1st November 2012 - 12.30 Lunchtime Concert
Henry Manning, baritone
Chris Hopkins, piano
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Henry Manning, baritone
Henry Manning read Economic History at Edinburgh before entering the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2008, and in 2010, joined the Flanders Opera Studio in Ghent where he was supported by the Robus Foundation. Currently a student of Robert Dean, roles include Schaunard (La Boheme), Guglielmo (Cosi Fan Tutte), Sid (Albert Herring), Æneas (Dido and Æneas), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Billy (Billy Budd), Dr.Falke (Die Fledermaus), and most recently the role of Jean in Phillip Boesmans’ 2005 opera, Julie, based on the Strindberg play.
Henry returned to Garsington Opera in summer 2011, having made his debut with the company in 2010, and in the 2012 season will again return to the festival. Oratorio engagements have included Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C Minor, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle, and the Faure and Duruflé Requiems. A keen recitalist, Henry recently performed a recital of Lieder and Mélodies with Graham Johnson at the Flanders Opera Studio.
Henry has taken part in Masterclasses with artists including, Gerald Finley, Sir Thomas Allen, Graham Johnson, Dame Ann Murray, and the director David Pountney, and whilst at the Royal Academy sang under both Sir Charles Mackerras and Sir Colin Davis. As an impresario, Henry has both produced and directed, including a production of Puccini’s, Gianni Schicchi at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, featuring the world premiere of a reduced orchestration approved by the Puccini estate and supported by Ricordi.
Recent engagements include assistant directing the Royal Academy Opera’s double bill of Curlew River and Riders to the Sea, Bach’s St. John Passion, and performances at the Modern Music Festival of Vienna. Upcoming engagements include, Schaunard (La Boheme) for Silent Opera, Guglielmo (Cosi Fan Tutte) with Hampstead Garden Opera, and 2nd Drinker with Garsington Opera in Offenbach’s, La Perichole.
Henry returned to Garsington Opera in summer 2011, having made his debut with the company in 2010, and in the 2012 season will again return to the festival. Oratorio engagements have included Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C Minor, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle, and the Faure and Duruflé Requiems. A keen recitalist, Henry recently performed a recital of Lieder and Mélodies with Graham Johnson at the Flanders Opera Studio.
Henry has taken part in Masterclasses with artists including, Gerald Finley, Sir Thomas Allen, Graham Johnson, Dame Ann Murray, and the director David Pountney, and whilst at the Royal Academy sang under both Sir Charles Mackerras and Sir Colin Davis. As an impresario, Henry has both produced and directed, including a production of Puccini’s, Gianni Schicchi at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, featuring the world premiere of a reduced orchestration approved by the Puccini estate and supported by Ricordi.
Recent engagements include assistant directing the Royal Academy Opera’s double bill of Curlew River and Riders to the Sea, Bach’s St. John Passion, and performances at the Modern Music Festival of Vienna. Upcoming engagements include, Schaunard (La Boheme) for Silent Opera, Guglielmo (Cosi Fan Tutte) with Hampstead Garden Opera, and 2nd Drinker with Garsington Opera in Offenbach’s, La Perichole.
Chris Hopkins, piano
Christopher Hopkins has played for audiences around the world, performing solo and chamber music in New York, Japan, Europe, Singapore and London as well as regularly on BBC radio, working with orchestras (as soloist in a range of concertos, from Bach, to Mozart, Shostakovich and Gershwin), chamber groups, and a wide range of musicians including Guy Johnston, Daniel Hope, Nicola Benedetti and Charlie Siem.
Chris began playing piano at the age of four, later winning a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Music. Having gained a Masters degree in British Music with distinction, he returned to complete his post-graduate education at the Academy where he won several prizes and awards and gained a DipRAM. Following both Leverhulme and Elton John scholarships, he became a Fellow of the RAM. He has been a member of the Solti-Peretti Accademia in Italy and a Britten-Pears scholar, as well as working with Graham Johnson’s Song-makers’ Almanac and the RAM’s Song Circle.
Appointed Musical Director of the Orchestra of the City in 2009, Chris continues to be in demand as a conductor. He has been invited to direct the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Corinthians Chamber Orchestra, Blaze Ensemble, EMSO, and various others and has also worked as assistant to Sir Charles Mackerras, Jane Glover, Dominic Wheeler and Trevor Pinnock, as principal répétiteur, coach and assistant conductor for productions including Semele (Handel), Albert Herring (Britten), Il Giasone (Cavalli), Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart), Die Drei-groschenoper (Weill/Brecht), and Kommilitonen (Maxwell Davies). He has also worked with the Pet Shop Boys at Sadler’s Wells with their ballet The Most Incredible Thing. Last year he worked for a season with Welsh National Opera.
Chris began playing piano at the age of four, later winning a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Music. Having gained a Masters degree in British Music with distinction, he returned to complete his post-graduate education at the Academy where he won several prizes and awards and gained a DipRAM. Following both Leverhulme and Elton John scholarships, he became a Fellow of the RAM. He has been a member of the Solti-Peretti Accademia in Italy and a Britten-Pears scholar, as well as working with Graham Johnson’s Song-makers’ Almanac and the RAM’s Song Circle.
Appointed Musical Director of the Orchestra of the City in 2009, Chris continues to be in demand as a conductor. He has been invited to direct the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Corinthians Chamber Orchestra, Blaze Ensemble, EMSO, and various others and has also worked as assistant to Sir Charles Mackerras, Jane Glover, Dominic Wheeler and Trevor Pinnock, as principal répétiteur, coach and assistant conductor for productions including Semele (Handel), Albert Herring (Britten), Il Giasone (Cavalli), Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart), Die Drei-groschenoper (Weill/Brecht), and Kommilitonen (Maxwell Davies). He has also worked with the Pet Shop Boys at Sadler’s Wells with their ballet The Most Incredible Thing. Last year he worked for a season with Welsh National Opera.
