50th Anniversary Gala Concert

26th July at 19:00 

Compèred by Natalie Wheen

The Coade Hall, Bryanston, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 0PS

Join us in the Coade Theatre to celebrate our 50th anniversary year with an unforgettable Gala Concert compèred by renowned writer and radio presenter Natalie Wheen. At the orchestra podium, conductors Jose Miguel Esandi, Jeremy Carnall and Sonia Ben-Santamaria, will take you on a journey through a spectacular selection of music featuring soloists Brindley Sherratt, Anna Patalong and Letitia Vitelaru, emerging artists and the wall of sound Dorset Opera Festival Chorus.

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Programme

3 dances From The Bartered Bride – Smetana

Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel – Humperdinck

Summer Storm from Under The Greenwood Tree – Paul Carr

La mamma morta from Andrea Chénier – Umberto Giordano

Un bel di vedremo from Madama Butterfly – Puccini

Prelude, Introduzione and Brindisi from La traviata – Verdi

INTERVAL

Overture from The Merry Wives of Windsor – Otto Nicolai

Prince Gremin’s aria from Eugene Onegin – Tchaikovsky

Grand March from Aida – Verdi

Vissi d’arte from Tosca – Puccini

Anvil chorus from Il trovatore – Verdi

Soave sia il vento from Cosi Fan Tutte – Mozart

Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific – Rogers and Hammerstein

Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor – Borodin

Anna Patalong soprano
Letitia Vitelaru soprano
Brindley Sherratt bass
Emerging artists
The Dorset Opera Festival Chorus
The Dorset Opera Festival Orchestra
Natalie Wheen compère
Conductors Jeremy Carnall
José Miguel Esandi
Sonia Ben-Santamaria
Chorus Master Stephen Harris
Orchestra Leader Emre Engin

Brindley Sherratt

Brindley Sherratt

Anna Patalong

Anna Patalong

Letitia Vitelaru

Letitia Vitelaru