Aug
14
Wed
2024
Bartolo: Barber of Seville @ Waterperry Opera Festival
Aug 14 @ 6:30 pm
Performances on the 10, 11, 14, 15 & 17 of August 2024
Location: Waterperry Main Stage
Start Time & DurationPerformances start at 6:30pm. There is one extended dining interval. Performances end at approx. 9:45pm.

Overflowing with wit, charm, and famous melodies, The Barber of Seville is our unmissable headline opera this year. Step into Rossini’s vibrant world, a whirlwind of comedic chaos and romantic mischief performed on our main stage in front of the glorious façade of Waterperry House.

In the bustling streets of Seville, the charming and quick-witted Figaro, barber extraordinaire, concocts a cunning plan to help his lovelorn friend, Count Almaviva, win the heart of the beautiful Rosina. With hilarious disguises and mischievous schemes, Figaro orchestrates a series of escapades to outwit Rosina’s overbearing guardian, Dr. Bartolo, who has his own designs on marrying her for her wealth. As the plot twists and turns, audiences are treated to Rossini’s lively melodies and effervescent arias that evoke laughter and joy.

Opera by Gioachino Rossini.

Performed in English on our Main Stage in front of Waterperry House.

​English Translation by Christopher Cowell.

Aug
17
Sat
2024
Bartolo: Barber of Seville @ Waterperry Opera Festival
Aug 17 @ 6:30 pm
Performances on the 10, 11, 14, 15 & 17 of August 2024
Location: Waterperry Main Stage
Start Time & DurationPerformances start at 6:30pm. There is one extended dining interval. Performances end at approx. 9:45pm.

Overflowing with wit, charm, and famous melodies, The Barber of Seville is our unmissable headline opera this year. Step into Rossini’s vibrant world, a whirlwind of comedic chaos and romantic mischief performed on our main stage in front of the glorious façade of Waterperry House.

In the bustling streets of Seville, the charming and quick-witted Figaro, barber extraordinaire, concocts a cunning plan to help his lovelorn friend, Count Almaviva, win the heart of the beautiful Rosina. With hilarious disguises and mischievous schemes, Figaro orchestrates a series of escapades to outwit Rosina’s overbearing guardian, Dr. Bartolo, who has his own designs on marrying her for her wealth. As the plot twists and turns, audiences are treated to Rossini’s lively melodies and effervescent arias that evoke laughter and joy.

Opera by Gioachino Rossini.

Performed in English on our Main Stage in front of Waterperry House.

​English Translation by Christopher Cowell.

Oct
31
Thu
2024
Haydn: Creation @ Llanelli
Oct 31 @ 7:30 pm

Kieran returns as a soloist with Llanelli Chamber Choir, this time to sing the bass solos in Haydn’s Creation.

Nov
11
Mon
2024
What If? – An Interactive Recital @ Royal Over-Seas League
Nov 11 @ 6:30 pm

What If?

An uplifting and moving concert and play combined, exploring love, loss, war, and women’s suffrage through song – where you, the audience, get to choose the direction of the story.

Kieran Rayner baritone
Gamal Khamis piano

What If? is a play and song recital combined – with a twist. At pivotal moments in the story, the audience votes to decide what the protagonist should do, changing the plot and musical programme.

Set in 1914, What If? features multiple characters acted and sung by Kieran, with piano and sound effects played by Gamal. Our story explores love, loss, friendship, war, and women’s suffrage, all while giving the audience agency over the direction of the narrative.

Whichever paths are picked, we guarantee a fulfilling and uplifting experience: an entertaining script connecting a rich selection of German and English songs, including Schubert, Robert and Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, Butterworth, and Finzi, alongside contemporary composers.

What If?