St Paul's Sinfonia, NSO Chorus, Victoria Simmonds, Ruth Jenkins-Robertsson
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Mignon
Opéra comique by Ambroise Thomas
Sung in English
St Paul's Sinfonia, NSO Chorus, conductor Nicholas Jenkins, director Harry Fehr, designer Eleanor Wdowski
Following their remarkable Oberon, NSO reunites director Harry Fehr and conductor Nicholas Jenkins for one of the most-performed operas of the late 19th Century - Mignon by Ambroise Thomas.
This delectable 1866 opéra-comique, inspired by Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister, tells the story of the enigmatic and waif-like Mignon, tormented in captivity and longing for freedom, peace, and love. Thomas’ music, composed at the high noon of romanticism, abounds in radiant melody, and paraphrases a great Goethe poem in the celebrated aria “Connais-tu le pays?”
One of the UK’s most touching and eloquent operatic artists, mezzo Victoria Simmonds, plays Mignon.
Dazzling young coloratura soprano Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson plays her feisty rival Philine.
St Paul's Sinfonia
This not-for-profit professional orchestra is dedicated to bringing high quality classical music to the Deptford and Lewisham areas of London.
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Victoria Simmonds
Victoria studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, gaining the Countess of Munster and Sybill Tutton Awards as well as the Maggie Teyte Prize…
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NSO Chorus, Ruth Jenkins-Robertsson
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