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Welcome to the website and blog page of Sheffield City Opera! We are currently preparing for three concerts full of opera and musical highlights, being performed in June and July across Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
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Sheffield City Opera are performing a fantastic concert of “Midsummer Music” at St Margaret’s Church, Swinton. Featuring music from Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, Dido and Aeneas, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Sound of Music, Oliver, Fiddler on the Roof and more.
Location: St Margaret’s Church, Swinton.
Date : Saturday 12th July – 7:30pm start
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Sheffield City Opera are performing a fantastic concerts of “Midsummer Music” at St Luke’s Church, Lodge Moor, Sheffield. Featuring music from Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, Dido and Aeneas, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Sound of Music, Oliver, Fiddler on the Roof and more.
Location: St Luke’s Church, Lodge Moor, Sheffield.
Date : Saturday 21st June – 7:30pm start
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Sheffield City Opera are performing a fantastic set concert of “Midsummer Music” in Dronfield on June 7th. Featuring music from Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, Dido and Aeneas, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Sound of Music, Oliver, Fiddler on the Roof and more.
Location: Dronfield Civic Hall, Dronfield
Date: Saturday 7th June – 7:30pm start (Doors from 7pm)
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Please find below the rehearsal schedule for Carmen.
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Date |
Principle Rehearsals |
Chorus Rehearsals |
Combined Rehearsals |
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29/01/14 |
None |
7.30 – 10pm pages 309-325, 340-348, 252-263 (GU) |
None |
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5/02/14 |
7 – 8.40 Don Jose, Carmen pages 92-100, 168, 169 – 192, 233 – 235, 331-348. 9.30 Don Jose and Escamillo pages 274-281 (GU) |
7.30 – 8.40 Chorus general rehearsal with RW. 8.55 Habanera with Carmen (GU) then pages 331-348 (GU), then general rehearsal with RW to 10. |
Don Jose and Carmen to rehearse pages 331-348 and 42-51 at 8.55. |
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12/02/14 |
6.45 – 7.20 Mercedes, Frasquita and Carmen pages 108 – 119 (GU) 7.20 – 8.10 pages 236 – 250 (NR) 8.10-8.30 as needed for M, F and C. (NR) 8.45 pages 108 – 119 with movement (GL) |
7.30 – 8.45 men’s chorus pages 5-19, 31, 39-41, 120-123, 124-128, 198, 199, 327. 8.55 – 10pm ladie’s chorus pages 76-88, 33-41, 53-54, (RW) |
Zuniga to be present for first part of ladie’s chorus rehearsal to put in pages 76-88. This will be rehearsed first at 8.55pm. |
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19/02/14 |
6.50 – 7.20 Micaela and Don Jose pages 57-75, (GU) 7.20-8.50 Zuniga, Don Jose, Remandado, Dancairo, Frasquita, Mercedes pages 193-212, 220-231, 282-297 (all without Carmen) (NR) |
7.30-8.40 – general chorus rehearsal concentrating on next passages. (RW) |
9 – 10 principle and chorus rehearsal on pages 193-213, 220-231, 282-297. (RW) |
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26/02/14 |
7pm Morales and Micaela pages 5-19, 7.30 Micaela pages 265-272, 7.50pm Escamillo pages 124-138, 8.15 Zuniga all bits. (GU) |
7.30 – 8.35 pages 302-308, 286-294 (RW) 8.50 – 10 pages 5-19, 76-88, 53-54, then as needed. (GU) |
Morales and Micaela to be present at second half of chorus rehearsal to do pages 5-19 at 8.50. |
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5/03/14 |
6.50 – 7.20 Escamillo, Carmen, Mercedes, Frasquita pages 326-329 (GU) 7.20 – 8.50 all relevant principles (without Don Jose) pages 120-123, 124-138, 141-167, 193-213, 220-231, 251-263, 282-297 |
7.30-8.45 – general chorus rehearsal concentrating on next passages. (RW) |
9.05-10. Run through of principles (NO Don Jose) and chorus of the following passages – 31-41, 89-91, 120-123, 124-138, 193-213, 220-231, 251-263, 282-297. |
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12/03/14 |
6.45 – 7.20 Carmen pages 101-103, Carmen, Frasquita and Mercedes pages 236-250. |
All chorus and principles 7.30 – 10 stumble through of opera with RW/GL |
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19/03/14 |
All principles to be present at orchestral rehearsal as required. (GU) |
Chorus top and tail of everything (RW) |
None. |
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26/03/14 |
All chorus and principles rehearsal with orchestra. (GU) |
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28/03/14 – 7pm |
Run through of opera with orchestra. (GU) |
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Key
GU – Gavin Usher (music director)
RW – Robert Webb (assistant music director)
NR – Nicholas Rose (accompanist)
GL – Gareth Lloyd (producer)
No. 4
No. 5a
No. 5b
No. 7 – 1st Alto
No. 7 – 2nd Alto
No. 16 – 1st Alto
No. 16 – 2nd Alto
No. 18
No. 20 – 1st Alto
No. 20 – 2nd Alto
No. 23 – 1st Alto
No. 23 – 2nd Alto
No. 24
No. 25 – 1st Alto
No. 25 – 2nd Alto
No. 26
No. 2 [Download]
No. 4 [Download]
No. 5a – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 5a – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No. 5b [Download]
No. 11 – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 11 – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No. 12 – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 12 – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No. 16 – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 16 – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No. 18 – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 18 – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No. 20 – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 20 – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No. 23 – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 123 – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No. 24 – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 24 – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No. 25 – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 25 – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No. 26 – 1st Tenor [Download]
No. 26 – 2nd Tenor [Download]
No.2
No.4
No.5a
No.11 – 1st Bass
No.11 – 2nd Bass
No.12 – 1st Bass
No.12 – 2nd Bass
No.16 – 1st Bass
No.16 – 2nd Bass
No.20 – 1st Bass
No.20 – 2nd Bass
No.23
No.24 – 1st Bass
No.24 – 2nd Bass
No. 25
No. 26
