Are you ready for the David Butt Philip and Friends Gala?
With just a couple of days to go before our second David Butt Philip and Friends Gala, we can reveal the repertoire for the evening. Joining David (tenor) will be soprano Natalya Romaniw, mezzo soprano Katie Stevenson and baritone Ross Ramgobin. They will be accompanied by Ed Whitehead and Ben-San Lau on piano.
All are regular faces at the world’s leading opera houses including the ENO, the Royal Opera House, Welsh National Opera and Glyndebourne. David, Ross and San have just finished a highly acclaimed production of Rusalka at the ROH. Katie has just finished her role as Flosshilde in Der Rheingold at the ENO while Natalya is back in the UK after performing the title role in Tosca at Hamburg’s Staatoper. Ed is mid run in the brand new opera Blaze of Glory! with WNO.
The programme for the Gala evening is:
PART ONE
Song to the moon: Rusalka – A Dvorák Natalya Romaniw
Am stillen Herd: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – R Wagner David Butt Philip
O du mein holder Abendstern: Tannhäuser – R Wagner Ross Ramgobin
Weiche, Wotan, weiche!: Das Rheingold – R Wagner Katie Stevenson
Lise’s aria: The Queen of Spades – PI Tchaikovsky Natalya Romaniw
Onegin’s aria: Eugene Onegin – PI Tchaikovsky Ross Ramgobin
Lensky’s aria: Eugene Onegin – PI Tchaikovsky David Butt Philip
Where corals lie: Sea Pictures – E Elgar Katie Stevenson
La ci darem la mano: Don Giovanni – WA Mozart Ross Ramgobin & Natalya Romaniw
20 MINUTE INTERVAL
PART TWO
O Mimi, tu piu non torni: La Bohème – G Puccini David Butt Philip & Ross Ramgobin
Un bel di: Madama Butterfly – G Puccini Natalya Romaniw
Voci di donna: La Gioconda – A Ponchielli Katie Stevenson
Questo amor, vergogna mia: Edgar – G Puccini Ross Ramgobin
Vissi d’arte: Tosca – G Puccini Natalya Romaniw
E lucevan le stelle: Tosca – G Puccini David Butt Philip
A word on my ear – Flanders & Swann Katie Stevenson
Stars: Les Misérables – Boublil & Schönberg Ross Ramgobin
Odešli: Jenûfa – L Janacek Natalya Romaniw & David Butt Philip