Henry Purcell: Saul and the Witch of Endor; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Actéon

Conductor: Luke Mitchell
Producer: Michael Burden

New College Ante-Chapel
15 & 16 November 2023 
8:30PM

£15/£7 concession – Tickets are available from Ticketsource

Saul and the Witch of Endor is a short intense warning against witchcraft. Saul, king of the Israelites, consults the fortune-telling witch of Endor on whether he will lose a forthcoming battle. Saul loses the battle, but shortly before he was to be killed, he throws himself on his sword. 

The Witch of Endor – Jemima Price
Saul – William Anderson 
Samuel – Crawford Wiley

Actéon is a short chamber opera telling the famous mythical story of Actéon, who is transformed into stag by Diana as revenge for him seeing her bathing; he is then killed by his own hounds. 

Actéon – Matt Pope 
Diane – Jessica Edgar 

Chasseurs
Rosanna Milner, Felicity Howard, Maurice Cole, Raphaël Maurin, Maxim Fielder 

Nymphs
Ischia Gooda (Artethuse), Harriet Twigger-Ross (Daphné), Vertiy Sawbridge (Hyale), Joshua Dennis

NCO Studio Friday Recital Series, 1.15 pm, New College Ante-chapel – MT2023

Welcome to the New Chamber Opera Studio Recital Series which is held on Fridays at 1.15 pm during term time in New College Ante-Chapel. The recital series has been running since 1994 and offers singers across the University and beyond the opportunity to perform a short programme in a relaxed atmosphere.

Week 5 – 10 November
Raphael Maurin
Week 6 – 17 November 
John Johnston
Week 7 – 24 November 
Ellie Stamp
Week 8 – 1 December
Patrick Maxwell 

Week 5
Raphael Maurin with Marcus McDevitt
10 November

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Week 6
John Johnston with Alfred Fardell
17 November

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Week 7
Ellie Stamp
24 November

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