Miranda Francis & Rebecca Topping

Generously supported by The Friends of The Northern Aldborough Festival who will be providing light refreshments

Prices

Adult	£10	BOOK TICKETS
Child	FREE	BOOK TICKETS

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Miranda Francis, Soprano
Rebecca Topping, Piano

Catalani: Ebben ne andro Lontana (La Wally)
Puccini: La Canzone di Doretta (La Rondine), O mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi)
Mozart: Porgi Amor (Le nozze de Figaro)
Johann Strauss: Mein Herr Marquis (Die Fledermaus)
Puccini: Vissi d'arte (Tosca), Quando m'en vo (La Boheme), In quelle trine morbide (Manon Lescaut)
Lehar: Lippen Schweigen, Vilia (Merry Widow)

Miranda Francis (coloratura soprano) was born in Cape Town, studied and graduated at the University of the Western Cape. She was a school Music teacher for 12 years and led many choirs in her home country.

Miranda was privileged to sing at a banquet in honour of Nelson Mandela. She toured Europe as a soloist with the SA Libertas choir in 1995, singing in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Bonn, Heidelberg, Munich, Salzburg, The Hague... to mention but a few places.

She emigrated to England, married, and now lives in Stockton-on-Tees where she is well known as an accomplished soloist and vocal coach.

Rebecca Topping attended Chetham's School of Music in Manchester at 16 and studied with Alicja Fiderkiewicz, before gaining a scholarship to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Here she studied with acclaimed pianist and chamber musician, Richard McMahon and during this time performed the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 in Cardiff as well as winning the Eric Hodges Memorial Prize, for the performance of a Beethoven Sonata.

Special Information

Ticket prices include tea/coffee and light refreshments. Children under 16 will enjoy free admission to all Morning Concerts but please ask for a free ticket for each child.