In the context of the Killaloe Chamber Music Festival
The 7th Annual Killaloe Chamber Music Festival will this year run over the June Bank Holiday weekend, from Thursday May 30th to Sunday June 2nd in St. Flannan's Cathedral in the heart of the historic village of Killaloe.
As part of the Festival, the Goethe-Institut Irland is delighted to support the Irish premiere of “Pimpinone” by Georg Philipp Telemann in partnership with Opera Collective Ireland. A comic opera first performed in 1725 and hugely popular in its day with both story and music delightfully entertaining. Vespetta, a chambermaid, is looking for a rich husband. She decides the wealthy and gullible Pimpinone fits the bill but discovers she is not quite suited to the responsibilities that come with marriage!
The opera is in three acts and will be sung in English.
Pimpinone Rory Dunne (bass-baritone)
Vespetta Kelli-Ann Masterson (soprano)
Peter Whelan (music director)
Jonathan Cocker (stage director)
Claire Duff (1st violin); Anita Vedres (2nd Violin); Marja Gaynor (viola); Aoife NicAthlaoich (cello)
Sarah Halpin (double bass); Alex Mc Cartney (theorbo);
Performances will take place on Thursday, 30th May at 7:30pm as well as a Matinee on Friday, 31st May at 3pm (under 18s are invited to enjoy the musical fun for FREE at this afternoon performance of Pimpinone).
Supported by the Goethe-Institut Irland.
Tickets available at www.tickets.ie
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