In collaboration with the Deal Festival and Opera Project, Northbourne Park School is, this summer, hosting Opera in the Park – Barber of Seville on Saturday 7th July.
In the beautiful gardens at Northbourne Park School, Opera Project, now entering its nineteenth season, – brings one of the greatest masterpieces of comic opera to the Deal Festival. A tale of disguise, deception, love (and shaving!) amidst the beauty of the Kentish countryside, the Barber of Seville and Northbourne Park make a perfect combination.
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Prior to this event Matthew Sharp (Artistic Director, Deal Festival) and Richard Studer (Opera Project) have recently visited the school delivering workshops for the children, explaining elements involved in the opera. The children were taught to sing using actions and gestures and created costume designs for the main characters.
Freddie Kempf a past Northbourne Park pupil and now an international pianist will also be performing in an orchestral concert led by David Le Page as part of the Deal Festival on Sunday 8th July.
Edward Balfour, Headmaster comments “Creativity lies at the heart of Northbourne Park education and it is a wonderful opportunity to stretch the more able pupils further and faster. We are delighted to be able to collaborate with the Deal Festival and hope that this will be the first of many creative events.”