday 9th March 2011, 7.30pm
Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford. OX1 3AZ (map)
The Oxford University Student Chorus presents Johannes Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem accompanied by an orchestra of Oxford's finest student musicians.
- Theo Lester - Conductor
- Rosalind West - Soprano
- Dominic Bowe - Baritone
- Oxford University Student Chorus and Orchestra
Tickets: £6/£4 available on the door. For reservations please contact chorus@oums.org
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Holywell Music Room recital
Thursday 28th January 2010, 8pm
Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street, Oxford. OX1 3BN (map)
Wadham College Music Society presents Rosalind West and Jack Ridely in a short programme of rapturous early 20th century song, including Alban Berg Sieben Frühe Lieder, Arnold Schoenberg Brettl-Lieder and a selection of Lieder by Richard Strauss.
- Rosalind West - soprano
- Jack Ridley - piano
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The Medium
Opera Anywhere present a double-bill of The Telephone and The Medium by Gian-Carlo Menotti at small, intimate venues in arts festivals at various locations.
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Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April 2009, 7.30pm
O3 Gallery, Oxford Castle, Oxford. OX1 1AY (map)
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Saturday 11th April 2009, 7.30pm
Abingdon Arts Festival.
The Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
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Thursday 16th, Friday 17th and Saturday 18th July 2009, 7.30pm
Bath Opera Festival.
The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn Street, Bath. BA1 1UF
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Jesus Sings!
Friday 20th February 2009, 1.30pm
Jesus College Chapel, Turl Street, Oxford. OX1 3DW (map)
- Jesus College graduate students Miranda Laurence and Rosalind West perform a selection of lieder, duets and arias in the final lunchtime recital of the Turl Street Arts Festival 2009.
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The Oxford Singers at St Michael at the Northgate
Monday 22nd December 2008, 6.30pm
St Michael at the Northgate, Cornmarket Street, Oxford. OX1 3EY (map)
- Carols by Candlelight
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Dido and Aeneas
Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th December 2008, 7.30pm
Somerville College Chapel, Woodstock Road, Oxford. OX2 6HD (map)
- David Crown - Conductor
- Catherine Miller - Director
- Miranda Laurence - Choreographer
- Tristan Mitchard - Repetiteur
- Rosalind West - Dido
- Charles Martin - Aeneas
- Hannah Jackson - Belinda
- Emily Mitchell - Second Woman
- Elizabeth Deacon - Sorceress
- Katherine Cooper - 1st Witch
- James Potter - 2nd Witch/Spirit
- Senthuran Bhuvanendra - Sailor
- and the choir of Somerville College, Oxford.
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The Oxford Singers at St Michael at the Northgate
Thursday 6th November 2008, 7.45pm
St Michael at the Northgate, Cornmarket Street, Oxford. OX1 3EY (map)
- Mozart Requiem
- Bruckner Motets
- David Crown - Director
- Soprano - Rebecca Lea, Rosalind West, Charlotte Moss, Emily Cornish.
- Alto - Elizabeth Deacon, Katherine Cooper, James Potter.
- Tenor - Sheridan Edward, Robin Whitehouse, Dom MacBean, Senthuran Bhuvanendra.
- Bass - Peter Collins, Christian Bradley, Chris Schnedermann, Rob Frater.
- Organ - Tristan Mitchard
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Somerville & Wadham Chapel Choirs Joint Eucharist
Friday 31st October 2008, 6.30pm
Wadham College Chapel, Parks Road, Oxford. OX1 3PN (map)
- Haydn Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo (Little Organ Mass)
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The Dean and Chadlington Summer Music Festival
Friday 27th June 2008, 7.30pm
St Nicholas' Church, Chadlington, Oxfordshire.
David Crown conducts Fauré's timeless Requiem and a selection of lighter choral items as part of the Dean and Chadlington summer music festival. Rising young star, violinist Sara Wostenholme makes a special guest appearance performing Ravel's spectacular violin sonata.
- Soprano - Hannah Jackson, Kerensa Slade, Alex Vinall and Rosalind West.
- Alto - Joe Bolger, Katherine Cooper and Elizabeth Deacon.
- Tenor - Sheridan Edward, Rashmi Patel and Robin Whitehouse.
- Bass - Christian Bradley, Peter Collins and Simon Sherwood.
- Organ - Andrew Henderson.
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Somerville Chapel Choir in Brighton
Saturday 14th June 2008, 7.30pm
St George's Church, Brighton.
In aid of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
- Fauré Requiem
- Haydn Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo (Little Organ Mass)
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Somerville Chapel Choir and Orchestra
Friday 6th June 2008, 7.30pm
Somerville College Chapel, Woodstock Road, Oxford. OX2 6HD (map)
- Mozart Violin Concerto in D major, K218
- Fauré Requiem
- David Crown - Director
- Rosie Shakespear - Violin
- Rosalind West - Soprano
- Christian Bradley - Baritone
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Hertford Lunchtime Recital - The Crown Quartet
Wednesday 5th March 2008, 1.15pm
Hertford College Chapel, Catte Street, Oxford. OX1 3BW (map)
(One of the Hertford lunchtime recital series)
- A selection of operatic arias, duets and quartets including the Pearl Fishers Duet, Flower Duet, the quartet from Verdi's Rigoletto and music by Mozart, Puccini, Bizet and Gounod.
Performed by:- Rosalind West - Soprano
- Elizabeth Deacon - Mezzo soprano
- Sheridan Edward - Tenor
- Christian Bradley - Baritone
- A selection of operatic arias, duets and quartets including the Pearl Fishers Duet, Flower Duet, the quartet from Verdi's Rigoletto and music by Mozart, Puccini, Bizet and Gounod.
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Somerville Chapel Choir in Swindon
Sunday 9th March 2008, 7.30pm
St Mark's Church, Church Place, Swindon.
- Including Vivaldi Gloria
Charity Concert for Oxfordshire Mind
Saturday 21st May 2011, 7pm
St Michael at the Northgate, Cornmarket Street, Oxford. OX1 3EY (map)
I will be singing a couple of arias and duets with Miranda Laurence as part of this variety concert performed by local professional and amateur musicians in aid of the Oxfordshire branch of the mental health charity, Mind.
Tickets: £5 available on the door or please contact nicky.clargo@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk / 01865 263733.
Oxford University Student Chorus Charity Concert
Monday 30th May 2011, 7.30pm
Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford. OX1 2DH (map)
Oxford University Student Chorus perform the following short but beautiful programme:
Tickets: £4/£3 available on the door. Proceeds split between Rural Health India and Youth Music . For reservations please contact chorus@oums.org