A Curtain Call for Aid

Sunday 27 March 2005
Royal Opera House, London

The Staff and Artists of the Royal Opera House

An evening in support of Save the Children
Save the Children’s Tsunami Rehabilitation Fund

Part 1

Shostakovitch : Festive Overture
Antonio Pappano

Gounod : Faust, Act 11 opening chorus
Matthew Rose
The Royal Opera Chorus
Extra Chorus
Charles Mackerras

Ashton : Rhapsody pas de deux
Yohei Sasaki
Miyako Yoshida
Philip Gammon (piano)
Barry Wordsworth

Mozart : Requiem, “Recordate”
Liora Grodnikaite
Robert Murray
Matthew Rose
Katie Van Kooten
Charles Mackerras

Ashton : Voices of Spring pas de deux
Mara Galeazzi
Viacheslav Samodurov
Barry Wordsworth

Ashton : La Fille mal gardée (Clog Dance)
Philip Mosley
Children from Chance to Dance programme
Barry Wordsworth

Bellini : I Puritani “Suoni la tromba”
Peter Sidhorn
Robert Lloyd
Edward Downes

After Petipa : Le Corsaire pas de deux
Marianela Nuñez
Thiago Soares
Barry Wordsworth

Traditional arr. Kennedy-Fraser :
An Eriksay Love Lilt and IslandSheiling Song
Marie McLaughlin
Antonio Pappano (piano)

Copland : Two Copland folksong arrangements
Thomas Hampson
Antonio Pappano (piano)

Balanchine : Symphony in C Finale
The Royal Ballet
Barry Wordsworth

Part 2

Verdi : La traviata “Brindisi”
Ha Young Lee
Stephen O’Mara
The Royal Opera Chorus
Extra Chorus
Edward Downes

After Petipa : Don Quixote pas de deux
Tamara Rojo
Rupert Pennefather
Barry Wordsworth

Rossini : Il barbiere di Siviglia “Largo al factotum” See below for photo gallery
Simon Keenlyside
Charles Mackerras

Tuckett : Song Without Words
Zenaida Yanowski
Iain Burnside

MacMillan : Elite Syncopations
Darcey Bussell
Gary Avis
Philip Gammon (piano)
Antonio Bakewell (bass)
Nigel Bates (drums)

Sorozábal : La tabarnera delpuerto “No puerde ser”
Marcelo Alvarez
Antonio Pappano

R Strauss : Vier Letze Lieder “Beim Schlafengehen”
Karita Mattila
Antonio Pappano

MacMillan : Manon Act III pas de deux
Sylie Guillem
Jonathon Cope
Barry Wordsworth

Bizet : Les Pècheurs de perles “Au fond du temple saint”
Marcelo Alvarez
Thomas Hampson
Charles Mackerras

MacMillan : Requiem “Pie Jesu”
Leane Benjamin
Ha Young Lee
Barry Wordsworth

Images from the relief effort of Save the Children

Conclusion of Brahms Requiem
The Royal Opera Chorus
Extra Chorus
Antonio Pappano

Mascagni : Cavalleria rusticana Easter Hymn
Anne-Marie Owens
Antonio Pappano

What Simon said in the programme

“What a happy debt it is to repay those whose patronage shores-up our opera and ballet world with their hard-earned wages… by singing and dancing! The very least we can do to keep that shiny penny spinning is regularly to target causes and people that need help, whether that be in the arts or in more basic humanitarian aid. Even small gestures of compassion will cure more than philosophy. If a hop, skip and a jump for us on stage equates to a sack of goodies for Save the Children fund, then how small and happy a step it takes to change, even by one degree, a human life. Every grain of your compassion will make a difference!”

From the Save the Children website, published 15/06/2005

Darcy presents cheque from gala concert

“Darcy Bussell, Principal Ballerina of the Royal Ballet yesterday handed a cheque of £203,483 to Save the Children to help rebuild the lives of children affected by the Tsunami.”

Photo Gallery