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April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the charity will reclaim 28p of tax on every £1 that I gave up to 5 April 2008 and will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give on or after 6 April 2008.
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THANK YOU FOR MAKING AND MARKING HISTORY WITH US
THE GREAT FIRE OPERA
AND LONDON
BURNED A NEW OPERA TO COMMEMORATE THE 350TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666 Music by Matt Rogers Libretto by Sally O’Reilly
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THE GREAT FIRE OPERA
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Image credits: Portrait of James II as Duke of York, attributed to John Riley, reproduced by kind permission of the Honourable Society of Middle Temple. Great Fire of London, Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, reproduced by kind permission of London Metropolitan Archives, City of London Corporation.
Director: Sinéad O’Neill Music Director: Christopher Stark Designer: Kitty Callister
with Robyn Allegra Parton Gwilym Bowen Alessandro Fisher Aoife O’Sullivan Andrew Rupp
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON, which destroyed most of the City, effectively ended on the roof of the Inner Temple Hall, where the last flames were beaten out under the direction of Inner Temple’s Royal Bencher, James, Duke of York. He and his men also saved the Temple Church. 2016 is the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire: and, at Inner Temple’s suggestion, the Temple Music Foundation has commissioned a new opera to mark these extraordinary events, to be performed in the Temple Church on 27-29 October this year. On Thursday 27 October the performance will be followed by a Gala Dinner in Inner Temple Hall.
SPONSORED BY JM FINN & CO
The composer is Matt Rogers, whose recent opera The Virtues of Things was premiered at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre. The production will be directed by Sinéad O’Neill who works regularly as an Assistant Director at Glyndebourne. The singers will include ENO soloists and younger prize-winners. The conductor will be Christopher Stark (who will make his BBC Proms debut this summer) and the musicians will include the Organist and Director of Music of the Temple Church, Roger Sayer, fresh from his performance of the Oscar nominated score for Interstellar. Tickets will be available from the TMF: www.templemusic.org/main-events This venture cannot take place without substantial funding. Your early support will help make something wonderful happen in a setting that could not be more fitting for this dramatic anniversary year, which also happens to be the 75th anniversary of the destruction by enemy action during the Second World War of many of the buildings in the Temple, thus achieving what the Great Fire had failed to do.
THE TEMPLE CHURCH Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October 2016 At 7.30 pm Saturday 29 October 2016 At 6pm Tickets on sale from the TMF
www.templemusic.org/main-events 020 7427 5641
THE GREAT FIRE OPERA
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The Duke of York’s Fire Fighters
DONATE £5,000 AND ENJOY – lF irst priority booking and highest priority to buy up to 10 tickets for any performance and up to 10 tickets for the Gala Dinner. lA utomatic membership (without further payment) of the TMF Chairman’s Circle until 31 December 2017 (which will give you first priority booking and reserved seats for all TMF events and the opportunity to meet the artists informally after some concerts). l Th e opportunity for you and up to three guests to attend any studio rehearsal and the dress rehearsal of the opera. lA cknowledgement (unless you request anonymity) in the programme and on the Great Fire Opera web site
The Great Fire Raisers
DONATE £2,000 AND RECEIVE – lP riority to buy up to 6 tickets for any performance and up to 6 tickets for the Gala Dinner. lA cknowledgment (unless you request anonymity) in the programme and on the Great Fire Opera Web Site. lO pportunity for you and a guest to attend one studio rehearsal and the dress rehearsal lA utomatic membership (without further payment) of the TMF Silver Circle until 31 December 2017 (which will give you second priority booking and reserved seats for all TMF events and the opportunity to meet the artists informally the Temple Song recitals).
The Great Fire Judges
DONATE £1,000 AND YOU WILL RECEIVE – lP riority to buy up to 4 tickets for any performance, and up to 4 tickets for the Gala dinner. lA cknowledgment (unless you request anonymity) in the programme and on the Great Fire Opera web-site lA utomatic membership (without further payment) of TMF Bronze Circle until 31 December 2017.
The Temple Fire Watchers
DONATE £250 AND YOU WILL HAVE – lP riority to buy up to 4 tickets for the performances on Friday or Saturday lA cknowledgment (unless you request anonymity) in the programme and on the Great Fire Opera web-site