Pop-up Opera at Dalston Department Store (Rita & La Serva Padrona)

'I honestly cannot imagine anyone, of any age or class or tastes, who would have been bored or unmoved' The Times

'I think this is probably the best opera I've ever reviewed' Notes from Xanadu

'If any group can make opera converts, this one can' Broadway Baby

Exciting young opera company Pop-up Opera perform two brilliant one act comedies intertwined, Donizetti’s Rita and Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona, in the amazing light and airy warehouse space known as the Dalston Department Store. Pop-up Opera have been touring their brilliant and highly acclained productions in unconventional venues across the country, such as bars, barns and boats and caves. Instead of a formal theatre environment, the intimate venue makes for a much more direct connection with the singers and the music, something even seasoned opera-goers often miss. Directed by Darren Royston, who has been praised for his dynamic use of movement in opera, the production is uniquely adapted to each venue. Unmissable.

Stage direction by Darren Royston

Musical direction by James Henshaw

Piano - Elizabeth Challenger

Uberto - Oskar McCarthy

Serpina - Penelope Manser

Rita - Clementine Lovell

Gasparo - Simon Wallfisch

Beppe - Cliff Zammit-Stevens

Dalston Department Store website http://dalstondepartmentstore.com

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