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Trinity 2025 Recitals

Fridays, 1.15pm
New College Ante-chapel

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 1 – 2nd May
No Recital
Week 2 – 9th May
Theo Peters
Week 3 – 16th May
Jiho Ro
Week 4 – 23rd May
Rhys Williams
Week 5 – 30th May
Zach Roberts
Week 6 – 6th June
Holly Smith
Week 7 – 13th June
No Recital
Week 8 – 20th June
Sebastian Evans

Week 1
No Recital
2 May

Week 2
Theo Peters
9 May

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Week 3
Jiho Ro
16 May

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Week 4
Rhys Williams
23 May

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Week 5
Zach Roberts
30 May

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Week 6
Holly Smith
6 June

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Week 7
No Recital
13 June


Week 8
Sebastian Evans
20 June

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Shakespeare in Music

ANTONIO SALIERI: FALSTAFF

Conductor: Marcus McDevitt
Director: Theo Joly
Producer: Michael Burden

New College Chapel
2 & 3 May 2025 (please note date and cast alteration)
8.00pm

Tickets available from Ticketsource 

Cast

Falstaff – Ben Gilchrist
Mr Ford – Seb Evans
Ms Ford – Becky Devlin
Mr Slender – Theodore Nisbett
Ms Slender – Anneka Vetter
Maid – Emily Aldridge
Bardolfo – Akbar Ali

Based upon The Merry Wives of Windsor, Salieri’s Falstaff remains one of the earliest operatic versions of Shakespeare’s play. It tells the story of the boastful Sir John Falstaff’s attempts to woo two wealthy married women, but his plans are haltered through witty and elaborate pranks. A central moment includes a scene in which Falstaff, hiding from Mr Ford in a laundry basket, is carried out of the house from under his nose. The work premiered at the Karntnertortheater in Vienna on 3 January 1799 and was much admired. It would seem the very features that cause Shakespeareans to look down upon the original work — his only small-town drama — are the aspects that benefit this successful opera buffa, in which trickery, chaos, and excellent music combine to make this a rambunctious event indeed.
Theo Joly