Sitting quietly at the reception desk at OPEN Ealing this morning I heard wafting down two flights of stairs the unmistakeable sound of an opera singer practising her scales. She is the lead singer with Opera Viscera, a group of graduate musicians who have moved into OPEN Ealing for three weeks to compose, rehearse and then perform their brand new opera Narcissus and Echo in preparation for the company’s performances at this year’s Secret Garden Party.
Based on the classic Greek myth about love, vanity and decay this new young opera company is throwing open its inner workings
and running a series of free opera related events culminating in the first ever performance of their opera on Wednesday 20th July at OPEN Ealing (this is £8 a ticket). The events are:
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Friday 15th July Opera screening and discussion from 1-3pm Free
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Saturday 16th July Costume workshop for adults 1-4.30pm Free
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Sunday 17th July Opera workshop for children 1-4.30pm Free
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Wednesday 20th July Performance of Narcissus and Echo 7.30pm £8 adults and concessions apply
For more details and to book your places for any of these online visit www.operaviscera.com
OPEN Ealing is at 113 Uxbridge Road Ealing W5 5TL (opposite the fire station) Tel: 020 8579 5558.
David Highton