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Fach the System! An evening of reverse cast opera
A poster for Fach the System: An evening of reverse cast opera. The poster is purple and the writing is white.
Ash Howard and Andrea Rodriguez-Gomez performing Mozart's "La ci darem la mano"
Ash Howard and Andrea Rodriguez-Gomez performing Mozart's "La ci darem la mano"
Anrea Rodriguez-Gomez performing Donizetti's "Una furtiva lagrima"
Fach the System! An evening of reverse cast opera
A poster for Fach the System: An evening of reverse cast opera. The poster is purple and the writing is white.
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Fach the System! Volume 2
A second rendition of our first in-person production! Arias will be swapped and characters re-imagined. We have a wonderful programme including some Offenbach, Handel, Federico Moreno Torroba and Verdi. Join us for an entertaining evening which takes opera through the looking glass!
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May 2024
The Magic Flute - A Re-Imagining
Step through the looking glass with the Curious Opera Company as they embark on a swapped version of Mozart’s fantastical opera, The Magic Flute. Join Tamina, Pamino and Papagena as they search for personal identity shaped by the polarising forces of the King of the Night and Sarastra. Directed by the talented Hannah Roze-Lewis.
December 2023
The Magic Flute - A Re-Imagining
Sophie Price performing as the snake.
Pamino and the König de Nacht
Pamino is played by Ian Buchanan and the König de Nacht is played by Simon Willshire.
The Magic Flute - A Re-Imagining
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Tess - A Winter's Tale
Ahlyssa Mundy performing as Tess Durbeyfield.
Ahlyssa Mundy performing as Tess Durbeyfield.
Kanchana Jaishankar performing as Tess Durbeyfield with Robin Morton as Angel Clare.
Kanchana Jaishankar performing as Tess Durbeyfield with Robin Morton as Angel Clare.
Tess - A Winter's Tale
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Tess: A Winter's Tale
The Curious Opera Company presents a staged interpretation of Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise where the male protagonist is replaced by Thomas Hardy’s tragic heroine, Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Join us as we follow her journey of love, loss and sacrifice heightened by Schubert’s poignant music.​
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​February 2022
Fach the System!
The Curious Opera Company offers an evening at the opera with a twist: gender-swapped arias. Enjoy a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Gilbert and Sullivan, and experience a take on famous characters you may not have seen before!
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November 2021
Fach the System! An Evening of Reverse Cast Opera
Peter Lidbetter performing Bizet's "Habanera"
Peter Lidbetter performing the "Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen.
Patricia Yates and Kanchana Jaishankar performing "La ci darem la mano"
Patricia Yates and Kanchana Jaishankar performing "La ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni.
Fach the System! An Evening of Reverse Cast Opera
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