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They have performed in opera houses world wide, but for one night only in an Australian exclusive, tenor Simon O'Neill and soprano Cheryl Barker come together in Bundaleer Forest for a magical operatic event that will take your breath away.
With the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Simon and Cheryl will take to the main stage for the feature event of Bundaleer Forest Weekend, the twilight concert on Saturday evening (March 28).
Opera enthusiasts and novices alike will be spellbound as the majestic voices of these two international stars drift out through the trees under a canopy of stars.
It will be Simon's second appearance at Bundaleer Forest Weekend, having made his Australian debut at Bundaleer in 2007.
He is one of the most gifted and distinguished singers of his generation, establishing himself as a tenor in great demand on the international stage.
A principal artist with The Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the Salzburg Festival, Simon appears with such illustrious conductors as James Levine, Ricardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Sir Charles Mackerras and Seiji Ozawa.
Making his Opera Australia debut in Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk this year, Simon is booked out in world famous Opera Houses from La Scala to Bayreuth for the next several years.
Simon fell in love with Bundaleer Forest Weekend when he sang with fellow New Zealander Teddy Tahu Rhodes in 2007. He was determined to return to sing at Bundaleer in 2009 with celebrated Australian soprano Cheryl Barker.
Cheryl Barker performed in Baz Luhrmann's acclaimed La Boheme as well as singing for the Australian Opera, the English National Opera, Musica Viva and the State Opera of South Australia. Cheryl was hailed for her Opera Australia performances in Richard Strauss' Arabella in 2008.
On her 2009 schedule, right amidst Opera Bastille in Paris where she is currently performing Madame Butterfly, and the Sydney Opera House, and opera houses in the Netherlands and London, sits Bundaleer Forest Weekend where she will perform in the main twilight concert event on Saturday evening with Simon O'Neill.
The program will include operatic showstoppers from Nessun Dorma to Tonight from West Side Story.
Finish the evening with the sounds of Port Augusta-born, international jazz sensation Andy Firth and the Band of SA Police Dixieland jazz ensemble.
Enjoy supper under the stars and kick back and enjoy the upbeat entertainment of these first class performers. The perfect end to a perfect night of entertainment.
It is going to be a weekend to remember - be there and be part of it. Book now on 8664 0455.
click here to view the Twilight Concert Program
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