We're very excited to present an entertaining Sunday afternoon concert, with opera singer Bérengère Mauduit (mezzo-soprano) and Jenny Vizinet (piano).
Come and hear stories told in song, based on Aesop's fables, with music by Offenbach, Gounod, Lecocq, Viardot and Caplet. Recommended for families especially, but entertaining for all!
Expected duration: 50 minutes
Born in France, Bérengère Mauduit has trained at the English National Opera (Opera Works Programme) and Marseilles Opera Studio. She went on to join the chorus at Glyndebourne Festival Opera for several seasons while developing an international solo career. Her main roles include Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte (Dorset Corset), Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro (Avignon Opera and as cover for Welsh National Opera), Hänsel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel in Bordeaux, an apprentice in Wagner’s Die Meistersinger for Glyndebourne (Original 2011 production and 2015 revival), 3rd Lady in Co-Opera-Co’s Magic Flute, Sister Mathilde in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites (opéra de Nice), Mercédès (Carmen) and Nicklausse ( The Tales of Hoffmann) for Brasov Opera House, Romania. Mauduit trained as a teacher before embracing a musical profession and her passion for education has never gone away. In 2017 she trained in workshop leadership with the Royal Opera House and English National Opera and is currently engaged in research with King’s College, London, to try and develop a combined approach to languages and music in schools. She is an award winner of the Solti Foundation and Mario Lanza Trust.
Jennifer Vizinet holds a BA Hons degree in music from the University of York as well as a post-graduate diploma in piano accompaniment from the Royal Academy of Music. She was awarded the Meaker Fellowship and a Masters of Performance with Distinction from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is a staff accompanist at Guildhall School of Music and Dance and pianist for the Royal Academy of Dance.
