
Come and Sing: Handel's Messiah
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Tickets to participate in the Come and Sing are now only available on the door at Inst Common Hall. The Box Office will be open from 9.15am on Saturday morning.
Tickets for audience members are still available online or at the door from 3.15pm on Saturday afternoon.
Stephen Doughty Conductor
Gail Evans Piano
Ulster Orchestra
Handel’s Messiah is one of the most frequently
performed oratorios in the Western canon, featuring the epic Hallelujah chorus. If you have always wanted to sing it, want to
sing it again, or would just like the chance to sing alongside a professional
orchestra and soloists, all singers are welcome to the annual Belfast
Philharmonic Come and Sing.
Handel wrote the music for the Messiah in only
twenty-four days, and we’ll be putting our concert together in just one! The
assembled choir will bring together extracts from the Messiah in a single day, rehearsing
in the morning before being joined by the Ulster Orchestra and soloists in the
afternoon for a short concert. If you’ve ever wanted to sing one of the
greatest oratorios in a friendly atmosphere while getting some professional
instruction, please join us!
Soloists
Rebecca Murphy, Soprano
Rebecca Murphy recently graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with
a Masters, and is currently a member of the Northern Ireland Opera Studio.
Margaret Bridge, Mezzo-soprano
Current
NI Opera Studio artist Margaret Bridge has performed with Opera Collective
Ireland, Irish National Opera, Opera Memphis and Chatauqua Opera, among others.
In September, she was named NI Opera's Deborah Voigt Voice of 2018 at the
Glenarm Festival of Voice. @margaret_bridge | margaretbridgemezzo.com
Conor Breen, Tenor
Hailing from Armagh, twenty six year old tenor Conor Breen was a member
of the NI Opera Young Artist Programme 2014/2015. Having just made his
principal debut with Irish National Opera in their production of Aida, Conor is
thrilled to have been invited back to sing with the Belfast Philharmonic, with
whom he has performed various concert works before, such as: Vaughan Williams'
Serenade to Music; Mozart's Requiem; and Mozart's Mass in C Minor.
David Corr, Bass
Dublin born baritone David Corr graduated with a BMus (Performance) in 2017 from the DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama where he studied voice and continues to study under the tutelage of Emmanuel Lawler and repetiteur Aoife O'Sullivan. This Spring David will play the role of Don Iñigo Gomez in L'heure Espagnole which is a French one-act opera from 1911. davidcorrsinger.com
Information about the day
Rehearsal: 10.00am - 3.30pm
Performance: 4.00-5.30pm
Places are open to singers of all levels – please book early to guarantee your
ticket!
Please indicate during booking which voice part you sing, as well as whether
you are bringing your own score. The preferred edition for the score is Watkins
Shaw.
There is no dress code for the day, but please wear something warm and
comfortable.
Audience tickets are available for the concert for £10. Please arrive at RBAI in time for a 4pm start.
NB: Please fill in names for all singers as well as their voice part. If you need to amend anything after your tickets have been emailed to you please email us to let us know the change.