Diary

Wokingham Choral Society

All Saints Church, Wiltshire Road,

Wokingham RG40 1TN

Conductor:  Cathal Garvey

Pianist:  George de Voil

Soprano: Anita Watson

Programme includes Beethoven Mass in C, Haydn Te Deum,  Martines Dixit Dominus

Soprano Soloist: Anita Watson

Mezzo Soprano: Madeleine Hetherington

Tenor: Bene't Coldstream

Bass: Alistair Kirk

Conductor: Christine Gwynn

The Brandenburg Festival welcomes back the Thames Opera Company and London Phoenix Choir in a performance of Operatic excerpts featuring all your favourite Opera Choruses, alongside some much loved solo arias.

Conductor: Jeremy Haneman

Soprano: Anita Watson

Tenor: Luis Gomez

Verdi stands as one of the greatest composers of all time; opera after opera remaining as some of the most popular music performed around the world, and for good reason. He brings all these dramatic powers to the incredible Requiem, with exquisite, powerful and demanding writing for both soloists and the choir. As, famously, John Eliot-Gardiner did with the work, Opus 48 under Music Director David Crown will be performing with an historically-informed orchestra. Every detail is laid bare, the emotion comes shockingly off the page as soloists, choir and orchestra take the audience on a huge journey within the evening. There are few pieces that have the raw power to do this, and as Opus 48 enters its fifth season, David Crown felt the choir was ready to fully do justice to this extraordinary work. With international soloists, you cannot miss what will be a tumultuous and searing performance.

Cadogan Hall, London

Serenade to Music

Dona Nobis Pacem

PERFORMERS

Hilary Davan Wetton conductor
Anita Watson soprano
Maya Colwell mezzo-soprano
John Cuthbert tenor
Ashley Riches baritone
City of London Choir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

More information and tickets

Saturday 5 November, 7pm, Gloucester Cathedral

Brahms Requiem
The Outcry Ensemble / Academy of English Voices and Voce

James Henshaw, CONDUCTOR

Anita Watson, SOPRANO

Dominic Sedgwick, BARITONE

St John's Smith Square, London.

St  Michael's Church,  Bray, Berkshire

Oliver Gooch, Conductor

Anita Watson, Soprano soloist

Anita Watson, Soprano

Join us at RHS Garden Wisley for our Summer Opera Gala, where you can sit back and enjoy highlights from opera classics such as Carmen, La Bohème, La Traviata, Rusalka and much more. Featuring singers Anita Watson (Soprano), Rebecca Afonwy-Jones (Mezzo-Soprano), Alexander James Edwards (Tenor), Matthew Kellett (Baritone) and Musical Director David Eaton, this wonderful evening concert will be one not to miss.

https://gardentickets.rhs.org.uk/rhswi/sessions.aspx?tid=150

Private Event

Private Event

York Minster

Conductor: David Pipe

Anita Watson: Soprano Soloist

Arundel Cathedral

Conductor: George Jones

Anita Watson, Soprano

Autumn Concert – 20th November – All Saints Church, Kingston.

KCS celebrates its return to the concert stage with a programme of glorious Classical works with Thames Sinfonia. Mozart’s grand ‘Coronation Mass’ is paired with a charming Magnificat by Johann Christian Bach, before Haydn’s mighty ‘Nelson’ Mass provides a fitting climax. Though clouds occasionally gather, as befits a work with the subtitle ‘Mass in troubled times’, Haydn’s irrepressible spirit shines through, carrying all adversity with it.

Anita Watson Soprano
Catherine Hopper Alto
Nick Pritchard Tenor
Ashley Riches Bass

Andrew Griffiths Conductor
with the Thames Sinfonia

Highgate Choral Society

Conductor Ronald Corp

All Hallows' Church, Highgate

Conductor: Mark Sproson

Accompanist: Marion Bettsworth

Soloist: Anita Watson

St Stephen's Church, Park Avenue, Enfield, EN1 2BQ

Michael Sikich, répétiteur, Michael Papadopoulos, conductor and répétiteur, special guest Sir John Tomlinson and Jette Parker Young Artist alumni Darren Jeffery and Anita Watson have been exploring a pianistic interpretation of Wagner's Ring cycle together for over a year. Join them as they share their journey in music and conversation with guest Wagnerian experts.

First Lady: Anita Watson

The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Conductors: Helmut Haenchen and Richard Hetherington

18 September 11:30am, 20 September 7:30pm, 22 September 7:30pm, 24 September 11:30am, 7 October 7:30pm, 

The Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Soprano soloist for Wayne McGregor's 'Morgen' in part 2 of the programme (Divertissements)

Conducted by Koen Kessels

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Ballet Dancers: Francesca Hayward/Yasmine Naghdi and Cesar Corales/Joseph Sissens

York Musical Society

David Pipe Conductor

CONCERT CANCELLED

Anita Watson, Catherine Carby, David Stout, Geraint Bowen (c), Three Choirs Festival Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra

Worcester Cathedral

EVENT CANCELLED

University Church of St Mary and the Virgin, Oxford

Conductor David Crown

CONCERT CANCELLED

Bristol Hippodrome

Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Directed by Tobias Richter

Norwich Theatre Royal

Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Directed by Tobias Richter

PERFORMANCE CANCELLED

Theatre Royal, Plymouth

Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Directed by Tobias Richter

PERFORMANCE CANCELLED

Milton Keynes Theatre

Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Directed by Tobias Richter

Liverpool Empire Theatre

Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Directed by Tobias Richter

PERFORMANCE CANCELLED

Mayflower Theatre, Southhampton

Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Directed by Tobias Richter

The Bristol Hippodrome

Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Directed by Tobias Richter

Venue Cymru, Llandudno

Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Directed by Tobias Richter

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff

Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Directed by Tobias Richter

Mayflower Theatre, Southhampton

A new production directed by Jo Davies and conducted by Tomáš Hanus

New Theatre Oxford

A new production directed by Jo Davies and conducted by Tomáš Hanus

Birmingham Hippodrome

A new production directed by Jo Davies and conducted by Tomáš Hanus

Venue Cymru, Llandudno

A new production directed by Jo Davies and conducted by Tomáš Hanus

Theatre Royal Plymouth

A new production directed by Jo Davies and conducted by Tomáš Hanus

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff

A new production directed by Jo Davies and conducted by Tomáš Hanus

Mayflower Theatre, Southhampton

Anita Watson, Pamina

Venue Cymru, Llandudno

The Bristol Hippodrome

Anita Watson: Pamina

Milton Keynes, Theatre

Anita Watson, Pamina

Birmingham Hippodrome

Anita Watson: Pamina

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff

Anita Watson: Pamina

The Armed Man - a Mass for Peace, Jenkins
Requiem, Duruflé

With Sinfonia of Arun
and
Anita Watson, soprano
Alexander Robin Baker, baritone

George Jones, Conductor

Parish Church of All Saints

Kingston upon Thames

Andrew Griffiths: Conductor

Anita Watson: Soprano

West Australian Opera, His Majesty's Theatre Perth

Conductor – Brad Cohen

Set and Costume Designer – Carl Friedrich Oberle

Lighting Designer – Nigel Levings

Don Giovanni – Teddy Tahu Rhodes

Leporello – James Clayton

Il Commendatore – Jud Arthur

Donna Anna – Anita Watson

Donna Elvira – Emma Pearson

Masetto – Wade Kernot

Zerlina – Rebecca Castellini

FEATURING

West Australian Opera Chorus

West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Governess – Anita Watson

Prologue – William Morgan

Peter Quint – Elgan Llŷr Thomas

Mrs Grose – Janis Kelly

Miss Jessel – Elin Pritchard

Conductor – Toby Purser

Director – Timothy Sheader

Designer – Soutra Gilmour

Lighting Designer – Jon Clark

Sound Designer – Nick Lidster for Autograph

Season Associate Director (Voice & Text)
– Barbara Houseman

Casting Director – Michelle Williams

Theatre Royal, Plymouth

Anita Watson, Pamina

Milton Keynes Theatre

Anita Watson, Pamina

York Musical Society

Raymond Gubbay

Barbican Hall, London

Anita Watson: Soprano Soloist

Mozart Festival Orchestra and Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge conducted by Andrew Nethsingha.

Anita Watson: Soprano soloist

Cardiff University Choir and Orchestra

George Jones: Conductor

Anita Watson: Soprano soloist

Conductor: Ronald Corp

Anita Watson: Soprano Soloist

All Hallows’ Church, Savernake Road, Gospel Oak, London NW3 2JP

Conductor: Christopher Gray

Anita Watson: Soprano

Catherine Carby: Mezzo Soprano

Alexander James Edwards: Tenor

Christopher Cull: Baritone

Anita Watson  - Soloist in Mass in C and Choral Fantasy

University of Plymouth Choral Society

Conductor: Simon Ible

Anita Watson: Soprano

Samantha Price: Mezzo Soprano

Jorge Navarro Colorado: Tenor

Timothy Dickinson: Bass

Conductor: Richard Emms

Anita Watson: Michal

St Edmund's Church, Church St, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire

Italian Opera from the Renaissance and beyond. 

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a vibrant showcase of Viennese music and dancing from the Strauss family.

With the Johann Strauss dancers in traditional 19th century Viennese costume, and favourites the Blue Danube Waltz and Roses from the South Waltz, this glittering concert is one way to ensure a fabulous new year.

Programme & Performers

Programme to include: 

Strauss Blue Danube Waltz
Die Fledermaus Overture 
Tritsch Tratsch Polka 
Roses from the South Waltz
New Vienna Waltz
And many more

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
Christopher Warren-Green conductor
Anita Watson soprano
Johann Strauss Dancers 

School Hall, Eton College, SL4 6DW

Anita Watson (Soprano), Greg Tassell (Tenor), David Wilson (Director of Music)

Conductor: George Jones

Anita Watson: Soprano

Mezzo Soprano: Kathleen Wilkinson

Tenor: Mark Wilde

Bass: James Oldfield 

The Angmering Chorale

Anita Watson, Soprano

Alexander Ashworth, Baritone

Rebecca Miller, Conductor

Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

Anita Watson Soprano, Maggie McDonald Mezzo-Soprano, Paul Austin Kelly Tenor, Andrew Greenan Bass Accompanied by The Heart of England Chamber Orchestra. Richard Dacey Musical Director.

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus is five years old! Celebrate with us at FUSED 2016, a large-scale fifth birthday at the Civic Hall in Grays on Sunday 24 July 2016. The Chorus will showcase repertory from their five years of work, as well as performing the premiere of I Claim the Sky, a new commission for Thurrock devised by John Barber and Hazel Gould with local Thurrock schools and the community. The 90-minute performance includes a rich assortment of opera, musical theatre, classical and contemporary music.

110 members of the Chorus will be joined by three professional guest singers, 14 Young Vocal Leaders and two Trailblazer primary schools, under the guidance of a professional artistic team including Director Tom Guthrie, Musical Director Jeremy Haneman, Assistant Director Kirsty Tapp and Assistant Musical Director Michalis Angelakis. Be prepared for exciting music, movement, costume and staging! This special one-off event is not to be missed.

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Diva Opera

Anita Watson: Fiordiligi

Dorking Halls, Dorking

Conductor: James Henshaw

Soloists: 

Anita Watson (Soprano) , Sarah Pring (Mezzo-soprano), Mark Wilde (Tenor), Adrian Clarke (Baritone)

Ten Tors Orchestra

Simon Ible, conductor

Anita Watson, Soprano

Augusta Hebbert, Soprano

Alexander Robin Baker, baritone

This programme celebrates the Shakespeare revival of the 17th & 18th centuries championed by play-writes such as the poet-laureate John Dryden. 

Thomas Linley: A Lyric Ode on the Fairies, Aerial Beings and Witches of Shakespeare

Thomas Arne: Nine Shakespeare Songs                                  

Henry Purcell: Incidental music for The Tempest                                                                                                    

Mozart
Great C Minor Mass

 and

Andrew Carter
Benedicite

York Musical Society Chorus & Orchestra

Conductor: David Pipe

Saturday 19th March 2016 at 7.30pm in York Minster
 

Peterborough Cathedral

Conductor: Steven Grahl

Soprano: Anita Watson

Mezzo-soprano: Jeanette Ager

Tenor: Christopher Steele

Bass: Andrew Mayor

Recording of Seven songs on Slovak Poetry by Pavel Haas with pianist Lada Valešová

Milton Court Concert Hall, Guildhall School of Music

Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth
​Conductor Simon Ible
Concert Includes
Mozart - Missa Brevis in D  KV 65
Pergolesi - Magnificat

Anita Watson, soprano

Angela Simkin, mezzo-soprano

Ross Scanlon, tenor

Christopher Cull, baritone

With Thames Sinfonia and Andrew Griffiths (Conductor)
Anita Watson: Soprano
Katie Bray: Alto
Nick Pritchard: Tenor
Ashley Riches: Bass

Kingston Parish Church, Kingston Upon Thames

Box Office
020 8977 4801

All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard

Anita Watson (Soprano)

Simon Ponsford (Counter tenor)

Gwilym Bowen (Tenor)

James Birchall (Bass)

Conductor (Alan Childs) with the Aurelian Ensemble

Tokyo/Nishinomiya 

Conductor: David Syrus
Director: Marcelo Lombardero

Tom Rakewell: Jonathan Boyd
Anne Trulove: Anita Watson
Nick Shadow: Wayne Tigges
Baba the Turk: Emma Carrington
Trulove: Hernán Iturralde
Mother Goose: Evelyn Ramírez
Sellem: Pedro Espinoza
Keeper: Pablo Oyanedel

A Homage to Pavel Haas
Milton Court Concert Hall, Guildhall School of Music & Drama. 1 Milton Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 9BH. 
Performers include Anita Watson (Soprano), Lada Valešovà (Piano), Nicky Spence (Tenor), Jubilee Quartet, Anna Starushkevych (Mezzo Soprano), James Platt (Bass).

More information and a booking form on the following website: http://ladavalesova.wix.com/homage-to-pavel-haas 
Free Entry

Pamina: Anita Watson

Pamina: Anita Watson

Pamina: Anita Watson

The Venue, Milton Keynes
Conductor: Sian Edwards

Pamina: Anita Watson

Pamina: Anita Watson

Governess: Anita Watson
Conductor: David Syrus, Director: Walter Sutcliffe