| 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
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