Carlo Fierens Classical guitarist extraordinaire.
After his thrilling performance at Colwall Church in 2024 he is returning to Herefordshire to play in the churches of Woolhope and Almeley.
Based near Turin in Italy, Carlo was educated musically in Italy and the U.S.A. and one of several scholarships enabled him to complete research on the contemporary guitar repertoire in Switzerland. He has published several articles and essays on guitar music, won numerous national and international guitar competitions, featured on TV and radio at home and abroad and now teaches in Sicily which involves making regular flights from the north to the south of Italy’s boot. He has toured extensively in North and South America, Europe and Asia but had not played in the UK before last week. Extraordinarily, he contacted HHCT Chairman, David Furnival, from Italy, to see whether the Trust would be able to help in arranging a concert for him which resulted in MiQP being the proud presenter of Carlo Fierens in only his second UK concert, after the first one in Hertfordshire a day or two earlier.
From the Colwall concert our harshest critic said’ this was a performance of the highest professional quality. Carlo played brilliantly from memory without the need for any music and we were so fortunate in Herefordshire that Carlo found us‘
Buy tickets – An audience with Carlo Fierens – St. Mary’s Church, Almeley
Buy tickets – An audience with Carlo Fierens – St. Georges Church, Woolhope
Gala Opera Evening at Eastnor Castle Thursday September 11th.
Book my tickets – An Evening of Opera at Eastnor Castle – Eastnor Castle
Wild Arts (★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★★ Opera Now) returns to Herefordshire, presenting an evening of operatic and musical hits in the wonderful surroundings of the Great Hall in Eastnor Castle.
Enjoy a complementary glass of Prosecco before the performance, and soak up the atmosphere. An opportunity to dress up, and enjoy the power of storytelling through music.
ROH standard, choices excellent, the quality terrific and the staging exactly right.
Libby Purvis, The Times on our Opera Evening
Semi-staged by director James Hurley and woven into a new narrative full of dramatic intrigue, jealousy, comedy, idealism, and true love – follow our characters as they travel through 75 minutes of music. From arias and scenes by Handel, Mozart, Rossini, and Britten, to the songs of Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim.
Performed by four fabulous singers and a world-class string quintet.
Spectacular doesn’t even begin to do it justice! Wow.
★★★★★ Review of our Opera Evening 2024
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You are welcome to arrive from 6pm for a reception and a complementary glass of Prosecco. The performance will start at 7pm and there will be a 20-minute interval. The show will be finished by 9pm.
Nearer the time, we will send an email with more details, but in the mean time you are very welcome to get in touch with any questions.
What a triumph! The audience were truly enraptured from start to finish.
Lindy O’Hare, Thorington Theatre
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Timings
Arrival and Prosecco – 6pm
Performance begins – 7pm
(30-minute interval)
Performance ends – 9pm
Carriages – 9.30pm
Prices
Front Rows – £55
A Ticket to the Opera – £45
Featuring music from:
Bernstein Candide; West Side Story
Britten Billy Budd
Donizetti Don Pasquale; L’Elisir d’Amore
Handel Semele
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin
Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro
Porter Kiss me Kate
Puccini La Bohème
Verdi Falstaff
Rodgers and Hammerstein Carousel
Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia
Verdi Rigoletto
An unalloyed delight to hear such musical perfection in one short show. And the string quintet presentation was so brilliant I now want to hear all my favourite operas performed that way.
Book my tickets – An Evening of Opera at Eastnor Castle – Eastnor Castle
