The Cann Twins - Four Hands One Piano + Jane Burnell
Sat 28 Oct, 3pm
There is less than one month to go until The Cann Twins will be making their debut on the Clonter stage, and you are not too late to book in. Clonter is absolutely delighted to be welcoming Antoinette and Claire Cann to perform the astonishing feat of having four...
UPDATE - LET US BE 50 APPEAL
Let The Singers Do The Talking
In August we sent you our URGENT APPEAL. Since then we have made great headway, but we still have a bit of a way to go, but with your help we are confident that we can get there. Along with every other theatre in the land, funding is fiendishly competitive as well as...
Sat 7 Oct, 7.30pm
If you are coming, or thinking of coming, to Drop Me Off In Harlem on 7th October, but have not yet decided on your dining arrangements, we would like to take this opportunity to tempt you with the following options. If you have already purchased tickets and would like to add bar food to your booking, please contact the...
Recital given by the winner of The Betty Bannerman Award for French Song 2023
"(Thursday's) recital was excellent. The Music Room is an elegant venue and has the perfect proportions for such a recital. The two artists were outstanding - conjuring up the complex and fascinating worlds evoked by French poetry and music. It was a real privilege and...
For Just £5 Per Month...
On 15th September the Clonter Farm Music Trust will decide if Clonter can roll out a programme for its 50th Anniversary, but we still need to raise £40k to be able to do so. Do you come to Clonter regularly? If so, please consider becoming a Friend. There are 2,500 people who regularly attend Clonter each year. Currently only...
Great British Music Camp 2023
The end of a remarkable week, the culmination of which was shared with the participants’ families on Saturday afternoon, in a farewell concert received with rapturous applause. As the compère highlighted it was somewhat different to the opera, literally ‘just gone’ from the very same stage, but as played by Clonter’s founder, there were...
The Magic Flute
22, 23 (Mat), 25, 27 and 29 July
If you are still undecided about if to come to the Magic Flute this summer, Clonter offers you a reimagining of ‘One of the most popular and significant operas in the repertoire’, in the hands of its very eminent director for this production, Michael McCaffery, who...
The Magic Flute
22 - 29 July
Set builder Pete Jones and scenic painters Abbie Jones and Chris McCourt - under the direction of designer Jessica Staton and production manager Alice Winter - began work on the set build for The Magic Flute last week, in readiness for the arrival of the...
Best Wishes for The Magic Flute
Lee Bisset’s first operatic role was Tatyana in Eugene Onegin for Clonter in 2003, returning to sing Violetta in La traviata in 2006. Lee’s move into the spinto and dramatic soprano repertoire is bringing her increasing international attention, as she establishes a reputation for her vocal stamina and versatility, and for the passion, commitment...
The Betty Bannerman Award for French Song 2023
Clonter is delighted to announce that this year’s recipient of the Betty Bannerman Award for French Song is soprano Jessica Hopkins. A High Commendation goes to soprano Bonnie Callaghan. This award was established by mezzo soprano Betty Bannerman, the instigator and tutor of the French Song Class at the Royal Northern College of Music...
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