Festa di Puccini

BE part of BIF!

Don’t just listen – join in!

Following the success of Haydn’s The Creation in the 2022, experienced singers are once again invited to be part of the 2024 Buxton International Festival. As part of the Festival’s final choral-themed weekend, Buxton Musical Society are marking the centenary of the death of Giacomo Puccini by performing his largest sacred work – the Messa di Gloria. Written when he was 21, the work shows the influence of his family’s close involvement with the Cattedrale di San Martino in Lucca but hints at the glorious melodies that were to come in his later work.

There are two options for joining with us in this performance:

1. If you live locally, you are encouraged to attend as many of the pre-rehearsals as possible which take place on Thursday evenings from 7.45 – 9.45, together with the final chorus rehearsal and orchestral rehearsal at 7.30pm on Thursday 18 July and at 5.15pm on Friday 19 July, respectively. Concert from 8.45pm – ~9.45pm. If you wish, you will also be welcome to sing in the Festival Mass which will also be rehearsed on these dates (see below).
2. If you already know the work and feel that you can contribute positively to the performance, you may attend only the final chorus rehearsal at 7.30pm on Thursday 18 July together with the orchestral rehearsal at 5.15pm on Friday 19 July. Concert from 8.45pm – ~9.45pm.

NB the rehearsals on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 are compulsory for ALL singers. The cost for all guest singers will be £25. Audience tickets for the concert are available from the BIF box office.

Why not make it a double?

If you can attend most of the pre-rehearsals, you are welcome to join with us to perform Haydn’s Theresienmesse at the Festival Mass on Sunday 14 July as well. Rehearsal 9.30am – service starts at 11am (No additional fee required) Accompanied by the Orchestra of Buxton Musical Society and soloists from the Festival company, the mass is performed in the liturgical setting of the Choral Eucharist service at St John’s Church, Buxton.

Full details of the rehearsal schedule can be found here.

Interested? Please fill in below:

Application for Singing Place in BIF Messa di Gloria

If you wish to apply for a singing place in the Buxton International Festival performance of Puccini's Messa di Gloria on 19 July 2024, please fill in your details below. Whilst every effort will be made to accommodate all applications, limitations of chorus seating at the venue and the need to maintain a balanced choir may prevent us from doing so. Where there is an excess of applications for the available places in a particular voice part, consideration will be given to the applicant's previous singing experience and familiarity with the work.

All applicants will be informed via email whether they have been successful and if so, payment details will be sent at that stage. The cost of the event for singers will be £25.

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Give details of any previous performances of Puccini's Messa di Gloria that you have taken part in.

Previous singing experience. Please include names of groups where appropriate

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