13:00-14:45 & 16:00-17:45, Sunday 7th July 2024
The Parks Leisure Centre, North Shields
Experience the magnificent sounds of the Royal Northern Sinfonia & Chorus joined by our new North Shields Opera Chorus all performing alongside 3 opera stars, dance company Bee Enchanted and children from local schools.
200 singers, 40 instrumentalists, 400 years of opera and a world premiere all come together in a celebration of the spirit and creativity of our communities.
Come and immerse yourself in this celebration of opera, community and song.
Age Rating: All ages
Content Advisory: None
Produced by Tête à Tête
Ticket Prices: Prices start at £5 for everyone, however if like you can pay £10 or £20 and if you really feel able to do pay £50! All proceeds go towards the North Shields Opera Chorus. Children under 3 free/lap seat.
Venue:The Parks Leisure Centre, North Shields
You can download a programme for GALA here.
A huge thank you goes to all those individuals who have come together to support Gala 2024 with cash donations, we could not do this without you – you know who you are! Thank you.
Supporters include the North Tyneside Music Education Hub.
Thanks to all the amazing team at The Parks.
All the tremendous individuals from each of the very many partner organisations who has supported our work.
Tim Cullingworth of TC Event Technology. www.tceventtech.co.uk
Jamie Moore at Nightlights. Sue Hurrell for everything.
From the North Shields Opera Chorus
Carol for helping with the vital tea making each week.
Ieva Dubova Piano for the loan of the amp.
Special mention goes to all our Tête à Tête cash donors who supported GALA 2024
Firstly to everyone who donated via our Big Give Crowdfunder, Adam M. Crook, Daniel Morrison, Arts Council England, Finn Family Fund and a number of anonymous donors.
Music Director: Timothy Burke
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Producer: Sue Hurrell
The Royal Northern Sinfonia
The Royal Northern Sinfonia Chorus
North Shields’ Opera Chorus
Tenor: Austin Gunn
Soprano: Helen Bailey
Bass: Graeme Danby
Music Director: Timothy Burke
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
NSOC Co-ordinator: Sue Hurrell
The Royal Northern Sinfonia
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
North Shields’ Opera Chorus
Tenor: Austin Gunn
Soprano: Helen Bailey
Bass: Graeme Danby
Cullercoats Primary School
Shiremoor Primary School
Whitehouse Primary School
For Bee Enchanted’s Azra and the Dragon:
Creative Director / Lead Dancer – Penella Bee
Dancer – Pagan Hunt
Community cast lead – Vix Armstrong
Vocalist and song writing – Tamara Kazziha
Work based on book Azra and the Dragon by Risaria Langley
Tech – Paul Trickett
Sound – Tim Tech
Community cast North Tyneside:
Risaria Langley
Anne Hemy
Mary Pickin
Frances Martin
Jean Cromie
Emma King
Eileen Southern
Community cast Sunderland:
Dianne Ray
Libby Rae
Marie loval
Julie Thompson
Victoria Trueman
Sarah Armstrong
Becca Armstrong
The community cast are part of Bee Enchanted’ Connecting the Dots program supported by the National lottery that bring communities across the region together www.bee-enchanted.com/about