St Mary and St Gabriel
Sharing the love of God
(THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS)
The critically acclaimed Pop up Opera Company will be performing for us on Tuesday 25th July at 7.30pm at Elsted Village Hall
Bring a picnic & enjoy the view from 6pm
Complimentary bellini on arrival
Tickets cost £30 and are available from Harting Stores
Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto (The Secret Marriage)
A rich Italian businessman attempts to marry off one of his daughters to a mad English toff with disastrous results. One of the most successful comic operas of the late eighteenth century, Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto is about following your heart and makes for a perfect summer opera filled with special Pop-up Opera humour, sparkle and fun. Packed with tunes and matrimonial mayhem, the opera’s premiere in Vienna was the occasion of the longest encore in operatic history; Leopold II was so delighted that he ordered supper served to the company and the entire opera repeated immediately after!
About Pop up Opera
Pop-up Opera is an innovative touring opera company which aims to broaden the appeal of opera and to challenge the way opera is performed, by taking it into unusual spaces and making intimate and engaging. The company aims to reach those who are hesitant about opera, as well as dedicated opera lovers. Productions are fully staged but go beyond traditional theatres.