Windrush, The Journey - Touring Concert and Exhibition - June 2024

Pegasus Opera, in partnership with the Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra present Windrush, The Journey. For
more than 30 years, Pegasus Opera Company has fearlessly paved the way for
diverse talent in opera.

Today, we’re paying tribute to Windrush, showcasing a rich tapestry of music and storytelling, and celebrating Black classical composers: past, present and future. Through the outstanding music of Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Richard Thompson and Des Oliver – three composers who represent different eras of Black history – we’ll honour the legacy of the Windrush generation with an exciting fusion of classical music, steel pan, jazz and blues. 

A fascinating immersive exhibition showcasing the work of Black British composers through music, photographs and local Windrush testimony will accompany this concert which will be featured in foyer of the The Tung Auditorium.

-The Programme:

Joseph Bologne le Chevalier de Saint-Georges 

L'Amant Anonyme (Extracts)   

Overture to L'Amant Anonyme 

Depuis longtemps mon coeur soupire (Act 1, Scene 1)    

Tant de Constance (Act 1, Scene 2)             

Son amour, Sa constance extrême (Act 1, Scene 3)  

Enfin une foule… L’Amour, deviant propice (Act 2, Scene 1)         

Aimer sans pouvoir le dire (Act 2, Scene 2)  

Non, non je ne puis rien entendre (Act 2, Scene 3)

Ah! Quel trouble 

Richard Thompson Aspects of Othello & Desdemona 

Des Oliver and Edson Burton composer and librettist “Windrush Opera” (Scenes 3 and 4) 

Jeri Lynne Johnson conductor 

Singers from Pegasus Opera Company

Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra