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Abergavenny

Opera Appreciation

Status:Active, open to new members
When: On Tuesday afternoons
4th Tuesday at 2pm

The Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 2.00 p.m. when we discuss composers, singers and view DVDs.

2026

27th January at 2 pm. 'HMS Pinafore' - Lindsay McDougall

24th February at 2 pm. 'The Marriage of Figaro' - Liz Hopkins

24th March at 2 pm. ''Verdi and the Troubadour'' - Ian Smith

28th April at 2 pm. 'Enter the world of gods, goddesses and magic with a sea monster thrown in for good measure' - Liz Hopkins

26th May at 2.pm. Operatic excerpts chosen by Members on DVD or CD

23rd June at 2 pm. Tchaikovsky and the Queen of Spades - Ian Smith

28th July at 2 pm. TBA

25th August at 1.30 pm.  'Let's pretend it's Glyndebourne' - with fizz and nibbles - bring your own choice of opera CD for everyone's enjoyment. NOTE EARLIER TIME

22nd September at 2 pm. TBA

   2025
   28th January at 2 pm. 'Ravel at the Opera' - Ian Smith
  25th February at 2 pm. 'The Cavalier of the Rose' - Liz Hopkins
 25th March at 2 pm.  Members' Choices : 'Your favourite Verdi performances on CD
22nd April at 2 pm. 'Donizetti's 'Lucia di Lammermoor' - Liz Hopkins
27th May at 2 pm. 'Meeting postponed
24th June at 2 pm. 'Carmen' on the 150th anniversary of his death - Liz Hopkins
22nd July at 2 pm. NO MEETING THIS MONTH 
26th August at 1.30pm - 'Let's pretend it's Glyndebourne' - with fizz and nibbles - bring your own choice of opera CD for everyone's enjoyment. NOTE EARLIER TIME
23rd September at 2 pm. 'Tosca' - Liz Hopkins
28th October at 2 pm - 'Patience' - Ian Smith
25th November at 2 pm - Rossini's comic opera 'The Barber of Seville' - Liz Hopkins
 
 PAST OFFERINGS
   2024
 
  January 23rd at 2pm - Puccini's 'Il Trittico': an introduction - Ian Smith
  February 27th at 2pm - "From Fantasy to Agony" - Liz Hopkins
March 26th at 2pm - An introduction to Wagner's Ring cycle. Part 1 -'Das Rheingold' - Ian Smith
April 23rd at 2pm - 'Party Time in Opera'- Liz Hopkins
May 28th at 2pm - An introduction to Wagner's Ring cycle. Part 2 -'Die Walkure' - Ian Smith
June 25th at 2pm - 'The Elixir of Love' - Liz Hopkins
July 23rd at 2pm - An introduction to Wagner's Ring cycle. Part 3 -'Siegfried' - Ian Smith
August 27 at 1.30pm - 'Let's pretend it's Glyndebourne' - with fizz and nibbles - bring your own choice of CD for everyone's enjoyment. NOTE EARLIER TIME
September 24th at 2pm - Handel's 'Julius Caesar' 300 years on - Liz Hopkins
October 22nd - at 2 pm - An introduction to Wagner's Ring cycle. Part 4 -'Gotterdammerung' - Ian Smith
November 26th at 2 pm - Favourite Verdi recordings on DVD or CD - members' choices

2023

January 24th at 2 pm. 'Love conquers all' - Liz Hopkins

February 28th at 2 pm. 'Operatic Magic' - Ian Smith

March 28th at 2 pm. 'Rameau at the Pantomime' - Ian Smith

April 25th at 2pm. 'Falstaff with Bryn' - Liz Hopkins

May 23rd at 2 pm. 'Juggling in ancient Egypt with Akhnaten by Philip Glass'

June 27th at 2 pm. 'Opera all at Sea' - Ian Smith

July 25th at 2 pm. 'Tempers and testosterone amongst a group of aristos on their way to the coronation of King Charles'- Liz Hopkins

August 22nd at 1.30 pm. 'Let's pretend it's Glyndebourne' Members bring lunch and your own choice of CD for everyone's enjoyment. NOTE EARLIER TIME

September 26th at 2 pm - 'Jussi Bjorling - 'He Sang with a Tear in his Voice'' a DVD of the life and music of the finest operatic tenor of his generation.

October 24th at 2 pm - 'Le Postillon de Lonjumeau' by Adolph Adam - Liz Hopkins

November 28th at 2 pm - 'Anita's Desert Island Discs' - Anita Saunders