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The acclaimed opera company Opera Box present a captivating new production A Viennese Whirl evoking the magic and music of Vienna, transporting audiences to the banks of the dreamy Danube River.
A Viennese Whirl offers audiences an enchanting evening of singing and soaring violin melodies of some of the most popular works from Viennese composers including Kreisler, Lehar, Kalman, Johann Strauss as well as operettas such as ‘The Waltz King’, ‘The Merry Widow’, ‘Die Fledermaus’ and ‘The Gypsy Baron’.
A carefully selected musical cast has been assembled for this amusing and entertaining evening hosted by the charismatic Artistic Director of Opera Box, Brendan Wheatley, who introduces the music of the Viennese greats in his own inimitable style.
Tenor, Richard Allen and Soprano, Alycia Fashae will astound audiences with their sublime vocal talents which have earned Richard accolades such as the prestigious Blue Ribbon Award at the National Eisteddfod Festival Wales. Alycia’s engagements have included Frasquita Carmen, Leila The Pearl Fishers and Musetta La Bohème for English National Opera. The superb violinist Roger Huckle, leader of The Emerald Ensemble, will delight everyone with his gypsy melodies and and all are accompanied on the piano by Philip Sunderland, former chorus master at Opera North.
A Viennese Whirl is certain to delight and enthral its audiences.
Programme includes such gems as:
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