From Page to Stave

  • Posted on: 13 March 2023
  • By: Michael Withers

We are preparing for two concerts to be held in May:

  • Saturday 20 May in King Edward Hall, Lindfield
  • Saturday 27 May in Hurstpierpoint Village Centre, Hurstpierpoint

This year we ask the question ‘where do the stories for operas come from?’ Most of the operas that are well-known today have their roots in literature. Some from plays, some books and short stories, a few even from poems – hence our concert’s title: ‘From page to stave’.

The programme will include readings from the original source literature to put our extracts into musical and literary context.

The programme will also include the first performance of a new work by Tim Nail, our indefatigable repetiteur. ‘The Wild Swans at Coole’ is Tim’s setting of the W.B.Yeats poem for baritone, oboe, string quartet and piano. Steve Hawksley will be the baritone soloist.