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ONE MONTH TO GO...
Tea With... Christmas Special
Wed 6 Dec, 3pm |
“Absolutely fabulous!”
“Enjoyed all the artists’ performance!”
“The afternoon tea was very high quality … Excellent!”
“The plated tea was excellent.”
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There is only one month to go until Clonter's Tea With... Christmas Special.
We are delighted to be welcoming back Jordan Harding (AKA Papageno, and a previous tea singer), but this time around he will be joined by Bethan Terry, who took part in the Spring Opera Showcase.
Would this make a good Christmas present, or is this something you might enjoy for a Christmas outing with friends?
If you are caring for a loved one at home, and would like to bring them to a relaxed performance, this will be on Tuesday 5th December*. |
 | | I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Virtual Concert 2020, starring Olivia Carrell & Michael Gibson
Away In A Manger – Click here Silent Night – Click here It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Click here I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Click here Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Click here |
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This increasingly popular Clonter event consists of an hour of music, followed by traditional afternoon tea. The tea itself includes smoked salmon, cream cheese and cucumber, and egg mayonnaise sandwiches, with the crusts cut off, followed by a tiered cake stand presented to your table with an assortment of goodies, which include a freshly baked scone with whipped cream and strawberry jam (the Devon way), orange and walnut flapjack, chocolate cake, and a very juicy strawberry. Accompanied by an all-important cup of tea or fresh coffee, served in rosebud china and ceramic teapots. This is preceded by an hour of Christmas-themed musical entertainment, presented by two singers and a pianist, under the swagged red organza and brass chandelier, banqueting style in the intimacy of the Ramsey Room at Clonter.
Clonter also offers a ‘relaxed’ performance – On Tuesday 5th December – which was introduced to offer people in care homes, or for those being cared for at home, and their carers, something to go to together during the day. This opportunity has also been extended to those with other disabilities. (See below for further details). |
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 | | Bethan Terry – Soprano
British lyric soprano Bethan Terry took part in Clonter’s May Masterclasses and Spring Opera Showcase earlier this year. She is a Junior Fellow at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Recent engagements include performing a tour of recitals in Italy, with regular duo partner Francesca Lauri. In June, Bethan was a Young Artist at Leeds Lieder Festival. In November 2022, Bethan performed works by George Walker in a special BBC Immersion concert, led by Alison Buchanan, broadcast on BBC Radio 3. This was followed by a tour of Mozart’s Così fan tutte with North Wales Opera Studio, which featured Bethan’s debut performances as Fiordiligi. In March, Bethan sang in a Lieder concert curated by Graham Johnson at Milton Court Concert Hall. Her operatic roles include Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Countess and Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Elettra (Idomeneo), Frasquita (Carmen), Stella (A Streetcar Named Desire), Jenny (Die Dreigroschenoper), Semele (Semele), Avis (The Wreckers), Lady Billows (Albert Herring). Competition success includes: finalist in the Paul Hamburger Prize, Somerset Song Prize 2022, GSMD English Song Prize, Bath Opera Isobel Buchanan Award, English Song Competition for Voice and Piano, Elisabeth Schumann Lieder Duo Competition and highly commended in the 2019 Lillian Ashe French Song Duo Competition with duo partner Francesca Lauri, with the duo later winning the competition in 2020, adjudicated by Roger Vignoles. Bethan has participated in masterclasses with Susan Manoff, Julius Drake, Kate Royal, Elaine Kidd, Nicky Spence, Yvonne Howard, Tobias Truniger, and Toby Spence. During the Summer of 2021 Bethan was a Young Artist at the Waterperry Opera Festival, performing in the chorus of Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love and roles in the Young Artist opera scenes. Her appearance as the soprano soloist in Kurtag’s The Late Messages of Mrs R. V. Troussova with the Ubu Ensemble, has been postponed to a later date. Bethan was a Help Musicians Scholar in 2021. She is currently part of the Josephine Baker Trust Scheme. Bethan devises her own projects, for instance, in June she staged Schumann’s song-cycle Frauenliebe und -leben in Milton Court Concert Hall. One audience member commented that “it was the most they have been moved for some time”. Bethan completed the Artist Masters programme at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with distinction under Professor Janice Chapman and Marie Vassiliou, supported by The Rosaleen McFie Osborn Fund and The Sidney Perry Foundation in 2023. Graduating in 2021, she received a Bachelors degree from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, having studied with Sophie Grimmer.
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Jordan Harding performed the role of Papageno in Clonter’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute earlier this year. He studied at the University of Manchester (BMus) and the Royal Northern College of Music, where he attained an MMus Masters degree in voice under the tutelage of the Bass-Baritone and Conductor Matthew Best. Jordan has become a familiar face at Clonter, with other recent performances including the 2022 Opera Gala, and the role of Mr Gedge in Clonter’s production of Britten’s Albert Herring. As a Cheshire native, Clonter has played a key role in Jordan’s operatic journey. As a child, he heard operatic singing for the first time at one of Clonter’s outreach workshops. This year, Jordan has also featured as a guest soloist with the Symphonia Verbum Orchestra (SVO), Stoke on Trent’s only professional symphony orchestra, for their Summer Spectacular concert. In September, Jordan will move to Germany to join the ensemble of the Nationaltheater Mannheim as a member of their Opera Studio for the 2023/24 season. Previous operatic highlights include the roles of Maggiordomo in Puccini’s La Rondine (If Opera); Herald in Vaughan Williams’ The Pilgrim’s Progress (RNCM), and Silvio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. Jordan also sang the role of Townsperson in the children’s opera The Orphans of Koombu (Buxton Festival) and has performed with other leading companies in the UK including Opera Holland Park and Opera Rara. In concert, Jordan has shown his artistic versatility in performances of works including Karl Orff’s Carmina burana, Cimarosa’s Il maestro di cappella, Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem and Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder. In the field of song he has embraced text-forward interpretations of English song and Lieder, as well as the music of the Great American Songbook. Away from classical performance, Jordan also works as a jazz vocalist and as a writer and songwriter, with some of his recent collaborative work published on the Flexitracks label.
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Ticket Pricing & Booking Information
Wednesday 6th December
Tickets £38 (Ramsey Room), £32 (Foyer) – Both to include Concert & Tea, £17 (Foyer) – Concert Only* Doors Open 2.30pm Performance 3 – 4pm Tea Served 4pm
*Please note that this event is banqueting style – You will be sharing a table with others. However, if you would prefer a table for two, this option is available. Tickets £47. Limited availability.
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*Relaxed Performance – Tuesday 5th December
A relaxed performance is a show that has been adapted to suit people who might require a more relaxed environment, including (but not limited to) adults or children with learning difficulties, those with autistic spectrum and other sensory communication disorders. This we extend to include those with dementia and other related conditions.
Tickets £22 + 1 carer comes for free
Book Through Box Office Only – 01260 224514 (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am – 4pm) |
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