London Opera Company assembles world class singers and full orchestra for Wagner’s Siegfried at Sinfonia, Smith’s Square
Following a series of performances which have delighted audiences and critics alike in recent years (including our sold-out and acclaimed performance of Tristan und Isolde last year), the London Opera Company returns to Sinfonia, Smith’s Square, London on Saturday 2 November for Wagner’s Siegfried, their latest production.
It features a cast of world-class singers and a full orchestra of professionals and graduates from London’s top music colleges, conducted by Peter Selwyn, who has assisted on Bayreuth and Royal Opera House productions of Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Siegfried charts the eponymous hero’s progress as he tries to escape the clutches of his malicious stepfather, battles a dragon guarding gold and goes in search of a fair maiden stranded on a mountain top surrounded by fire. All in a day’s work for Wagner and dramatised by the composer’s sublime orchestration.
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Cast:
Siegfried – Brad Cooper
Mime – Colin Judson
Wanderer – Simon Thorpe
Alberich – Stephan Loges
Fafner – Thomas Hopkinson
Woodbird – Louise Fuller
Erda – Harriet Williams
Brunnhilde – Cara McHardy
About the London Opera Company: Singers Cara McHardy and Harriet Williams set up the London Opera Company to give fellow musicians and international opera singers who had lost their work to the Covid pandemic the opportunity to keep performing and to give music lovers a first-class treat after a summer devoid of live concerts.
From the modest beginnings of performing chamber arrangements of Wagner’s repertoire they have gone from strength to strength and now regularly perform critically acclaimed semi-staged performances of the repertoire with a full orchestra.
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Company principles:
Supporting young musicians – Opportunities to perform this repertoire are limited so we create opportunities for them to do so. This is true for less established singers and instrumentalists. We give chances to talented but less established singers to debut roles, and our orchestra is made up of a core of professional musicians together with students from music colleges. This year we have also launched a bursary for young musicians.
Supporting women returning to work – The opera world is not great at this and yet some of these roles require a more mature voice. We stand up for older women who want to keep their career going. We rise above ageism to show that singers of all ages have something to offer when it comes to opera.
Making opera more accessible – Opera is expensive to create and ticket prices tend to be high. We work on a not-for-profit basis and thanks to our generous sponsors can keep ticket prices affordable. We chose to make opera accessible by price rather than by staging. We trust the music to tell the story.