Opera Gala Salisbury Chamber Chorus & Nova Foresta Philharmonic
An unmissable festive journey into the world of opera via some of the most celebrated, and some of the most thrilling, choruses in the repertoire.
Salisbury Chamber Chorus has had a long association with opera, having performed concerts of Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, Romantic Opera, Russian Opera - and now we are thrilled to celebrate that love of opera in a collaboration with our orchestral friends at Nova Foresta for what promises to be an exciting evening for opera lovers and opera newbies alike.
There are plenty of familiar favourites - the Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore , the Toreadors Chorus from Carmen , the Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana, the Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhuser - plus adaptations of popular arias, duets and ensembles like Nessun dorma (the World Cup one) or the Flower duet from Lakm (the British Airways one). But there are also numbers for aficionados from Mussorgskys Khovanshchina , Tchaikovskys Eugene Onegin , and Rossinis Cenerentola .
We are honoured to be performing this concert first as part of Music at Beaulieu 2025 (musicatbeaulieu.org) on 14 June, but we bring it to Salisbury on Sunday 22 June at St Thomass Church.
The Choruss pianist John Cuthbert will be playing as part of the orchestra, and the concert will be conducted by the Choruss musical director Simon McEnery.
Audience feedback from our recent concerts:
So exciting! So moving! - outstanding - a tour de force