17/11/2018
My last update was back in August, and summer has certainly long gone… I’m into Christmas music rehearsals now!
August’s highlight was a very special performance celebrating the life of Beatrice Lillie with Opera Prelude at Peelfold Place. The sun shone and the setting could not have been a more beautiful location for an outdoor concert.
September saw the completion of Opera Holloway’s 9 venue tour of I Capuleti e i Montecchi. It was a pleasure to explore the troubled and flawed character of Giulietta, and I hope to sing the role many more times in my career!
October was a month full of auditions, and I am delighted to report that I have been selected to work with both Singer Secreto and the London Funeral Singers.
Which brings us to November. Last week I sang alongside Sophie Dicks, William Branston and Andrew Tipple with Bookham Choral Society, performing Dvorak’s Mass in D. Dvorak’s setting of this mass is certainly dramatic – though he actually didn’t include much music for the soloists so it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to sit back and listen!
Next week Un Ballo in Maschera opens at the Electric Theatre, Guildford. I will be singing the role of Oskar. I look forward to sharing photos, as I have an excellent wig! It’s unusual to play a trouser role as a soprano and I’m having a lot of fun trying to take my physical cues from the variety of male co-stars in this show.
The shows are on Wednesday 21st November, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th.
Callie Gaston 