MASTERCLASSES

Jonathan Dove

DOE Masterclass on Mansfield Park with Jonathan Dove

12th June 2016 - 1-6pm

Senate Suite, Durham Castle 1-4pm

Tunstall Chapel, Durham Castle 4-6pm

Jonathan Dove’s music has filled opera houses with delighted audiences of all ages on five continents. Few, if any, contemporary composers have so successfully or consistently explored the potential of opera to communicate, to create wonder and to enrich people’s lives.

Durham Opera Ensemble is thrilled to welcome the composer of Mansfield Park himself to Durham! He will be invaluable in imparting his knowledge and ideas for the opera, and will work closely with the cast for their production of Mansfield Park on 17th, 18th and 19th June 2016 in the Concert Hall of the Durham University Music Department.

The masterclass will be open to the public for free viewing.

David Butt Philip

DOE Masterclass With Tenor David Butt Philip

21st July 2016 2-6pm

Venue: t.b.c.

www.davidbuttphilip.com

David was born and brought up in Wells in Somerset and began his musical training as a chorister at Peterborough Cathedral. He trained at the Royal Northern College of Music, the Royal Academy of Music and the National Opera Studio.

In Autumn 2014 David made his English National Opera debut as Rodolfo/La Bohème to huge critical acclaim.

From 2012-14 David was a member of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House where his roles included Abdallo/Nabucco (with Placido Domingo), First Armed Man/Die Zauberflöte, Master of Ceremonies/Gloriana, Pang/Turandot, First Knight/Parsifal, Gastone/La Traviata, Apparition of a Youth/Die Frau ohne Schatten, 1er Commissaire/Dialogues des Carmélites and Offizier/Ariadne auf Naxos.

Since leaving the Programme he has returned to sing Grigory Otrepiev (Boris Godunov) for The Royal Opera.

Durham Opera Ensemble is extremely excited to welcome the internationally renowed tenor, David Butt Philip to Durham! He will very generously give five 45-minute masterclasses to a selection of Durham's best singers.

To apply for this wonderful opportunity, email Sophie Kidwell at student.opera@durham.ac.uk by Monday 13th June at midday, stating two pieces of repertoire that you would intend to sing in the masterclass.