St Hubert’s Idsworth Music Series: New Arts Opera

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An evening of opera and sacred music.

Our second concert is bought to us by New Arts Opera, for an evening exploring the theme of love.

As one of the performers, we are very lucky to have the outstanding Anglo-Irish soprano Zita Syme, a Britten-Pears Young Artist whose career spans major opera festivals and houses across Europe. Her many concert appearances have included Haydn’s Nelson Mass and recitals at St James’s Piccadilly and the National Portrait Gallery.

This evening will be far more than a recital. Through tender duets and intimate arias, we will trace how composers across centuries have wrestled with love in all its forms: passion and longing, devotion and loss, hope and heartbreak.

Tickets £25.

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About the series “One Word, Many Notes”.

‘One Word, Many Notes’ is a concert series built around a beautifully simple idea: that one word can open the door to a whole world of music.

Each evening takes a single word and brings it to life through performances by exceptional musicians. From choirs and musicians through to stunning operatic favourites, you are invited to experience how different performers interpret their word in wonderfully varied and surprising ways.

Whether you are a lifelong music lover or simply curious to try something new, these concerts offer the chance to enjoy outstanding live performance in one of Hampshire’s most memorable places. ‘One Word, Many Notes’ is about bringing people together, celebrating great music and creating shared moments of joy, reflection and community through the power of music.