Carmen, by Bizet
We have invited
The Garden Opera Company to join us again. This year we will
have two evening performances in Abbotsbury and a matineés for
schools and the elderly in Bridport.
As usual for our summer performance, this will be an
opportunity to enjoy a picnic in a beautiful setting and hear the
stirring story of a doomed love affair. The opera will be sung in English.
Martin
Lloyd Evans, Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama, directs again, so we can expect a beautifully enunciated
and acted piece.
The designer, Dulcie Best, always
astonishes us with her brilliant and innovative costume
design.
Peter Bridges, Music Director of Garden Opera will, of course, conduct. Those of you who have seen previous
productions will know that watching Peter conducting and playing
the piano all at once is part of the attraction of the
performance.
We will be in the gardens of Abbey House
Hotel for Friday and Saturday evenings. Our hosts, Jonathan and Maureen Cooke will be
offering Pimms for sale before the show. We provide seats
for the performance, but you are welcome to bring chairs for your
picnic. We suggest that you might like to come fairly early and
eat something before the start; there will be an interval of
about 20 minutes to top up. Please bring extra layers of clothing
for when the sun goes down!
Performances:
Friday, 20th June, 7 pm. Tickets booked in advance: adult £14, child (under 17) £ 7, family: 2 adults plus two children £34. Ticket on the night: add £2 per head.
Saturday, 21st June, 7 pm. All seats £18 in advance. Add £4 per head at the gate on the night
Groups of 6 or more single tickets booked in advance earn a 10% discount.
It is much cheaper to book in advance than to pay at the gate.
The earlier you book, the nearer the front you are.
Booking will start in March 2003
If you would like to join our mailing list to get our brochure and advance notice of new shows please email us or write with your address and telephone number.
We hope to have bad weather insurance to enable us to refund money by post on presentation of tickets for a totally cancelled performance. We
regret that there are no refunds or returns for any other reason.
The Monday Matinee: June 23 at 4.30pm
The Monday Matinee will take place in the playing field of St Mary's CE Primary School, Bridport at 4.30 pm. Tickets for this performance cost £4 per head and are available to groups from schools, care homes and day centres for the elderly. Ring us on 01305 871475
In preparation for this event, Abbotsbury Music has arranged workshops for the children of six local schools:
Bridport Primary
Portesham Primary
Powerstock CE VA
St Mary's CE VA, Beaminster
St Mary's CE VA, Bridport
Stickland's CE VA
These workshops will cover:
Storytelling: Nell Coleman, local author, dancer, costumier and the director of our Millenium production of St Catherine explores the life of the gypsy, the soldier and the Toreador in C19 Spain.
Flamenco Dancing: Cati Wyatt of Flame.co will conduct classes for beginners, accompanied by her guitarist. Cati has twice performed for Abbotsbury Music in the Sub Tropical Gardens.
Collage: Bob Ellis (seen here with the project maquette) and Jim Coplestone of 'Art-Works' will conduct workshops with the six schools to produce six large pieces which will be assembled to make a Gaudi-inspired decorative gateway to the field where the concert will take place.
Contact us:
Abbotsbury Music
Society
9a Market Street
Abbotsbury
Dorset
DT3
4JT
UK
Tel: 01305 871475
