Archived Calendar
Calendar 2016
12, 14, 18, 20 February 2016
Agrippina, George Frideric Handel
Opera in a Day’s Bay Garden
Producer Rhona Fraser
Director Sara Brodie
Conductor Howard Moody
Soloists Stephen Diaz (Ottone), Rhona Fraser (Agrippina), Joel Amosa (Claudio), Rowena Simpson (Nerone), Rebecca Ryan (Poppea), Daniel O’Connor (Pallante), Barbara Paterson (Giunone)
www.daysbayopera.org.nz
3 April 2016
An Autumn Soiree
Auckland Opera Studio
Artists Stephen Diaz (Countertenor), Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Matt Wilson (Tenor)
Accompanist Rosemary Barnes
14 May 2016
White Night – Southland Festival of the Arts
Venues include The Grand Hotel, Invercargill
Guest Soloists include Wayne Perniskie (Cello), Rebecca Ryan (Soprano)
www.creativesouthland.co.nz
www.venturesouthland.co.nz/events
29 May 2016
Opera at the Movies – 2016 Classic Series
St Mary’s Basilica, Invercargill
Artist Rebecca Ryan (Soprano)
Conductor Wayne Perniskie
Orchestra Invercargill Symphonia
www.facebook.com/InvercargillSymphonia
concert@rebeccaryan.co.nz
12 June 2016
Orchestra by Piano – 2016 Classic Series
St Mary’s Basilica, Invercargill
Artists John Van Buskirk (Piano) Rebecca Ryan (Soprano)
concert@rebeccaryan.co.nz
26 June 2016
Choral Classics – 2016 Classic Series
St Mary’s Basilica, Invercargill
Artist Rebecca Ryan (Soprano)
Choir A Capella Singers
Conductor Di Lenihan
Accompanist Dr Raymond White
www.acapellasingers.org.nz
concert@rebeccaryan.co.nz
3 July 2016
Theresienmesse & Magnificat
Dunedin Town Hall
Conductor David Burchell
Choir City Choir Dunedin
Orchestra Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Claire Barton (Alto), James Adams (Tenor), Matthew Landreth (Bass)
www.citychoirdunedin.org.nz
www.dso.org.nz
6 August 2016
The Vivian Series of Auckland Opera Studio Recitals
The Vivian, Matakana
Artists Stephen Diaz (Countertenor), Gemma Lee (Piano), Rebecca Ryan (Soprano)
20, 21 August 2016
Oreste, George Frideric Handel
Auckland Opera Studio
Mercury Theatre, Mercury Lane, off K’Rd
Director Benjamin Henson
Orchestra NZ Barok
Featuring Stephen Diaz (Oreste), Madison Nonoa (Iphigenia), Rebecca Ryan (Hermione), James Ioelu (King Thoas), Filipe Manu (Pylades), Kalauni Pouvalu (Filotete)
aucklandoperastudio.co.nz
nzbarok.org.nz
29 October 2016
Last Night of the Proms
Civic Theatre, Invercargill
Inner Wheel Club of Invercargill North
Featuring Dave McMeeking (Tenor), Michelle Walker (Soprano), Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Sheryl Walker (Accompanist), Ann Robbie (Piper)
Orchestra Invercargill Symphonia, Conductor Wayne Perniskie
Band Ascot Park Hotel Brass Band, Conductor Matthew Dick
Choir Combined Choirs of Southland, Director Sarah Rae
MC Barry Mcdonald
Stage Manager Phil Edlin
Calendar 2009
11 December 2009
Tay Music Trust
Lunchtime Recital
Guest Soloist Rebecca Ryan (Soprano)
6 December 2009
Hallelujah for Handel & Christmas
A Capella Choir
First Church, Invercargill (New Zealand)
Conductor Di Lenihan
Guest Artist Rebecca Ryan (Soprano)
www.firstchurch.org.nz
1 November 2009
Gloria
First Church, Invercargill (New Zealand)
Programme featuring Handel’s newly-discovered Gloria which Rebecca premièred in the UK.
Artists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Rachel Swindells (Organ), Alex Vaatstra (Violin), Charlotte Francis (Violin), Wayne Perniskie (Cello)
www.firstchurch.org.nz
27 October 2009
Pre-Season Concert
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Roy Goodman
Guest Artist Rebecca Ryan (Soprano)
www.apo.co.nz
18 October 2009
PACANZ Final Awards Night
Civic Theatre, Invercargill (New Zealand)
Guest Artist Rebecca Ryan (Soprano)
www.pacanz.co.nz
12 September 2009
The Glory of Haydn
Dunedin Town Hall (New Zealand)
Conductor Simon Over
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Claire Barton (Alto), James Rodgers (Tenor), Jared Holt (Baritone)
Orchestra Southern Sinfonia
Choir City of Dunedin Choir
www.southernsinfonia.org
www.cityofdunedinchoir.org.nz
www.ticketdirect.co.nz
29 September 2009
1, 3, 6, 8, 10 October 2009
Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Southern Opera
Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch (New Zealand)
Conductor Tom Woods
Director Linda Kitchen
Set & Costume Designer Robin Rawstorne
Lighting Designer Rob Peters
Orchestra Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
Soloists James Rodgers (Tamino), Rebecca Ryan (Pamina), Emma Pearson (Queen of the Night), Jared Holt (Papageno), Anna Argyle (Papagena), Wade Kernot (Speaker), Grant Dickson (Sarastro), Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua (Monostatos), Janette Walker (First Lady), Rachel Doig (Second Lady), Rachelle Pike (Third Lady), Stu Myles (First Priest), Mark Tavendale (Second Priest), Ravil Atlas (First Armed Man), Phil Mitchell (Second Armed Man)
www.southernopera.co.nz
www.notwhattheyseem.com
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 May 2009
Don Carlos, Giuseppe Verdi
Chandos Recording with Opera North, Leeds Town Hall(England)
Conductor Richard Farnes
Soloists Julian Gavin (Don Carlos), Janice Watson (Elisabeth de Valois), Brindley Sherratt (Monk), William Dazeley (Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa), Alastair Miles (King Philip II of Spain), Jane Dutton (Princess Eboli), Julia Sporsén (Thibault), Campbell Russell (Royal Herald), Rebecca Ryan (Voice from Heaven), Sir John Tomlinson (Grand Inquisitor), Stephen Briggs (Count of Lerma)
www.operanorth.co.uk
www.chandos.net
2, 8, 13, 21, 23 May 2009
3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24 June 2009
Don Carlos, Giuseppe Verdi
Opera North, Leeds (England)
Conductor Richard Farnes
Director Tim Albery
Set Designer Hildegard Bechtler
Original Costume Designer Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting Designer Charlie Edwards
Soloists Julian Gavin (Don Carlos), Janice Watson (Elisabeth ex 17, 20, 24 June), Susannah Glanville (Elisabeth 17, 20, 24 June), Robert Winslade Anderson (Monk), William Dazeley (Rodrigo), Brindley Sherratt (King Philip 2, 8, 13, 21 May; 10, 13 June), Alastair Miles (King Philip 23 May; 3, 6, 17, 20, 24 June), Jane Dutton (Eboli), Julia Sporsén (Thibault), Rebecca Ryan (Voice from Heaven)
www.operanorth.co.uk
18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28 February 2009
Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena, Francesco Bartolomeo Conti
Musikwerkstatt Wien
Ausstellungsraum der Akademie der bildenden Künste
– Semperdepot, Vienna (Austria)
Conductor Huw Rhys James
Director Nicola Raab
Soloists Owen Gilhooly (Don Chisciotte), Giulio Mastrototaro (Sancho Pansa, sein Schildknappe), Marcel Beekman (Lope, ein Freund und Vetter Don Chisciottes), Rebecca Ryan (Dorotea), Clint van der Linde (Fernando, Jugendfreund Cardenios, Verlobter von Doroteas), Ruby Hughes (Lucinda, die Geliebte Cardenios), Denis Lakey (Cardenio, ein junger Ritter), Dominik Rieger (Mendo, ein Gastwirt), Ulla Pilz (Maritorne, eine Wirtin), Gottfried Falkenstein (Rigo, Dorfbarbier)
www.musikwerkstatt-wien.com
Calendar 2008
4, 6 December 2008
Ascanio in Alba, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Classical Opera Company
Kings Place, London (England)
Conductor Ian Page
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Fauno), Sophie Bevan (Silvia), Sinead Campbell (Venere), Jamie Laing (Ascanio), Ben Johnson (Aceste)
www.classicalopera.co.uk
www.kingsplace.co.uk
22 November 2008
Mass in B Minor, Johann Sebastian Bach
Derby Cathedral (England)
Conductor Richard Roddis
Choir Derby Bach Choir
www.derbybachchoir.com
10, 14, 17 October 2008
Lidka Two Widows, Bedrich Smetana
Scottish Opera
Theatre Royal, Glasgow (Scotland)
Conductor Francesco Corti
Directors Tobias Hoheisel and Imogen Kogge
Designer Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting design Peter Mumford
Choreographer Kally Lloyd-Jones
www.scottishopera.org.uk
1 October 2008
An Introduction to Haydn Opera (2030 – 2115, Hall One, Kings Place)
Mozart in Italy (2145 – 2230, Hall One, Kings Place)
Kings Place Opening Festival, London (England)
Classical Opera Company
Director Ian Page
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Sophie Bevan (Soprano), Jamie Laing (Countertenor), Allan Clayton (Tenor)
www.classicalopera.co.uk
www.kingsplace.co.uk
10, 17, 20, 24, 27 September 2008
2, 7, 18, 21, 24, 30 October 2008
5, 8 November 2008
Olympia / Giulietta / Antonia / Stella The Tales of Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
Mid Wales Opera
Conductor Keith Darlington
Director Tim Hopkins
Designer Anthony Baker
Lighting Designer Robert Wallbank
Orchestra Mid Wales Opera Chamber Orchestra
www.midwalesopera.co.uk
9, 11, 12 August 2008
Two Widows, Bedrich Smetana
Scottish Opera & Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh Festival Theatre (Scotland)
Conductor Francesco Corti
Directors Tobias Hoheisel and Imogen Kogge
Designer Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting design Peter Mumford
Choreographer Kally Lloyd-Jones
Soloists Kate Valentine (Karolina Záleská) ,Jane Irwin (Anezka Miletinská), Nicholas Folwell (Mumlal), David Pomeroy (Ladislav Podhajsky) ,Ben Johnson (Toník, a peasant), Rebecca Ryan (Lidka, a maid)
www.scottishopera.org.uk
www.eif.co.uk
3 July 2008
Stabat Mater, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Bath Abbey (England)
Conductor Jason Thornton
Orchestra Bath Philharmonia
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Sarah Connolly (Mezzo-soprano)
www.bathphil.co.uk
21 June 2008
Orlando, George Frideric Handel
Independent Opera at Sadler’s Wells
Conductor Gary Cooper
Soloists William Towers (Orlando), Rebecca Ryan (Angelica), Christopher Ainslie (Medoro), Nicholas Warden (Zoroastro), Martene Grimson (Dorinda)
www.independentopera.com
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
7 June 2008
The A to Z of Mozart
Classical Opera Company
Vinehall School, Robertsbridge, East Sussex (England)
Director Ian Page
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Madeleine Pierard (Soprano), Daniela Lehner (Mezzo-soprano), Andy Staples (Tenor), Benedict Nelson (Baritone)
www.classicalopera.co.uk
5 June 2008
Micaëla, Carmen in Concert
Hampton Court Palace Festival (England)
Conductor Nicolae Moldoveanu
Narrator Brian Blessed
Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Choir London Concert Choir
Soloists Yvonne Fontane (Carmen), Gardar Thór Cortes (Don José), Olafur Sigurdarson (Escamillo), Rebecca Ryan (Micaëla)
www.hamptoncourtfestival.com
www.rpo.co.uk
31 May, 8, 12, 14, 18, 20 June 2008
Gala Concert Series
Castleward Opera, Belfast (Ireland)
Conductor Brian MacKay
Director Wilfie Piper
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Amanda Winfield (Soprano), Julianne Young (Mezzo-Soprano), Ravil Atlas (Tenor), David Revels (Tenor), Andrew Slater (Baritone)
www.castlewardopera.com
20 May 2008
Sollemnitas in Conceptione Immaculate Beatae Maria Virginis, John Tavener
Brighton Festival, Brighton Dome Concert Hall(England)
Conductor James Morgan
Orchestra City of London Sinfonia
Choir Brighton Festival Chorus
www.bfc.org.uk
www.brightonfestival.org
www.brightondome.org
27 April 2008
Requiem, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society
The Assembly Hall Theatre, Royal Tunbridge Wells (England)
Conductor Richard Jenkinson
Orchestra Royal Tunbridge Wells Orchestra
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Catherine King (Mezzo-soprano), Michael Bracegirdle (Tenor), Paul Carey Jones (Baritone)
www.rtwcs.org.uk
19 April 2008
Magnificat, John Rutter; Confitebur Tibi, Samuel Wesley
Woking Choral Society
H.G.Wells Centre, Woking (England)
Conductor Nicholas Steinitz
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Carolyn Dobbin (Mezzo-soprano), Daniel Auchincloss (Tenor), Adrian Powter (Baritone)
www.wokingchoral.org.uk
www.hgwells.co.uk
18 April 2008
Associate Artist Concert
Classical Opera Company
Wigmore Hall, London (England)
Director Ian Page
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Sophie Bevan (Soprano), Andrew Staples (Tenor)
www.classicalopera.co.uk
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
16 April 2008
In Tune, BBC 3
BBC Studios, Regent Street, London (England)
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/intune/
4, 5 April 2008
Mass in C Minor, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; The Seasons Joseph Haydn
St Endellion Easter Festival, Cornwall (England)
Conductor James Burton
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Ruby Hughes (Soprano), Daniel Auchincloss (Tenor), Eamonn Dugan (Bass)
www.endellion.org.uk
16 March 2008
Messiah, George Frideric Handel
First Church, Invercargill (New Zealand)
Conductor Di Lenihan
Choir A Capella
Soloists Rebecca Ryan (Soprano), Juliana Baxter (Mezzo-soprano), Clive Thompson (Tenor),Howard Harvey (Bass)
