South Dartmoor Opera – Wednesday 27 March 2024, 6.30pm, College Hall

This is one of the most famous operas and will be performed by students here at South Dartmoor alongside Torbay and Torquay Boys Grammar School orchestral musicians. South Dartmoor has a proud tradition of performing opera and this will be our 10^th staged opera. Opera is much like musicals, and our singers will perform the beautiful music using natural voices whilst acting and telling the story.  Excellent dance numbers will also be included alongside a local community choir singing the choruses and a guest soloist performing in the interlude.

We have also been delighted to receive funding from The Helen Foundation’s Ella Philp Fund – further information can be found below.

The performance is on Wednesday 27^th March, 6.30pm, South Dartmoor College Hall. The tickets are available free of charge from Mr. Wickenden in Music Room 1, which includes a programme and free drink.  Or please contact me on rwickenden@southdartmoor.devon.sch.uk to reserve a ticket on the door.

Our students have been working so hard for this performance and the result is wonderful.  We look forward to welcoming you to our performance.

 

The Helen Foundation is an arts-based charity that motivates, inspires and supports young people in all branches of the arts in Teignbridge, South Devon. It sponsors arts workshops in schools, led by professional artists, in all art forms including music, drama, sculpture, painting, mosaic and textiles.  It also offers schools The Helen Foundation Award for the young person each year showing, in the school’s view, “best endeavour in the arts”. Our opera is supported by a special grant from The Ella Philp Fund linked to The Helen Foundation.  This special fund has been made possible following donations generously offered after the tragic death at 19 of Ella Philp. 

Please visit their website for more details:

https://www.thehelenfoundation.org.uk 

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