Lesley Anne Sammons

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2020

Upcoming | Archive: 2022 2021 2020
  • Fri
    23
    Oct
    2020
    Sun
    25
    Oct
    2020

    Bloom Britannia

    (Cancelled due to Covid 19)

    Barefoot Opera Community Project present a new work composed by Orlando Bloom with libretto by Stephen Plaice.

    Bloom Britannia is our home-grown, professional opera project, three years in the making, telling a story inspired by our lives in Hastings and St. Leonards. With diverse musical influences, characters we can all relate to, quite a few surprises and a lot of laughs… it’s an opera, but not as you know it!

  • Wed
    16
    Sep
    2020

    Soho House Summer Concert

    Babington House

    An open air, socially distanced Summer Concert of opera favourites

    The Barefoot Band is joined by Opera Soloists: 
    Lizzy Holmes – Soprano
    William Morgan – Tenor
    Marcus Farnsworth – Bass
  • Mon
    31
    Aug
    2020

    Longborough Summer Concert

    An open air, socially distanced Summer Concert of opera favourites

    The Barefoot Band is joined by Opera Soloists: 
    Lizzy Holmes – Soprano
    Idunnu Munch – Mezzo Soprano
    William Morgan – Tenor
    Marcus Farnsworth – Bass
  • Sat
    01
    Aug
    2020
    Sat
    31
    Oct
    2020

    La Cenerentola

    London and the South East

    (Cancelled due to Covid 19)

    A new arrangement of Rossini’s classic fairy tale by Lesley Anne for The Barefoot Band.
    Barefoot Young Artists Tour perform La Cenerentola by Rossini with various dates from August to October in London and the South East.

  • Tue
    23
    Jun
    2020

    Romeo & Me

    St Magnus Festival
    Orkney

    (Cancelled due to Covid 19)

    A new take on Juliet’s story devised by Lesley Anne Sammons and Lucy Mulgan with help from Bernstein, Prokofiev and a host of others!
    Performed with the The Weaver Ensemble

  • Mon
    22
    Jun
    2020

    Mars and Venus and The Loves of Pygmalion

    St Magnus Festival
    Orkney

    (Cancelled due to Covid 19)

    Lesley-Anne performs with the The Weaver Ensemble – Baroque Dance with a twist!

    Set on the stage of London’s Drury Lane Theatre in 1717, The Loves of Mars & Venus tells the story of how the English choreographer, John Weaver, fought to achieve his dream of creating a proper dance drama in a world which saw dance as a frivolous (if lucrative) sideline. Weaver uses the story of the love affair between Venus, the goddess of love, and Mars, the god of war, and the revenge of her husband, the god Vulcan, to create the first modern ballet.

    (This act is entirely based on historical fact.)

    Click on the image for more information

  • Thu
    21
    May
    2020

    A Man of No Importance

    19.30

    Corn Exchange
    Newbury

  • Sun
    17
    May
    2020

    A Man of No Importance

    19.30

    Brighton Fringe Festival
    Blatchington Mill Theatre, Hove

    Brighton Festival Fringe First! A compelling mixture of Ahrens and Flaherty’s musical genius delivered by one of the finest company of young performers on the circuit of an award-winning story of family, friendship and acceptance in 1960s Dublin.Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, A Man of No Importance is the second successful collaboration by the team of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, all of whom won Tony Awards for Ragtime.

    Click on image for more information

  • Fri
    15
    May
    2020
    Sat
    16
    May
    2020

    A Man of No Importance

    14.30 & 19.30

    Regis Theatre
    Bognor Regis

    A compelling mixture of Ahrens and Flaherty’s musical genius delivered by one of the finest company of young performers on the circuit of an awardwinning story of family, friendship and acceptance in 1960s Dublin. Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, A Man of No Importance is the second successful collaboration by the team of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, all of whom won Tony Awards for Ragtime.

    Director Miranda Kingsley, Musical Director Stuart Hutchinson, Choreographer Wendy White and Design by Ryan Dawson-Laight bring the same panache as they did to their previous sensational Ahrens and Flaherty production Lucky Stiff.

    Press about the Chichester companies:

    University of Chichester students were outstanding! ★★★★★ – Theatre Royal Winchester

    Exceptional! I couldn’t believe I was seeing this in Bognor! ★★★★★ – Bognor Regis Observer

    Fantastic show! Musically perfect along with punchy dance routines and acting fit for the West End.

    Click Here for more information

  • Fri
    13
    Mar
    2020
    Sun
    15
    Mar
    2020

    Dido and Aeneas in a Weekend

    Ushaw’s 19th Century Exhibition Hall Theatre, Ushaw, County Durham

    Barefoot Opera goes north!

    Barefoot Opera-known for musical excellence and innovative performance bring Purcell’s affecting opera to life in a single weekend. The cast features established and emerging soloists, and a hand-picked chorus.

  • Thu
    12
    Mar
    2020

    RED

    Robsack Wood Primary Academy
    Hastings

    A children’s opera by Lucy Mulgan commissioned by Barefoot Opera.

    A fun retelling of an old Fairy tale with Alice Privett (Red), Jenny Miller (Mum & Granny), Oscar Castellino (Wolfie) accompanied by Lesley-Anne Sammons on Keyboard and Lucy Mulgan on Double Bass


 

Projects in 2020

  • Wed
    23
    Jun
    2021
    Sun
    04
    Jul
    2021

    Cosi Fan Tutte

    WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

    COSÌ FAN TUTTE

    Longborough Festival Opera

    23, 26, 27 & 29 June & 1, 3 & 4 July

     

    Two men are engaged to a pair of sisters. A bet is made: with enough temptation, would the sisters remain faithful, or be led astray? The men take up disguises and a farcical seduction begins. 

    Composed at the height of Mozart’s creativity, Così fan tutte is a witty and sharply satirical look at relationships and human nature. Director and previous winner of the European Opera-directing Prize Sam Brown joins Lesley Anne Sammons (La Calisto, 2019), conducting the Barefoot Band in her own re-imagining and orchestration of the opera, in an English translation.

    Message from Longborough Box Office:

    “All performances of Così fan tutte are currently sold out. Recent government announcements have suggested that summer may bring new guidelines around social distancing. If we are able to add additional capacity to any of our performances we will announce this through our mailing list.”

  • Fri
    23
    Oct
    2020
    Sun
    25
    Oct
    2020

    Bloom Britannia

    (Cancelled due to Covid 19)

    Barefoot Opera Community Project present a new work composed by Orlando Bloom with libretto by Stephen Plaice.

    Bloom Britannia is our home-grown, professional opera project, three years in the making, telling a story inspired by our lives in Hastings and St. Leonards. With diverse musical influences, characters we can all relate to, quite a few surprises and a lot of laughs… it’s an opera, but not as you know it!

  • Wed
    16
    Sep
    2020

    Soho House Summer Concert

    Babington House

    An open air, socially distanced Summer Concert of opera favourites

    The Barefoot Band is joined by Opera Soloists: 
    Lizzy Holmes – Soprano
    William Morgan – Tenor
    Marcus Farnsworth – Bass
  • Mon
    31
    Aug
    2020

    Longborough Summer Concert

    An open air, socially distanced Summer Concert of opera favourites

    The Barefoot Band is joined by Opera Soloists: 
    Lizzy Holmes – Soprano
    Idunnu Munch – Mezzo Soprano
    William Morgan – Tenor
    Marcus Farnsworth – Bass
  • Sat
    01
    Aug
    2020
    Sat
    31
    Oct
    2020

    La Cenerentola

    London and the South East

    (Cancelled due to Covid 19)

    A new arrangement of Rossini’s classic fairy tale by Lesley Anne for The Barefoot Band.
    Barefoot Young Artists Tour perform La Cenerentola by Rossini with various dates from August to October in London and the South East.

  • Tue
    23
    Jun
    2020

    Romeo & Me

    St Magnus Festival
    Orkney

    (Cancelled due to Covid 19)

    A new take on Juliet’s story devised by Lesley Anne Sammons and Lucy Mulgan with help from Bernstein, Prokofiev and a host of others!
    Performed with the The Weaver Ensemble

  • Mon
    22
    Jun
    2020

    Mars and Venus and The Loves of Pygmalion

    St Magnus Festival
    Orkney

    (Cancelled due to Covid 19)

    Lesley-Anne performs with the The Weaver Ensemble – Baroque Dance with a twist!

    Set on the stage of London’s Drury Lane Theatre in 1717, The Loves of Mars & Venus tells the story of how the English choreographer, John Weaver, fought to achieve his dream of creating a proper dance drama in a world which saw dance as a frivolous (if lucrative) sideline. Weaver uses the story of the love affair between Venus, the goddess of love, and Mars, the god of war, and the revenge of her husband, the god Vulcan, to create the first modern ballet.

    (This act is entirely based on historical fact.)

    Click on the image for more information

  • Thu
    21
    May
    2020

    A Man of No Importance

    19.30

    Corn Exchange
    Newbury

  • Sun
    17
    May
    2020

    A Man of No Importance

    19.30

    Brighton Fringe Festival
    Blatchington Mill Theatre, Hove

    Brighton Festival Fringe First! A compelling mixture of Ahrens and Flaherty’s musical genius delivered by one of the finest company of young performers on the circuit of an award-winning story of family, friendship and acceptance in 1960s Dublin.Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, A Man of No Importance is the second successful collaboration by the team of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, all of whom won Tony Awards for Ragtime.

    Click on image for more information

  • Fri
    15
    May
    2020
    Sat
    16
    May
    2020

    A Man of No Importance

    14.30 & 19.30

    Regis Theatre
    Bognor Regis

    A compelling mixture of Ahrens and Flaherty’s musical genius delivered by one of the finest company of young performers on the circuit of an awardwinning story of family, friendship and acceptance in 1960s Dublin. Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, A Man of No Importance is the second successful collaboration by the team of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, all of whom won Tony Awards for Ragtime.

    Director Miranda Kingsley, Musical Director Stuart Hutchinson, Choreographer Wendy White and Design by Ryan Dawson-Laight bring the same panache as they did to their previous sensational Ahrens and Flaherty production Lucky Stiff.

    Press about the Chichester companies:

    University of Chichester students were outstanding! ★★★★★ – Theatre Royal Winchester

    Exceptional! I couldn’t believe I was seeing this in Bognor! ★★★★★ – Bognor Regis Observer

    Fantastic show! Musically perfect along with punchy dance routines and acting fit for the West End.

    Click Here for more information

  • Fri
    13
    Mar
    2020
    Sun
    15
    Mar
    2020

    Dido and Aeneas in a Weekend

    Ushaw’s 19th Century Exhibition Hall Theatre, Ushaw, County Durham

    Barefoot Opera goes north!

    Barefoot Opera-known for musical excellence and innovative performance bring Purcell’s affecting opera to life in a single weekend. The cast features established and emerging soloists, and a hand-picked chorus.

  • Thu
    12
    Mar
    2020

    RED

    Robsack Wood Primary Academy
    Hastings

    A children’s opera by Lucy Mulgan commissioned by Barefoot Opera.

    A fun retelling of an old Fairy tale with Alice Privett (Red), Jenny Miller (Mum & Granny), Oscar Castellino (Wolfie) accompanied by Lesley-Anne Sammons on Keyboard and Lucy Mulgan on Double Bass

 

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