Bampton Classical Opera has announced that applications are now open for the fifth biennial Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers Competition, the public final of which will take place on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Singers who are UK residents and aged 21-32 years old are welcome to apply with their accompanists. Applications are available on the company’s website and are due {…}
U.K. based company Bampton Classical Opera will two one-act opera concerts of Gluck’s “The Crown (“La Corona”),” on May 18 at London’s St. John’s Smith Square and May 22 at University Church, Oxford. Both showcases were originally scheduled for 2020, but due to the pandemic were canceled and eventually rescheduled for 2021. For audiences unable to attend the live showcases, {…}
Bampton Classical Opera has announced its 2021 season, with a focus on exploring the neglected works of Christoph Willard Gluck. First will be a concert staging of “The Crown,” which will be the first time the work has been performed in the UK since 1987. Composed in 1765 for the birthday celebration of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, it was {…}
Bampton Classical Opera has announced a concert showcase set for Dec. 12, 2020 at St. Mary’s Church in Oxfordshire. The performance will feature two Christmas baroque cantatas including “Non Sò Qual Più M’ingombra” by Scarlatti and “Amarilli Vezzosa” by Caldara. The first work tells the story of Christmas, while the later, a pastoral nativity, focuses on the story of three {…}
Bampton Classical Opera is set to perform Gluck’s “The Crown” at St. John’s Smith Square on Nov. 6, 2020. The opera, which was written by librettist Metastasio, is based on a story from Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.” In the work, Meleagro, Prince of Calydonia, is attempting to chase down a wild boar that is ruining his kingdom. Meanwhile, Atalanta, Cimene, and Asteria {…}
(Credit: Matthew Perrin) Bampton Classical Opera has unveiled the cast for its upcoming production of Gluck’s “Paris and Helen” this summer. The production, which opens at The Grange Garden in Oxfordshire on July 17 and 18, will be directed by Jeremy Gray with Karin Hendrickson conducting the Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera. Audiences will hear Samantha Louis-Jean as Paris and {…}
Bampton Classical Opera has announced a production of one of Gluck’s rarer works “Paride ed Elena,” set for performance in the summer of 2020. The third of Gluck’s reform operas, this work will feature an English translation by Gilly French, titled “Paris and Helen.” This production follows Bampton’s recent exploration of seldom-staged works by Christoph Willibald Gluck and his student {…}
The Bampton Classical Opera is presenting Stephen Storace’s “Bride & Gloom” throughout the summer. The company will showcase the work at the Deanery Garden in Bampton, Oxfordshire on July 19 and 20 followed by an August 26 presentation at the Orangery Theatre in Westonbirt School, Glos. The run will conclude on Sept. 17, 2019 at the St. John’s Smith Square {…}
