Wild Arts presents a magical summer's evening of opera in Mark and Jill Pellew's lovely garden in Oxfordshire.

Follow four characters’ journeys through a kaleidoscope of arias, duets, and ensembles in this entertaining evening of opera and musicals, performed by four stunning young singers and five fine chamber musicians.

The evening will start at 6.15pm with a glass of bubbly and canapés, included in your ticket. The performance will start at 7pm. Carriages from 930pm.

We are expecting a beautiful summer's evening, but if the weather is not kind, the performance will be in the beautiful Taynton church and we will let you know (so watch your emails if the weather looks doubtful).

Your ticket money will go directly to the performers, who rely on your generosity to make a living. Thank you very much in advance for your support and we look forward to seeing you for a wonderful evening. Parking and practical details will be in the ticket confirmation email.

THE PERFORMERS

Emily Vine soprano
Martha Jones mezzo
Richard Dowling tenor
Tim Nelson baritone

Sijie Chen violin
Will Mcgahon violin
Christine Anderson viola
Orlando Jopling cello
Marianne Schofield double bass

THE MUSIC

Ouverture
Britten O soft embalmer Serenade
Johann Strauss Duet Komm mit mir from Die Fledermaus
Handel Lascia ch’io pianga from Rinaldo
Sondheim Losing my mind
Mozart Sull’aria from Figaro
Mozart Là, ci darem Don Giovanni
Lehàr Act II Finale from The Merry Widow
Rossini Venez … from Comte Ory

Brahms / Lakatos Hungarian dance no. 4
Korngold Mein Sehnen from Die Tote Stadt
Lehàr Camille / Valencienne duet from The Merry Widow
Rodgers & Hammerstein People will say … from Oklahoma
Beethoven Act I Quartet from Fidelio
Mozart Pa ... pa ... from The Magic Flute
Verdi Tutto nel mondo è burlo from Falstaff

Ben Morris stage director
Orlando Jopling arranger and musical director

Photo © Clive Nichols