Sunday 30th July

Tickets are NOW available

Natalie Sinnott - Soprano
Singer of the Vale 2004
accompanied by pianist Robert Young

Venue: St Martin's Church, Laugharne

Sponsored by: Hurst House, East Marsh, Laugharne and Arts Council Wales.

The recital content will range from arias by Handel, Mozart and Puccini, with songs by Mahler, Duparc and Gershwin.

Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £5.00

All proceeds are going to the upkeep of the Cors Playing Field.

Programme

Ombra mai fu
Never a greater shadow - From Serse
George Frederic Handel
(1685 – 1759)

Chi sa, chi sa qual sia
Who knows, who knows what affliction?
Concert Aria A faithful lady ponders
On the acidity of her suitor.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756 – 1791)

Chanson triste
Sad Song
Henri Duparc
(1848 – 1933)

L’invitation au voyage
Invitation of Travel
Henri Duparc
(1848 – 1933)

O mio babbino caro
O my dear father
From Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini
(1858 – 1924)

Short Interval (5 Minutes)

Last Rose of Summer
Arrangement by Benjamin Britten
(1913 – 1976)

Pan ddaw’r Nos
When the Night Comes
MeirionWilliams

Y Blodau ger y drws
The Flowers by my door
MeirionWilliams

Del cabello mas sutil    
Fernando Obradors
From the Finest Hair
(1897 – 1945)

El majo discreto
Enrique Granados
The discreet majo
(1867 – 1916)

By Strauss.
George Gershwin
(1898 – 1937)

Biographies

Copyright: Brian Tarr

Natalie Sinnott
Natalie was born in London of Irish and Polish parents in 1983, and brought up in Carmarthen. She graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with a B.Mus (Hons) degree in 2005.

Operatic Roles:
Hansel in Hansel and Gretel
Belinda in Dido and Aeneas
Phoebe in The Yeoman of the Guard
First lady in The Magic Flute
Heather in The Ten Belles
Member of the Welsh National Youth Opera

Solo Work with:
Morriston RFC Male Voice Choir on their Dublin Tour
Dunvant Male Voice Choir in South Wales and Birmingham
St David's Cathedral Music Festival.
Arts Wave, bringing together performers from Wales and Ireland
Concerto Gallese 2005, in Scarlatti's Christmas Cantata
Cor Meibion de Cymru and the Welsh Choir of California
Many performances at Festivals and Charity Concerts around the United Kingdom.

Robert Young
Robert began his musical journey at the age of 9 when he became a chorister at Southwell Minster School in Nottinghamshire. Within a few months he began to take piano lessons and quickly became recognised within the school for his musical talent.

In 1996, Robert was awarded a scholarship to Wells Cathedral School in Somerset where he won the EPTA (European Piano Teachers Association) competition and became a semi-finalist in the BBC Young Musicians.

The year 2000, saw Robert's first year at the Royal College of Music where he studied the piano under John Barstow and voice with Kenneth Woolham.

Robert is presently working as a freelance Accompanist and Teacher in Cardiff and holds musical posts including Tenor choral scholar at Llandaff Cathedral.