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Sat. Oct. 17th.
Opera out There
Was a wonderful twilight performance featuring Dimity
Shepherd, Byron Watson and Helen Barnett accompaniedby Simon Kenway
Conductor for Opera Australia. This was a creative industries
project of Arts out West, supported and funded by the NSW
Government through the Department of Industry and Investment and
Cabonne Council.
The
Stars
Dimity Shepherd
Dimity recently appeared in the World premieres of the new
Australian Operas Through the Looking Glass (Victorian Opera/
Alice) and The Children’s Bach (Chamber Made), for which she
received a Green Room Award nomination.
Byron Watson
In February Byron appeared in concert in Sydney with Simon
Kenway at the piano and was broadcast on ABC Classic FM. In 2008/2009 Byron
appeared as Harry and understudied Richard E Grant as Henry Higgins
in My Fair Lady with Opera Australia, which toured to Melbourne,
Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, and New Zealand. Byron is also a
regular and popular guest artist for High Tea at Sydney Opera
House.
Helen Barnett
Born and raised on a farm at Narromine in central western NSW,
Soprano Helen Barnett is a graduate of
the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Diploma of Opera and
Graduate Diploma of Music (Opera), finishing top of her
postgraduate year with a High Distinction. She has also gained the
Fellowship in Music from the AMEB (The AMEB’s highest award).
Simon Kenway
In 2008 he conducted OzOpera’s Madama Butterfly for Opera
Australia and will return to the company to conduct this production
again in 2009. Other engagements for 2009 include
conducting L’elisir d’amore for City of Perth’s Opera in the Park
presented by West Australian Opera and his ongoing position as
pianist for the High Tea programme at Sydney Opera House.
The Food & Wine match
Cheese & hazelnut biscuits local pork & pink peppercorn
pate with bruschetta (matched to Swinging Bridge Sauvignon
Blanc)
Wagyu Beef Fillet Rolls with Local Caramelized Beetroot and
Coriander Mayonnaise Local Asparagus, Olive & and Goat Cheese
Tart (matched with the organic gold medal Gardner's Ground 08
Shiraz)
3 layered chocolate mousse (matched to the caramel velvet of the
Wallington Petit Verdot)
The Music
Helen solo Depuis le jour (from Louise, by Charpentier) O mio
babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi, by Puccini) Come to the Fair
(by Easthope Martin).
Donde lieta (from La Boheme, by Puccini) Crudel perche finora (With
Byron), from The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart) Sull'aria (With
Dimity, from the Marriage of Figaro, by Mozart)
Pa-pa-pa-pa-papageno (with Byron, From the Magic Flute, by Mozart)
Soave sia il vento (with Byron and Dimity, from Cosi fan tutte, by
Mozart) With so little to be sure of (By Sondheim, with Byron) All
I ask of you (with Byron, from The Phantom of The Opera by Andrew
Lloyd Weber) Not a Day goes by (with Byron and Dimity from Company by Sondheim) Finale from Call me
Madam (with Dimity and Byron)
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