We are delighted to be able to announce that our soloists for 5th May are Laura Curry and Robert Tilson.
Some of our audiences will remember Laura from earlier REO productions - notably her singing the title role in Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauris.
She has since gone on to sing in bigger opera companies, and is currently working at the Vienna Staatsoper.
Robert graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire, and then went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music.
Some of our audiences will remember Laura from earlier REO productions - notably her singing the title role in Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauris.
She has since gone on to sing in bigger opera companies, and is currently working at the Vienna Staatsoper.
Robert graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire, and then went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music.
Auditions for L'Elisir d'Amore will be held on Saturday 18th May. Location to be confirmed, but is likely to be in Exeter. All parts are being auditioned. Performances are on 2nd and 3rd November. Rehearsals on preceding weekends.
You need to have good weekend availability from 28th Sept through to the production, including 27th October (dress rehearsal). Auditions, rehearsals and the performances will be in South Devon. Travel expenses (2nd class rail fares or equivalent) offered and accommodation as neccessary in cast members' homes. No additional fee is available.
The performance will be sung in English in the translation by Amanda Holden.
For the sake of all our sanity, please check you know how far it is to South Devon (Newton Abbot station) from wherever you are based before you apply for an audition. (Average journey time from London is approx 3 hours)
You need to have good weekend availability from 28th Sept through to the production, including 27th October (dress rehearsal). Auditions, rehearsals and the performances will be in South Devon. Travel expenses (2nd class rail fares or equivalent) offered and accommodation as neccessary in cast members' homes. No additional fee is available.
The performance will be sung in English in the translation by Amanda Holden.
For the sake of all our sanity, please check you know how far it is to South Devon (Newton Abbot station) from wherever you are based before you apply for an audition. (Average journey time from London is approx 3 hours)
We are always looking for sponsors or ways of fundraising for Red Earth Opera. Although we only pay expenses to our soloists, these add up, and we still have venue costs to pay, music to source, and those train fares add up very quickly. If you are interested in sponsoring a performer, or donating even a small amount, please get in touch. We have signed up to the Torbay Good Causes Lottery and to Easy Fundraising, so please follow the links below if you would like to help using either of those options.
Torbay have announced their very own lottery, and we have been approved as a good cause to benefit from this. You do not have to be a resident of Torbay to sign up for the lottery, and if you nominate us as your good cause, then we receive 50% of your stake. The top prize is up to £25,000. Please visit www.TorbayLottery.co.uk and search for RedEarth.
Opera in Devon, for Devon: Community, not Corporate
About
Red Earth Opera was formed in 2013, to perform at the Teignmouth Classical Music Festival in March 2014.
The idea came from a meeting of performers looking for opportunities to sing and play opera in Devon and to involve local musicians.
We started from a base of nothing - no funds, just enthusiasm and determination. The performance of Dido and Aeneas was a great success and we were immediately invited back for 2015. We gave two performances of Mozart's Idomeneo in March 2015, and we continue to develop. Our third opera was Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauris at the 2016 Teignmouth Classical Music Festival in Teignmouth and in Chudleigh. We also gave a very successful supper concert at St Michaels Church, Teignmouth on 17th October 2015. Since then, we have presented two more concerts - this time with orchestral accompaniment, a "come and perform" weekend of Cavalleria Rusticana, and two more opera performances - Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, and Rossini's Cinderella (both in English translations by Amanda Holden).
Our singers and players are drawn from Devon, Somerset and Cornwall (and beyond) and range in age from under 18 up to past retirement. We also offer places in the orchestra and chorus to talented young musicians from Torbay - supported by a donation from the Torbay Music Hub.
Our aim is to present affordable opera which is complementary to that offered by the large touring companies or the corporate opera pops, and which is approachable and enjoyable for those who are not already keen on opera. We also want to give performers opportunities at all levels. It is our policy to present our full length operas in English.
Red Earth Opera was formed in 2013, to perform at the Teignmouth Classical Music Festival in March 2014.
The idea came from a meeting of performers looking for opportunities to sing and play opera in Devon and to involve local musicians.
We started from a base of nothing - no funds, just enthusiasm and determination. The performance of Dido and Aeneas was a great success and we were immediately invited back for 2015. We gave two performances of Mozart's Idomeneo in March 2015, and we continue to develop. Our third opera was Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauris at the 2016 Teignmouth Classical Music Festival in Teignmouth and in Chudleigh. We also gave a very successful supper concert at St Michaels Church, Teignmouth on 17th October 2015. Since then, we have presented two more concerts - this time with orchestral accompaniment, a "come and perform" weekend of Cavalleria Rusticana, and two more opera performances - Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, and Rossini's Cinderella (both in English translations by Amanda Holden).
Our singers and players are drawn from Devon, Somerset and Cornwall (and beyond) and range in age from under 18 up to past retirement. We also offer places in the orchestra and chorus to talented young musicians from Torbay - supported by a donation from the Torbay Music Hub.
Our aim is to present affordable opera which is complementary to that offered by the large touring companies or the corporate opera pops, and which is approachable and enjoyable for those who are not already keen on opera. We also want to give performers opportunities at all levels. It is our policy to present our full length operas in English.
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Many thanks to David Henshaw for the photograph of Paignton Pier, showing the red sands of the beach here.
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