Opera on a Summer Afternoon - Sunday 6th July  4pm
Tickets from Gwens or telephone 01590 643404
£20 to include afternoon tea. Bar with Pimm's open from 3pm

Colin Judson - Tenor
Milford's own opera singer has kindly and generously masterminded a series of concerts for the Village Community Centre, beginning with this wonderful Opera on a Summer Afternoon.   Colin would like to invite you to become a member of Milford's Music Society of which he is proud to become Chairman -  more details to follow. Colin has also, amazingly, lent the Community Centre his own grand  piano to ensure the superb quality of the music for you to enjoy. 
A sought after tenor for the character repertoire Colin has made appearances at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in Turandot, Scottish Opera in  Fidelio, English National Opera in Salome and The Magic Flute.  Future plans include Wagners Ring Cycle in Lisbon and then in Strasbourg, Billy Budd and Falstaff for Glyndebourne
We are fortunate and delighted that Colin has generously given his time to entertain a Milford audience.

Pippa Daly - Soprano
Pippa trained at The Royal Academy of Music and has since appeared with many different opera companies.   She was a principle member of Travelling Opera and has performed in most of the opera houses and theatres throughout Britain.   Pippa has appeared as Snow White in pantomime at Tunbridge Wells with Spike Milligan and also in Chess the musical on a National Tour. 
For six years she was a member of the Glyndebourne chorus.  She is a regular performer with Raymond Gubbay at the Royal Albert Hall and has appeared in Peter Grimes with Glyndebourne Festival Opera.   Recordings include Merry Widow with Franz Welser Most and Dirk Bogarde. Pippa is currently the Director of the Performing Arts Centre at Ballard School.

Peter Snipp -  Baritone
was born in London, trained at the Guildhall School of Music and subsequently studied languages in Germany and Italy. Since graduating from the Guildhall Opera course he has appeared with Opera Factory, The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Glyndebourne Touring Opera. He has also appeared with the Bournemouth Symphony and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. 
In 1994 he joined English National Opera as a principal artist. His Music Theatre work has included a recording of 'Man of La Mancha' and performances of Sondheim's 'A Little Night Music' at the Leicester Haymarket. As a session singer he has recorded with Dave Brubeck, Paul McCartney and has sung on the film scores of 'The Lord of The Rings trilogy' Harry Potter, and Star Wars.

Carys Lloyd Roberts - Soprano
was born in Cardiff and studied at the Welsh College of Music and Drama where she won several prizes and awards.  Roles include Nymph in Rameau's 'Les Boreades' for the City of Birmingham Touring Opera, Papagena 'The Magic Flute' with Opera Lyrica, Angelica 'Orlando' and Paquette 'Candide' for Musica Nel Chiostro.

Television work includes a programme of Welsh songs for S4C and Jonathan Miller's dramatisation of the St. Matthew Passion for the BBC.  Carys has appeared with Glyndebourne Festival Opera for three seasons and Glyndebourne Touring Opera for two seasons. Carys sings and records regularly with London Voices and her work with them has included the film sound tracks to Star Wars Episodes 1 and 2, Harry Potter 1, 2 and 3 and the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy.