Tonic Outings: Porgy and Bess
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Just a few tickets left. You must order by the end of June.
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Saturday 13 October 2018
Porgy and Bess at the English National Opera
London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES
This show runs for 3 hours and starts at 6.30pm
From the ENO website
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess explores the relationships between members of a close-knit community in 1920s South Carolina.
More than 80 years after its premiere, Porgy and Bess receives its first ENO staging. Written for a large cast, with a 40-voice chorus specially formed for this production, and full orchestra, Porgy and Bess is infused with unforgettable melodies, including the much-loved ‘Summertime’. This is a stage work that is emotionally charged, powerful and moving, delivered through jazz, ragtime, blues and spirituals.
Making their ENO debuts are conductor John Wilson and director James Robinson, the Artistic Director of Opera St Louis. Leading the cast are Eric Greene as Porgy and Nicole Cabell as Bess. Nmon Ford makes his role debut as Crown, and Latonia Moore, an outstanding ENO Aida, returns to the London Coliseum as Serena. British soprano Nadine Benjamin makes her company debut as Clara, while rising tenor Frederick Ballentine makes his UK debut as Sporting Life.
ENO website: www.eno.org/whats-on/porgy-and-bess/
Great Pricing
The tickets are in the upper circle.
Usual price £60 (plus £2.25 booking fee).
We have 30% group discount which reduces the seats to £42.
To this you need to add £5 per ticket for our admin cost (includes a certain amount for booking fee).
So you pay just £47 per ticket.
At this stage just send an email to Philip and if we still have tickets we will send you details of how to pay.
Tickets will be available for collection at any Tonic choir rehearsal or by arrangement from Hillview Road, Hatch End.
We prefer not to use post as tickets are sometimes lost.
Last day for orders is 30 June 2018.
Last day for payments is 1 July 2018
These dates cannot be extended.
Bryan says:
This wonderful piece was the subject of my final thesis when I studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Nadine's character, Clara, is the first to sing - her song, Summertime, is reprised later while the men shoot dice. Other highlights include I Got Plenty Of Nothin',
Bess You Is My Woman Now, and Serena's soaring lament, My Man's Gone Now. The orchestral parts are symphonic in concept.
Just a few tickets left. You must order by the end of June.
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Saturday 13 October 2018
Porgy and Bess at the English National Opera
London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES
This show runs for 3 hours and starts at 6.30pm
From the ENO website
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess explores the relationships between members of a close-knit community in 1920s South Carolina.
More than 80 years after its premiere, Porgy and Bess receives its first ENO staging. Written for a large cast, with a 40-voice chorus specially formed for this production, and full orchestra, Porgy and Bess is infused with unforgettable melodies, including the much-loved ‘Summertime’. This is a stage work that is emotionally charged, powerful and moving, delivered through jazz, ragtime, blues and spirituals.
Making their ENO debuts are conductor John Wilson and director James Robinson, the Artistic Director of Opera St Louis. Leading the cast are Eric Greene as Porgy and Nicole Cabell as Bess. Nmon Ford makes his role debut as Crown, and Latonia Moore, an outstanding ENO Aida, returns to the London Coliseum as Serena. British soprano Nadine Benjamin makes her company debut as Clara, while rising tenor Frederick Ballentine makes his UK debut as Sporting Life.
ENO website: www.eno.org/whats-on/porgy-and-bess/
Great Pricing
The tickets are in the upper circle.
Usual price £60 (plus £2.25 booking fee).
We have 30% group discount which reduces the seats to £42.
To this you need to add £5 per ticket for our admin cost (includes a certain amount for booking fee).
So you pay just £47 per ticket.
At this stage just send an email to Philip and if we still have tickets we will send you details of how to pay.
Tickets will be available for collection at any Tonic choir rehearsal or by arrangement from Hillview Road, Hatch End.
We prefer not to use post as tickets are sometimes lost.
Last day for orders is 30 June 2018.
Last day for payments is 1 July 2018
These dates cannot be extended.
Bryan says:
This wonderful piece was the subject of my final thesis when I studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Nadine's character, Clara, is the first to sing - her song, Summertime, is reprised later while the men shoot dice. Other highlights include I Got Plenty Of Nothin',
Bess You Is My Woman Now, and Serena's soaring lament, My Man's Gone Now. The orchestral parts are symphonic in concept.