Music Events Calender
The Mastersingers present Wagner
Event IV
Friday 13th August 2010
7 p.m.
Reception to welcome guests for the weekend, followed by Sir John Tooley in conversation with Gary Kahn of The Wagner Society. Sir John, the former General Director of the Royal Opera House, discusses productions of Wagner’s RING under Rudolf Kempe, Sir Georg Solti and Sir Colin Davis. Illustrated with recordings by these distinguished conductors. Tickets: £10; Mastersingers Season Ticket: £45 [excludes Buffet]
Cash bar serving wine will be available.
The Wagner Society
The Mastersingers present Wagner: MASTERCLASS
Event IV
Saturday 14th August 2010
2.30 p.m.
Dame Anne Evans and Neil Howlett work with Alwyn Mellor, Magdalen Ashman, Andrew Rees and Stuart Pendred on scenes from Das Rheingold, Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung. This is a rare opportunity to watch how a singer is coached in the interpretation of a solo role, and how the experience of one generation of outstanding artists is passed on to another.
Pianists: Julian Black and Kelvin Lim.
2 hrs 30 minutes inc. interval. Tickets: £12; Mastersingers Season Ticket: £45 [excludes Buffet]
From 10.00 The Barn will be open for viewing an exhibition of works by Sir Sidney Nolan. Free entry.
The Mastersingers present Wagner: RECITAL
Event IV
Saturday 14th August 2010
8 p.m.
We are very grateful that Sir John Tomlinson has very kindly agreed to replace Amanda Echalaz in the programme and give an evening concert of Wagner monologues accompanied by Kelvin Lim.
1 hr 30 minutes inc. interval. Tickets: £12; Mastersingers Season Ticket: £45 [excludes Buffet]
The Mastersingers present Wagner: RECITAL
Event IV
Sunday 15th August 2010
12 p.m.
Kelvin Lim (piano) performs Franz Liszt’s formidable transcriptions of music from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Tannhäuser and Der fliegende Holländer.
1 hr, no interval. Tickets: £8; Mastersingers Season Ticket: £45 [excludes Buffet]
The Mastersingers present Wagner: MASTERCLASS
Event IV
Sunday 15th August 2010
2:30 p.m.
Sir John Tomlinson works with Michael Davies and Magdalen Ashman on scenes from Der fliegende Holländer and Das Rheingold, and Dame Anne Evans coaches Alwyn Mellor on Brünnhilde’s Immolation scene from Götterdämmerung. Don’t miss this fascinating insight into the process of preparation for a role in Wagner’s physically demanding operas.
Pianists: Julian Black and Kelvin Lim.
2hrs 30 minutes inc. interval. Tickets: £12; Mastersingers Season Ticket: £45 [excludes Buffet]
The Mastersingers present Wagner: GRAND VICTORIAN BUFFET DINNER
Event IV
Sunday 15th August 2010
7:30 p.m.
Grand Victorian buffet dinner with wine tasting under the expert guidance of Richard Black at the Judge’s Lodging in Presteigne. Join our guest artists and performers for a feast of Victorian fayre authentically prepared from original recipes for this special occasion.
3 hrs, pre-booked attendance only. Tickets £20
The Goodall Academy exists to provide advanced training for singers with dramatic voices, with particular emphasis on the German repertoire and the operas of Richard Wagner. If you are able to support this programme or wish for further information please contact the Artistic Director Malcolm Rivers at: malcolmpk@rivers44.fsnet.co.uk or call either 020 8950 4651 or 07811 889785.
Nicholas Daniel (Oboe)
Event III
31st July 2010
Morgan Szymanski (Guitar)
Event II
12th June 2010
7.30pm
Programme:
Giuliani Mauro: Grand Overture, Op.61, Three Paraguayan Pieces, Mangore Barrios Agustin: Vals Op.8 No.4, Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios, Maxixe, Lauro: 4 Waltzes, Albeniz Isaac: Asturias (Suite Espanola).
Nathaniel Boyd (Cello) and Simon Lane (Piano)
Event I
2nd May 2010
Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven, Cello Sonata No. 2, G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Robert Schumann, Five Pieces in Folk Style for Cello and Piano op. 102
Frédéric Chopin, Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Bohuslav Martinu, Variations on a theme of Rossini for Cello and Piano
Daniel de Borah (Piano)
18th April 2008
Programme:
BEETHOVEN Rondo in G major, Op.51 No.2, PROKOFIEV Sonata No.8, Op.84, CHOPIN Polonaise-Fantasie, Op.61, CHOPIN 3 Etudes, CHOPIN 2 Nocturnes, Op.62, CHOPIN Scherzo No.4 Op.54
Arion Trio
Manja Ristic (violin), Ivana Grahovac (cello) & Irina Decermic (piano)
Saturday 14th June 2008
Haydn Piano Trio No.20 (Hb XV 22) in E flat major, Allegro Moderato, Presto assai, Bozidar Obradinovic Station (world premiere), Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op.67, Andante, Allegro non troppo, Largo, Allegretto.