The Peterborough Opera team at work and play

We are always on the lookout for new members from across the vocal spectrum and our usual rehearsal time is 7.30pm on Friday evenings throughout the year (with no break for school holidays) and the place for the rehearsals is St Lukes Church, Mayors Walk, Peterborough PE3 6EZ. Easy parking available and this is a ten minutes walk from the rail station. If you are interested in coming along please contact Sue Benjamins. or ring 01780 440800 or mobile 0777 999 8132.

We have just held the auditions for Donizetti ’s ‘Elixir of Love’, to be staged at the key theatre in the last week of October 2010, under the Musical Direction of Fraser Goulding and produced by Shirley Burchell. See details below.

Please see our website www.peterboroughopera.co.uk for further information on our productions and to see a photo gallery of some previous operas.

PETERBOROUGH OPERA GROUP – PRODUCTION DONIZETTI Elixir of Love on 28th, 29th and 30th October 2010 at Key Theatre.

Conman “Dr” Dulcamara finds the village people are easy targets when he visits with his lotions and potions and they are keen to buy. But one peasant Nemorino is desperate for a special medicine – a magic potion to make lovely and wealthy Adina fall in love with him and reject his dashing rival Sgt Belcore. Luckily, Dulcamara has already re-stocked his supply of Love Elixir – by re-labelling bottles of ordinary red wine! So he sells one to Nemorino. All does not go according to plan however…..

Composer Donizetti wrote this opera very quickly in the early 19th century and it has become one of his most popular, including the well-known wistful song Una Furtiva Lagrima – “a secret tear”. This is an evening full of hummable tunes, glorious melodies, lots of fun and… nobody dies!

Sung in English, it is led by renowned Musical Director Fraser Goulding with Shirley Burchell returning once again as Producer.