Lisnagarvey Operatic Society

making a song and dance out it so you don't have to

Upcoming Show Announcements

With the Widow behind us, what's next?

Well, first will be this year's Lisnagarvey Youth Society performance, a concert of Show Stoppers! The dates for that will be 1st & 2nd of September. Details will follow for those interested in taking part shortly.

The Christmas Panto this year is Sleeping Beauty, running from December 3rd to the 11th.

And we are thrilled to announce that next year our Spring Show will be The Sound of Music! The show will be on from 24th to the 28th of April.

We look forward to seeing you at these great events.

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Thanks to all!

It was a great run for the Widow, see you all again for the Youth show at the end of Summer!

Here is the program for this years show, for those who didn't make it (or for those who didn't buy one!).

Give it time to load - it's not a small file - or else download the PDF from the link below.

Click here to download:
Merry_Widow_Program_Small_Size_copy.pdf (11.01 MB)
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Merry Widow Cast & Crew

Finally we can reveal the who's who of this year's production. Here is the role-call:

 

Director – Wilfie Pyper

Musical Director – Ian Milford

Choreographer – Angela Harding

Rehearsal Accompanist – Christine Cairns

Set Design – Alan Marshall

 

Cast 

Anna – Vivian Shepherd

Danilo – Andrew Scott

Baron Zeta – Michael Blair

Valencienne – Claire Campbell

Camile – Gareth Brown

Njegus – Roy McIlwrath

St. Brioche – Tim Pentland

Cascada – Colin Gregg

Kromov – Desmond Martin

Olga – Louise Lemon

Bogdanovitsch – Victor Berry

Pritch – Chris Craig

Sylvia – Elaine English

Prascovia –Sharon Magee

 

Grisettes 

Vicky Heasley

Jane McKibbin

Michelle Chambers

Linsay Anderson

Louise Lemon

Tracey Patterson

Merry Widow update

Rehearsals are now in full swing for the Society’s upcoming annual spring production.

This is an eventful year for us given that it is the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Island Civic Centre and the Island Hall. In 2001 we had the honour and privilege of presenting the very first theatrical performance in this beautiful venue with our production of Oklahoma.

To mark the tenth anniversary the Society, with the support of Lisburn City Council, has chosen Franz Lehar’s ever popular Merry Widow.

Over the years The Merry Widow has been probably the most performed show by most local societies and it is considered by all to be the perfect company/society and audience show with its wonderful Lehar score, comedy, drama (not too serious) and of course its wonderful movement and dance including the energetic Can-Can like show-stopper.

This year our principal cast and chorus includes many who are experiencing the “Widow” for the first time and all have thrown themselves into the spirit of not only the Merry Widow but the traditions of the Society itself.

One has only to look at our cast list to see a preponderance of new faces in principal roles; but lest we forget there is still a fair number of 'old' faces on show and the Society is particularly pleased to welcome that stalwart of the local scene, Fortwilliam’s Michael Blair in the role of the slightly pompous but likeable old rogue Baron Zeta.

So if you haven’t already booked for the show, 12th – 16th April at 7.30. Be sure to book soon to avoid disappointment

See you all there!
Posterous theme by Cory Watilo
  
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