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Oliver! at Grange Park Opera 2016. Simon Keenlyside as Fagin with his gang of pickpockets
‘I had such a good time that I was sorely tempted to jump on stage at the final chorus and join in’ DA I LY T E L E G R A P H
WELCOME FIVE MIR ACLES HAVE TAKEN PL ACE . The first was finding the
magical setting of West Horsley Place. Other marvels were getting planning permission to build a fabulous new opera house in the Surrey Hills, the generosity of contributors (listed later) and the pace at which Martin Smith, our builder, has been making it take shape. How convenient that all this is happening a mile from a railway station – and around the corner from the M25. Of course, the greatest miracle of all has been the exceptional philanthropy of Bamber and Christina Gascoigne. By placing their inheritance into a charitable trust, this bewitching house and grounds can now be enjoyed forever by many people from all walks of life. Such miracles are cause for celebration and I do hope you will join us. Of course, the new can be frightening so it will be blended with familiar old friends: the seats – originally from the Royal Opera House – have come with us, as have the Indian pavilions, the chandeliers and the much-loved train set. At the heart of the experience is music. On June 8, Grange Park Opera will open in its new home with Tosca, and to sing for us we have captured the tenor superstar, Joseph Calleja. Joseph is one of a firmament that will be performing this season: Natalya Romaniw is in the title role of Janacek’s Jenufa (written at the same time as Tosca and with a similarly lavish orchestral palette), while for Wagner’s epic Die Walküre, American tenor Bryan Register will sing Siegmund opposite Rachel Nichols whose performances throughout Europe have been the talk of the EU. The icing on the cake is an evening with two superstars: Zenaida Yanowsky, Principal Artist with the Royal Ballet, and our patron Bryn Terfel – who kindly said that he found singing with Grange Park Opera “life-affirming”. Thank you to all who have helped – both now and since 1998. We have stepped into a fairy tale. Come and join us. Wasfi Kani Founding Director, Grange Park Opera
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START TIME
PERFORMANCE
THU 8
6
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TO S C A
SAT 10
6
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TO S C A
SUN 11
6
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JENUFA
THU 15
6
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TOSCA
FRI 16
6
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BRYN & ZEN
SAT 17
6
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JENUFA
SUN 18
6
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TO S C A
THU 22
6
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TO S C A
FRI 23
6
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JENUFA
SAT 24
6
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TOSCA
WED 28
6
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TOSCA
THU 29
4
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WA L KÜ R E
FRI 30
6
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TO S C A
SAT 1
4
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WA L KÜ R E
SUN 2
6
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TO S C A
WED 5
4
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WA L KÜ R E
THU 6
6
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JENUFA
SAT 8
6
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JENUFA
SUN 9
4
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WA L KÜ R E
WED 12
4
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WA L KÜ R E
SAT 15
4
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WA L KÜ R E
JUNE 2017
JULY 2017
START TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE All performances end before 10pm. Monday-Saturday: there are five trains after 10pm from Horsley station to London. Sunday: there are two trains (10.30 and 11pm).
Don Carlo at Grange Park Opera 2016
‘Don Carlo: gripping, gruesome and ‘Plucky company slays anTHEoperatic Goliath’ brutally convincing’ GUARDIAN FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Hope is a waking dream’ A R I S TOT L E
Jenufa Music by LEOS JANACEK (1854 – 1928) Opera in three acts | First performance 21 January 1904, Brno Theatre Libretto by Janacek, based on the play Její pastorkyna by Gabriela Preissová PRODUCTION ORIGINATES FROM WELSH NATIONAL OPERA (1998)
IN A VILLAGE IN RUSTIC MORAVIA the hapless Jenufa nurses her passion for her cousin, Steva. She is also carrying his child. Add a jealous half-brother and a conflicted stepmother into the mix and it adds up to an explosive drama. And that’s even before the winter ice melts to reveal a terrible secret. Regarded as one of Janacek’s masterpieces, Jenufa is music drama at its most intense and devastating, composed in the months preceding his daughter’s death. THE BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Conductor William Lacey Director Katie Mitchell Revival Director Robin Tebbutt Designer Vicki Mortimer Lighting Design Nigel Edwards
Natalya Romaniw Jenufa
sponsor Judith Lawless & Kevin Egan
Nicky Spence Steva
sponsor John & Carol Wates
Susan Bullock Kostelnicka Andrew Rees Laca Jihoon Kim Mayor Anne-Marie Owens Grandmother Jano Eleanor Garside Foreman Harry Thatcher 7
‘I lived for art, I lived for love . . . I helped people of misfortune . . . I decorated the altar with flowers . . . I gave jewels for the Madonna’s mantle . . . I gave music to the sky and stars . . . Why, my God, do you reward me thus?’ F LO R I A TO S C A , AC T 2 V I S S I D ’A RT E
Tosca Music by GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858 – 1924) Opera in three acts | First performance 14 January 1900, Teatro Costanzi, Rome Libretto by Illica & Giacosa based on the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou SPONSORED BY ICAP
PLC
ROME, 1800. The opera singer, Floria Tosca, has two admirers. One is Mario Cavaradossi, a painter – and the man she loves. The other is the Chief of Police, Baron Scarpia, who wants them both: Tosca in his bed and Cavaradossi dead. Political tensions and personal passions collide; Tosca will pay the ultimate price. Superstar tenor Joseph Calleja takes the role of Cavaradossi opposite Ekaterina Metlova, who will sing Tosca, in this most passionate and dramatic of operas. THE BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Conductor Gianluca Marciano Director Peter Relton Designer Francis O’Connor Lighting Design David Plater
Ekaterina Metlova Tosca
sponsor Anthony & Carolyn Townsend, Sue Lawson Vissi d’arte David & Clare Kershaw
Joseph Calleja Cavaradossi
sponsor François Freyeisen & Shunichi Kubo E Lucevan le stelle Diane & Christopher Sheridan The firing squad Adam & Lucy Constable The Attavanti Fan Rosie Faunch
Roland Wood Baron Scarpia His head Brian & Jennifer Ratner
Jihoon Kim Angelotti Simon Wilding Sacristan 9
‘He had reached that moment in life when a man abandons himself to his demon or to his genius, following a mysterious law which bids him either to destroy or outdo himself.’ M A R G U E R I T E YO U R C E N A R , M E M O I R S O F H A D R I A N
Die Walküre Music by RICHARD WAGNER (1813 – 1883) Music drama in three acts | First performance 26 June 1870, Munich Libretto by Richard Wagner, based on Norse myths SUPPORTED BY A SYNDICATE LED BY DAVID & AMANDA LEATHERS
FAMED FOR THE RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES, Die Walküre contains some of the most compelling vocal music ever written – as well as two of Wagner’s most sympathetic characters, Siegmund and Sieglinde. While taking shelter from a raging storm, Siegmund chances upon Sieglinde, his long-lost twin sister. Their forbidden love unleashes a chain of events that culminates in the collapse of the old order. THE BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductor Stephen Barlow
Rachel Nicholls Sieglinde
Director Stephen Medcalf
Bryan Register Siegmund
Set Designer Jamie Vartan
Alan Ewing Hunding
Lighting Design David Plater
Thomas Hall Wotan
Wotan’s Farewell Katie Bradford
Sara Fulgoni Fricka Jane Dutton Brünnhilde
War es so schmählich Stephen Gosztony & Sue Butcher
Mari Wyn Williams, Becca Mariott, Tanya Hurst, Gemma Morsley, Morag Boyle, Anne-Marie Owens VALKYRIES
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‘It is a blessing to give’ T E V Y E T H E DA I RY M A N
Bryn Terfel Zenaida Yanowsky
SINGS
DANCES
TWO FITTINGLY GRAND superstars welcome you to the opening season of our new opera house.
Bryn’s triumphant performances of Fiddler on the Roof was seen by 5,000 people during our 2015 season and a further 6,000 at the BBC Proms, where tickets sold out in two hours. 95,000 tuned into the live radio broadcast. For one night only, with pianist Iain Burnside, Bryn and Zenaida present an intimate evening to remember.
‘Singing with Grange Park Opera is lifeaffirming. These are people who want to bring a new generation to opera on and off the stage. I will be joining them on their journey.’ BRYN TERFEL, APPEAL PATRON
Photograph Rick Guest
Spanish dancer Zenaida Yanowsky comes from a family of dancers. Since 2001 she has been a Principal Artist at the Royal Ballet. Her many roles include Odette/Odile Swan Lake, Sylvia, Sugar Plum Fairy Nutcracker, Queen of Hearts Alice’s Adventures and Paulina Winter’s Tale.
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‘a masterly Tristan . . . each act unfurling slowly tow
wards the climax: steady, transparent, explosive’ T H E O B S E RV E R
YOUR VISIT WHEN TO ARRIVE Guests may arrive from two hours before the opera star ts. They explore the gardens, eat some of their picnic, have tea or a glass of champagne. (Performance start times on page 4).
THE LONG INTERVAL Good music, good books, good company and good conversation are leisurely pursuits that bring great happiness. (Almost) as enjoyable as the opera itself, the Long Interval is the important bit.
DRESS Guests wear something stylish. Most of the audience wear black tie/long or short dress, but don’t be afraid to stand out from the crowd: we encourage creativity. BEFORE THE OPER A Pre–performance canapés and champagne are served on the lawn on the west side of the house.
THE RESTAUR ANT The simplest option is to make a restaurant reservation within the splendour of the 500 yearold mansion (tablecloths, gleaming cutlery, flowers). A splendid threecourse menu with fine wines might not equal the 35-course luncheon enjoyed by Henry VIII on the very same flagstones . . . but then tastes have changed.
Fortnum & Mason tea is served in china cups with excellent cakes and scones on the Croquet Lawn.
There are a number of private dining rooms for parties from ten upwards.
Guests explore the walled gardens, take a romantic stroll through the woods, linger in the orchard (where there is a 200-year-old mulberry tree and dozens of damsons, pears and apples) and discover the Lily Pond Garden.
Menus and booking details will be sent with your tickets.
PICNIC OUTDOORS FORTNUM & MASON deliver hampers, fresh from Piccadilly to Horsley. You can book a Raj-style pavilion, or sit under an apple tree in the orchard, or by the magical crinkle-crankle wall or in the Lily Pond garden . . . or in the woods. The possibilities are endless. BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC Bring your own gourmet picnic. We can provide tables and chairs, and, for a fee, a porter to carry your hamper from the car park. There are private pavilions. There’s nothing like bagging the best spot on the grass and having your own idyll. There are stylish tables and chairs that you are welcome to use – free. Just make sure you get there first. If you bring your own furniture, it can only be used in the orchard. Please: no barbecues; no erected structures. We aim for elegance at all times.
GETTING THERE BY CAR Sat Nav KT24 6AN The new opera house is between Leatherhead and Guildford, 10 minutes from the intersection of the A3 and M25. Your guests can leave London midafternoon and arrive with time for a glass of champagne before the opera. A map may be downloaded from the website and a printed version will be sent with your tickets. BY TRAIN Horsley station is one mile away with frequent trains from Waterloo, Vauxhall, Clapham Junction (45 mins). There will be a shuttle bus on performance days. Woking Station is 8 miles away (25 mins from London; 8 trains/hour). WALKING We are a short walk from Horsley station – along the railway line and then through estate fields. SPECIAL ACCESS We ask that guests without good mobility are accompanied. When booking please indicate (a) whether or not you require wheelchair space (b) if you have other specific seating needs. Mobility scooters may not be used.
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TICKET PRICES SATURDAY & BRYN+ZEN
THE REST
BAND A
STALLS, GRAND TIER BOXES § (SEAT 8 & 10) , BALCONY BOXES § (SEAT 8) Only full boxes are sold
£190
£180
BAND B
STALLS, STALLS CIRCLE, BALCONY BOXES § (SEAT 8) Only full boxes are sold
£175
£165
BAND C
STALLS, STALLS CIRCLE, GRAND TIER, BALCONY
£160
£145
BAND D
STALLS, STALLS CIRCLE, BALCONY
£145
£125
BAND E
STALLS CIRCLE, GRAND TIER
£125
£105
BAND F
STALLS CIRCLE, GRAND TIER, BALCONY, ATTIC (some restricted view)
£105
£105
BAND G
STALLS CIRCLE, GRAND TIER, BALCONY, ATTIC (some restricted view)
£90
£85
BAND H
STALLS CIRCLE, GRAND TIER, BALCONY, ATTIC (some restricted view)
£70
£70
The Duchess liked sheep to graze in front of the house – and the tradition lives on
AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS the opera house seating had not been installed. Should we anticipate any significant changes, we will contact effected ticketholders. Keep abreast of progress at grangeparkopera.co.uk
SEAT MAP THE ATTIC
BALCONY
GR AND TIER
STALLS CIRCLE
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HOW TO BOOK BOOKING DATES Supporter requests Monday 21 Nov 2016 from 10.30 am 35 and under (Meteor) Tuesday 7 Feb 2017 from 10.30 am General booking Wednesday 8 Feb 2017 from 10.30 am CONTACT US 01962 73 73 73 info@grangeparkopera.co.uk
ONLINE www.grangeparkopera.co.uk BY PHONE 01962 73 73 73 Monday to Friday, 9.30–5.30 BY POST Return the booking form overleaf IMPORTANT NOTE Supporter requests received by Thursday 12 January will be allocated before general booking opens. Other bookings will be processed after 8 February 2017.
METEORS
MUSICAL CHAIRS
TICKETS for 35 and under
FREE TICKETS for 14-22
People of all ages are captivated by opera. It is the most expensive art form (a 60-piece orchestra, a chorus of 30+, not to mention technicians dealing with scenery, costumes, lighting etc). We don’t want money to be a barrier to younger people falling in love with opera. After all, they are the future.
There are free seats for younger people who otherwise could not come to the opera. To apply, complete the form on the website. These tickets are subsidised by charitable trusts and ticket buyers.
Every night (other than Saturday), there are 50 Meteor tickets @ £35. Situated in all areas of the auditorium, they can be purchased in a 24 hour window prior to general booking. All you have to do is sign up as a Meteor. It costs nothing.
Photography Richard Lewisohn
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We will allocate you the best available seats in the selected Price Band If you prefer to be in a par ticular place, please note this in Special Requests MUSICAL CHAIRS I would like to make a contribution towards a free seat for a young person who otherwise could not come to the opera
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SUPPORT THE 2017 SEASON (if you have not already done so) The season costs far more than is received from ticket income and we depend on members to bridge the gap. They choose their tickets from November. You can jump the queue and have your request processed before public booking opens. Join a School of Support: Plato (£210), Archimedes (£360), Hippocrates (£690) or Glass Ceiling (£1,100)
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GRAND TOTAL Please send cheques for this total made payable to Grange Park Opera. If no cheque is attached, we will be in contact by phone in due course to take payment.
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‘West Horsley Place is a glorious sprawling ancient house: grand but welcoming, with secret corners, aged trees, box hedges and a majestic crinkle-crankle wall’ JOANNA LUMLEY, APPEAL PATRON
A NEW OPERA HOUSE THE THEATRE IN THE WOODS Late October 2016
THI S PHOTOGR APH was taken
on Tuesday 13 September, the last summer day of 2016, when only a few beams of the six miles of steel had been erected. Guildford Borough Council had granted permission on 18 May, the Secretary of State had given final approval on 31 May and building started on 20 June. By 5 September the foundations were complete (146 concrete piles of 19m) and then work began on the steel structure. By early November there will be a roof and by Christmas the theatre will be watertight. The opera house opens on 8 June 2017 and the audience will walk into the semi-circular atrium with treelike columns soaring from floor to roof. Scaffolding will still envelop it but enough will be complete to stage magnificent operas. High on the outside wall above the main door is a balcony from which trumpeters will summon the audience to the performance – an idea inspired by (stolen from) Wagner’s Bayreuth. After the 2017 season, work resumes on the elaborate outer brick work and the decoration of the auditorium: the splendid enriched balcony fronts and a painted ceiling.
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‘What a treat to hear this magnificent opera so generously honoured’ DA I LY T E L E G R A P H
AN INTRODUCTION
BY
BAMBER GASCOIGNE
I HAVE HAD T WO VERY GRE AT S U RPRI S ES in the past 18
months. The first was the unexpected news that I had been left, by a 99-year-old aunt, Mary Roxburghe, a beautiful house in the country. A week after her death I received a request to go to a solicitor’s office. On arrival I was handed her will. I did my best to look calm and collected while they provided a cup of coffee and biscuits. The other great surprise was provided by Grange Park Opera. A small group of their trustees paid a visit. Again over coffee and biscuits, they described their proposal and asked Christina and me if it might be acceptable. It didn’t take us long to say ‘Yes, indeed’. It isn’t every day that you are invited to have an opera house in your garden. A wrought-iron gate leads opera-goers from the semi-formal walled gardens to our orchard – a magical place of amazingly old fruit trees, perfect for a picnic. And from there a short path will take guests to the new opera house, tucked away romantically in a wood. And then the house itself. Amazing . . . and I could go on and on. But it is enough to say that the ground floor, an unbroken sequence of Tudor stone flags leading into the garden, has space for 150 people to dine in style. There has been a manor house on the estate since soon after the Norman Conquest, but the present house is a sturdy timber-frame building from about 1500. It was still virtually a new house when Henry VIII seized it and gave it in 1536 to his cousin and childhood friend, Henry Courtenay. The grateful Courtenay felt he should ask the King and his retinue to lunch in the Great Hall – an expensive undertaking. The details of the 35 courses survive. The range of birds on offer is startling – stewed sparrows, larded pheasants, ducks, gulls, stork, gannets, heron, pullets, quail and partridge. But Henry was a fickle friend. Thomas Cromwell later persuaded him that Courtenay was unreliable, with a Catholic wife, and in 1539 the King had him beheaded – a mere three years after that congenial lunch! There is no external sign now of West Horsley Place being a timber house but inside there are fascinating glimpses in doorways, staircases, wainscoting. The original oak structure is still holding up the entire building. The elegant front of the present house is, in fact, pure sham. The owner, in about 1640, seems to have decided that it was embarrassing to live in such an old house. So he went 27
for a cheap option – he commissioned the brick façade and had it screwed to the old timbers. In 1931, the Marquess of Crewe (my great-grandfather) and his second wife, Peggy, sold the great Crewe Hall in Cheshire. They had decided to ‘downsize’ and were looking for a small house in Surrey. Their searches brought them to West Horsley Place. They immediately fell under its spell, as almost everyone does, and bought it although it was, in Crewe’s biographer’s words, ‘larger than they had intended’. Beautiful, spacious and ideal for house parties and family gatherings, it was the perfect place for them to live in style in the years up to the war. The house then, as now, was full of a vast numbers of books because both Crewe and his father had been passionate collectors. Mary Crewe-Milnes, Duchess of Roxburghe (1915-2014) was a goddaughter of Queen Mary, after whom she was named. Her mother, Peggy Primrose, was the daughter of the British prime minister the Earl of Rosebery. In 1935, Mary married the dashing, eligible Duke of Roxburghe, known as Bobo, and moved to the enormous Floors Castle, in the Scottish Borders. She was living there in 1953 when Bobo had the butler serve her with divorce papers with her breakfast. The Duke told her to leave the castle but her solicitor advised her not to go quietly, pointing out that in Scots law the size of the alimony depended on how willing or unwilling the wife had been to leave. On the instructions of her counsel, she staged a tenday sit-in which became a sensation in the national press. First the Duke sacked all the servants he could, leaving her only her lady’s maid, whom the Duchess paid herself. The huge empty castle was eerie for the two women alone, with their nights soon lit only by oil lamps after the Duke had disconnected the electricity. When he cut off the water, the solicitor said her point was made. It had been worth it – the alimony was excellent. Mary moved south and, with her mother’s death in 1967, she became châtelaine of West Horsley Place, living there for more than 40 years and playing an enthusiastic part in local activities.
The Stone Hall with tudor f lagstones upon which strode Henry VIII
The Red Drawing Room
In an act of exceptional philanthropy Bamber & Christina Gascoigne have given the house, land and ancillary buildings to The Mary Roxburghe Trust which has granted Grange Park Opera a 99 year lease – meaning a permanent home for the charity. The ashes of the Duchess of Roxburghe (above) are in a casket under the first violins.
Tuesday 11 October 2016. Since then . . . the steel frame is complete, the f loors are in and the roof is on. A miracle. (And work only started on June 20th. Bravo R J Smith team.)
The timber frame of the 500-year-old building
SUPPORT GR ANGE PARK OPER A
BE PART OF THIS MOMENT BEYOND EXCITEMENT WE ARE H UGE LY GR ATE FU L for members’ 18 years of support during which
we have presented 59 operas and nearly 500 performances to an audience of close to 300,000. Thus, Grange Park Opera has become known as a thriving organisation of national and international importance and established itself as one of Europe’s leading opera festivals.
THEATRE IN THE WOODS £10 M APPEAL
2017 SEASON MEMBERs
The season costs far more than is received from ticket income and we depend on members to bridge the gap. They choose their tickets from November. SPONSOR A SINGER OR AN ARM OR A LEG . . . from £2,000 We will team you up with your perfect musical limbs and after the performance, you join them on the stage. GLASS CEILING SOCIETY proposed donation £1,100. You are invited to autumn gatherings and to the stage after two performances. THE
SCHOOL OF HIPPOCRATES proposed donation £690. You are invited to autumn gatherings and to the stage after a performance. THE
SCHOOL OF ARCHIMEDES proposed donation £360. There is an Archimedes soirée and you will be invited to witness the building of the new theatre. THE
SCHOOL OF PLATO proposed donation £210. There is a Plato soirée and you will be invited to witness the building of the new theatre. THE
The generosty of the individuals listed overleaf have enabled the project to take off at a miraculous pace. In ten months they have contributed over £7m. Please consider joining them and creating something exceptional for future generations. CIRCLE OF VIRTUOUS ENTERPRISE PATRON BRYN TERFEL A 99-year lease makes this a theatre for many generations to come. The Circle comprises 500 people contributing at the entry level (currently £2,500). The places (“points”) are allotted in the order of joining and you will be acknowledged on a scroll in the theatre for 20 years. Why not take points for your children or grandchildren? THE
PIONEERS PATRON JOANNA LUMLEY £20k – £100k We are looking for 150 like-minded pioneering souls whose gift is attached to a row in the stalls, a column or a step. There is sparkling printed matter which tells more. THE
HADRON COLLIDERS £200k + Naming rights for Boxes, Stalls Circle, Grand Tier, Balcony, Upper Tier.
CORPORATE INVOLVEMENT from £2,500 CONTACT CHARLOTTE POMROY OR JACK RUSH charlotte@grangeparkopera.co.uk | jack@grangeparkopera.co.uk 01962 73 73 69
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CONTRIBUTORS TO THE £10 million APPEAL THE PIONEERS Michael & Hilary Cowan Michael & Sarah Spencer Clore Duffield Foundation Geoff & Fiona Squire Foundation Ronnie Frost & family David & Linda Lloyd Jones William Garrett SPUTNIK David & Amanda Leathers John L Pemberton David & Linda Lloyd Jones Simon & Meg Freakley Hamish & Sophie Forsyth Ruth Markland William & Kathy Charnley Stephen Gosztony & Sue Butcher Sir Henry & The Hon Lady Keswick
Hugh & Catherine Stevenson Anthony & Carolyn Townsend
SOPWITH Sir Gerald & Lady Acher John & Jackie Alexander Vindi & Kamini Banga Joanna Barlow The Buckley Family David & Elizabeth Challen Jane & Paul Chase-Gardener TURING Mr & Mrs Tim Cockroft Mr Quentin Black Anonymous Jane & Jonathan Clarke Mr & Mrs Leo A Daly III Aidan & Colette Clegg The de Laszlo Foundation Adam & Lucy Constable Nick & Lesley Dumbreck Peter & Annette Dart Judith Lawless & Kevin Egan Sir David Davies The Ewins Family Peter & Manina Dicks Christina & Bamber Gascoigne Noreen Doyle Mr & Mrs Grant Gordon T V Drastik George & Caroline Goulding Niall, Ingrid & Gabriella FitzGerald The Hon Charles Harris François Freyeisen & Shunichi Kubo Malcolm Herring Hilary Hart Dr Jonathan Holliday Harry Hyman & Dr Gwen Holliday David & Clare Kershaw Richard & Pamela Jacobs Lord & Lady Marks of Broughton Raymonde Jay Rothschild & Co Keith & Lucy Jones Lord & Lady Sassoon The Justham Trust Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Mr Mat Kirk & Mrs Sam Kirk Voluntary Settlement Carole & Geoffrey Lawson Ed & Lulu Siskind Foundation Mark H Lewisohn
Oscar & Margaret Lewisohn Tessa & John Manser Darcy & Alexander Munro Bruce & Pamela Noble Peter & Poppity Nutting Hamish Parker Stephen & Isobel Parkinson Cathy & Michael Pearman Mike & Jessamy Reynolds Nigel & Viv Robson Anne & Barry Rourke David & Lynneth Salisbury Victoria & John Salkeld Mark & Louise Seligman Diane & Christopher Sheridan Lorraine Spencer Sir John & Lady Sunderland Anonymous Adam & Louise Tyrrell Johnny & Marie Veeder Rev. John Wates OBE & Mrs Carol Wates David & Alison Watson Keith & Katy Weed Andrew & Jane Winch Anonymous Edward & Mandy Weston John Coates Charitable Trust Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation Golden Bottle Trust Drapers’ Charitable Fund
THE CIRCLE OF VIRTUOUS ENTERPRISE 1 Bryn Terfel 15 Harry & Ellen Thurman 2 Wasfi Kani 16 Roger & Jackie Morris 3 Alexander & Mary Creswell 17 Peter & Irene Casey 4 Mr & Mrs David Ibeson 18 George Kingston 5 Ms Nicola A. Freshwater 19 – 23 Gerry & Joy Acher’s 6 Mr & Mrs Graham West grandchildren 7 Jean & Richard Baldwin 24 Peter & Jacquie Homonko 8 Hilary & James Leek 25 Mrs Alyson Wilson 9 Adam & Carola Lee 26 James & Helena Watson 10 Christopher & Tineke Stewart 27 Mr & Mrs William Witts 11 Miss Pamela M North 28 Liz & Nigel Peace 12 Tony Legge 29 Jane Poulter 13 Anonymous 30 Angela & David Harvey 14 Mrs Susan Lochner JP DL 31 Mrs Annabel Allott
32 Ian & Clare Maurice 44 Mr John Gaymer 33 Nick & Sarah Treble 45 Dr Martin Read 34 David & Fiona Taylor & Dr Marian Gilbart Read 35 Paul Drury & Anna McPherson46 Siân & Ben Tyler 36 George & Marie Rushton 47 Sally Phillips 37 Peter & Marianne Hooley 48 Tristan Wood 38 Mark & Rosemary Carawan 49 Dr Carolyn Greenwood 39 Sir Anthony & Lady Cleaver & John McVittie 40 Ernst Uwe Hanneck 50 Eliza Mellor & Karin Mueller 51 Andrew & Marian Sanders 41 Madeleine & Stephen McGairl 52 William & Kitty Vaughan 42 Antonia Murphy 53 David & Sarah Rosier & Clare Bevan 54 John & Cecilia Gordon 43 Dame Janet Gaymer 55 David & Peta Crowther
56 Liz & Mike Cooper-Mitchell 120 David & Vivienne Woolf 190 Nicholas & Jane St Aubyn & Mr Oscar Harrison-Hall 57 Anonymous 121 Mr Julian Stanford 191 Mr & Mrs Barry Bramley 252 Paul Coleman DL 58 Dr Henry & Mrs Julia Pearson 122 – 124 James & Béatrice Lupton 192 Mr Ian Coutts-Wood 253 Mrs Jeanette Bird 59 Mrs Margaret Green 125 Mina & Suzanne Goodman 193 Oliver & Felicity Wethered 254 Toby & Jennifer Greenbury 60 Helen Culleton 126 Mrs Carolyn Conlan 194 The O’Hea family 255 Anthony & Fiona Littlejohn 61 Peter & Marie-Claire Wilson 127 Dominic & Katherine Powell 195 J & V Knox 256 David Alan Foster 62 Mrs Margaret Bolam 128 Mrs Laurence Colchester 196 Mr Andrew Simon 257 Dr John Grimshaw 63 Mrs Elizabeth Vyvyan 129 Mr Mark & Mrs Sue Luboff 197 Anonymous 258 Baroness Patience Wheatcroft 64 Mr Brian Boyce 130 Julian G Jones 198 Anonymous 259 Victoria Gath & Mark Echlin 65 Mrs Judith Boyce 131 Ian & Helen Andrews 199 The One Style Tour 260 Peter & Angela Granger 66 Anonymous 132 David & Elizabeth Pritchard 200 Bruce & Bridget Montgomery261 – 265 Jenny Bland 67 Mr & Mrs S R Jeffreys 133 Anne Howells & Steve Clarke 201 Oliver & Rebecca Huggins 266 Ms Melinda Hughes 68 Christopher Jack 134 Hugh Fagan 202 Ms Morfydd Evans 267 Paul & Lydia Goodson & Stephanie Sfakianos 135 Crispin Cazalet 203 Christina & Timothy Benn 268 Bruce & Lizzie Powell 69 Robin & Anne Purchas 136 Antoni & Caroline Daszewski 204 Prudence & Kevan Watts 269 – 272 Anonymous 70 Laura & Andrew Sykes 137 Dr Anthony Smoker 205 Bobasch Joel Foundation 273 Sir John & Lady Hood 71 Anonymous 138 Mr & Mrs Max Ulfane 206 Veronica Powell 274 John & Elizabeth Maycock 72 Mr Adrian Knowles 139 Clive & Helena Butler 207 Anonymous 275 Pam & John Bevington 73 Mrs Tikki Adorian 140 Jill & Mike Pullan 208 Sue & Graham White 276 Susanne & Jeffrey Nedas 74 Laurence & Janey Langford 141 Nick Viner & Victoria Boyarsky 209 Sir Rupert & Lady Jackson 277 Dr Ann Williams 75 Paul Batchelor 142 Mr & Mrs John Tremlett 210 Angela & Clive Gilchrist 278 Tony & Valerie Thompson 76 Janet Batchelor 143 Edwina Sassoon 211 Michael & Nirmala Rappolt 279 Rosie Faunch 77 Miss Deborah Finkler 144 Christopher & Clare McCann 212 Patricia & Richard Millett 280 Hugh & Claire Peppiatt & Mr Allan Murray-Jones 145 Michael de Navarro 213 Mr Graham Elliott 281 Mr & Mrs Andrew Frost 78 Mr & Mrs John Colwell 146 Emily, Victoria & Isobel Battcock & Mrs Emma Crabtree 282 Sir David & Lady Normington 79 Dr Jonathan Holliday 147 Christian & Katie Wells 214 John & Susan Burns 283 Ione Woollacott & Dr Gwen Lewis 148 Mr & Mrs Angel 215 Hilary & Barney II Myerscough 284 Ron & Pennie Zimmern 80 Sharon Pipe 149 Austin & Ragna Erwin 216 Michael & Allie Eaton 285 Jocelin & Cherry Harris 81 Martin & Brigitte Skan 150 Charles Alexander 217 Lady Purves 286 Jilly Allenby-Ryan 82 Dr Patrick Mill & Kasia Starega 218 Ms Carolyn Saunders 287 Nicole Hutchings 83 Jeanette Mill 151 Alan Thomas & Mr Richard Ford 288 The Peak Family 84 Dr Peter Harrison & Verity Jones 152 Jerry & Clare Wright 219 The Tickner Family 289 Mr Michael & Mrs Julia Kerby 85 The Fischer Fund 153 Sue & Peter Morgan 220 Nigel Silby 290 Christopher & Georgie Birrell 86 Bill Bougourd & Judith Thomas 154 Sue & Peter Paice 221 Andy & Estelle Los 291 Stuart Errington CBE DL 87 Iain & Mary Rhind 155 Dieter & Lesley Losse 222 Ben & Christina Perry 292 Lord & Lady Woolton 88 Mrs Michael Beresford-West 156 Mr Charles Rosier 223 Richard & Sally Nield 293 Robert & Felicity Waley-Cohen 89 Mr Mat Kirk & Mrs Sam Kirk 157 Anonymous 224 Mr & Mrs John Jarvis 294 Bruce & Roma Hooper 90 & 91 The Foxley Trust 158 Professor Heather Joshi CBE 225 Mrs Juliet Dunsmure 295 Oliver & Emma Pawle 92 Peter Kerfack & Russell Townend 159 Dr Barbara Domayne-Hayman 226 Ian & Wendy Sampson 296 The McGinley Foundation 93 Andrew & Jane Sutton 160 Mr Hugh Gammell 227 Felix Appelbe 297 Zsalya 94 George Meagher 161 Anonymous 228 George & Veronique Seligman 298 Jonathan & Sarah Bayliss 95 Jack Gardener 162 Neil & Elizabeth Johnson 229 Clementine Wyke 299 Julie Joy Jarman & Jack Pickard 96 Jan & Michael Potter 163 Eleanor G Berry 230 The Lady Heseltine 300 Miranda Robinson 97 Mr & Mrs Henry Lumley 164 Cilla & John Slater 231 Adair Turner & 301 Jeremy Lewis Simons 98 Sir Michael Parker 165 Mr & Mrs L Vine-Chatterton Orna NiChionna 302 Christopher & Sarah Smith 99 Lady Parker 166 – 170 Anonymous 232 Fiona & Peter Hare 303 Nick & Anne Driver 100 Miss Lily Bagwell Purefoy 171 Peter & Katie Gray 233 Peter & Rosemary Derby 304 Nicholas & Linda Payne 101 Pam Alexander 172 Mr David Gutman 234 Kathrine Palmer 305 Mike Hendry & Roger Booker 173 David & Alex Rhodes 235 Nigel & Johanna Stapleton 306 Christopher Reeves 102 Dr & Mrs G M Tonge 174 Charlie Chase-Gardener 236 Mr Andrew & Mrs Jill Soundy Memorial Trust 103 Simon & Rosemary Godfrey 175 Lucy Chase-Gardener 237 Mark & Alva Powell 307 Derek & Lynda Rapport 104 Rob & Felicity Shepherd 176 Mr Josh Holliday 238 Tamara Mitchel 308 Mr Per Jonsson 105 June, Dyrol & Becky Lumbard177 Mr Tom Holliday 239 John Derrick & Preben Oeye 309 Mr & Mrs Haydn Abbott 106 Janet Mernane 178 Peter & Brenda Berners-Price240 Shirley & Brian Carte 310 David & Deborah Stileman 107 Mr Victor Coles 179 Miss Rula Al-Adasani MBE 241 Sir Peter & Lady Cazalet 311 Robert & Judith Hart 108 David & Virginia Essex 180 Helen Dorey 242 Prof Mark & Dr Gill Britton 312 Jeffrey & Vivien Sultoon 109 Mr & Mrs David Blackburn & Markus Geisser 243 John & Trudi Harris 313 Olivier Bourgois & Alice Goldet 110 Andrew Luff 181 Mrs Tim Landon 244 Longina Boczon 314 Mr Roderick Davidson 111 & 112 Diana & Terence Kyle 182 Hugh & Mary Boardman 245 David & Frances Waters 315 Anthony Bunker 113 Mr Julian Hardwick 183 Stephen & Nilda Ginn 246 Polizzi Charitable Trust 316 Anonymous 114 Mr & Mrs Peter Leaver 184 Tom & Sarah Grillo 247 Anne & Alistair Calder 317 Mr & Mrs Leprince Jungbluth 115 John Kessler 185 Dr Tom McClintock 248 Nerissa Guest 318 Brian, Jennifer & Ben Ratner 116 Angela Kessler 186 Richard & Miriam Borchard 249 Mr & Mrs F A Wilson 319 Prof Neil & Dr Jane Mortensen 117 Mr Habib Motani 187 Chris & Miranda Ward 250 Prof Graham Layer 320 David Buchler 118 Miss Elizabeth Cretch 188 Mr Peter Linacre & Dr Jenny Sillick 321 Anonymous 119 Anonymous 189 William & Felicity Mather 251 Ms Jane Jenkins 322 Mr Lawrence M. 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THE APPEAL Joint chairs Sir David Davies Dame Vivien Duffield Patrons Joanna Lumley Bryn Terfel
TRUSTEES Simon Freakley Chairman Joanna Barlow Tony Bugg Iain Burnside Mary Creswell Sir David Davies Dame Vivien Duffield Jeremy Farr Hamish Forsyth Emma Kane
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