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Click here for a message from the Chairman of Opera South
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Since 2005 the company has been supported by the renowned Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra plays at the fully staged productions which are held annually in February at the Haslemere Hall, conducted by Tom Higgins, our Director of Music. Productions also benefit from professional lighting, costume and set designers and a well-trained chorus. In 2007 Opera South received support from Awards For All.
History of Opera South
The founder members included Ian Tribe, a hard-working impresario and organizer (appropriately, the
very first production included Mozart's one-act piece about such a man) and his wife Margaret, a talented soprano.
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Anthony Ramsden replaced John Braithwaite as Chairman in 2005.
A local solicitor and Deputy District Judge (County Court), he was a founder member of Opera Omnibus, and has sung in
the chorus throughout its 22 years of successful development.
A launch pad for singers Many aspiring young singers have sung with Opera South and gone on to pursue successful careers.
As a student, Garry Magee, for example, sang the role
of Eugene Onegin, in 1992, and went on to sing Pelleas and Don Giovanni at the English National Opera. He has since established an international career.
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Beatrice di Tenda, Opera South production 2003 |
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Among many other singers who have become well-known since singing with Opera South are:
Dominic Barrand,
William Berger,
Rebecca Bottone,
Ashley Catling,
Catriona Clark,
Sean Clayton,
Michael Dewis,
Alistair Digges,
Jared Holt,
Jennifer Johnston,
Alla Kravchuk,
John Lofthouse,
Catherine May,
Geraldine McGreevy,
Eliana Pretorian,
Jonathan Pugsley,
Rebecca Ryan,
Mark Stone,
Nathan Swift,
Håkan Vramsmo,
Nicholas Watts and
Alice Woodbridge.
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