Music Director of @Midwalesopera; MD of Opera Project; Music Director of @LudlowOrchestra; Director of OperaOrchestrations.co.uk.

Joined June 2012
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Jonathan Lyness retweeted
Sweeney Todd done and dusted! What a great team and show. Now back to the Gallery… (no singers were harmed in the making of this production) Studerfineart.com
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Anyone fancy seeing Rebecca Afonwy-Jones in a mincer? Hereford Courtyard, 7.00pm tonight 🥳 ⁦@Afonwy⁩ ⁦@Midwalesopera⁩ ⁦@CourtyardArts#HanselandGretel
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@Midwalesopera⁩ ⁦@EnsCymru⁩ Hansel and Gretel perf 3 tonight in Bangor, with ⁦@alysmererid⁩ ⁦@Afonwy⁩ ⁦@CharlotteBadham⁩ ⁦@psmithbaritone⁩ and co… Just getting ready to leave! Er….. 🤔❄️⛄️⛷️
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Post #pussinboots rehearsal drinks ⁦@Midwalesopera⁩ with this happy fairytale bunch ⁦@psmithbaritone⁩ ⁦@alysmererid⁩ ⁦@marthajmezzo⁩ ⁦@trevitore⁩ Huw Ynyr. Show opens end of next week! 😸
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@richard_studer⁩ has been demonstrating his #Almaviva during today’s Figaro rehearsals for ⁦@westgreenopera_⁩ …
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So, I rehearse Figaro ⁦@westgreenopera_⁩ for a week, return home, and there’s a pumpkin growing out of our compost. ⁦@richard_studer⁩ says this is normal, but is it?
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Rehearsing Le Nozze for ⁦@westgreenopera_⁩ ⁦with ⁦⁦@LorenaPazNieto⁩ ⁦@aelyddon⁩ ⁦@richard_studer⁩ ⁦@AliceT_piano⁩ Is there anything trickier in Mozart than the little Sus/Che duet in Act 2 when they’re both running around like headless 🐓s? 😂
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Tonight my trusty score and I embark on our 51st Bohème together - one for every year of my life 😂. ⁦@robynlynevans⁩ ⁩ @GalinaSoprano@psmithbaritone@Midwalesopera @EnsCymru⁩ ⁦@TorchTheatre⁩. In this crazy world this show, at least, has been a joy 😀🙏
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Jonathan Lyness retweeted
Do not miss this rare opportunity to see William Walton's The Bear thanks to @OperaHollandPk and their 'Pay What you Feel' basis. Read our review here seenandheard-international.c….

A reclusive widow, a loyal servant, an angry creditor and a pair of pistols are the ingredients for an unlikely romance in Walton's witty comedy, The Bear. We are excited to announce our new filmed production, streaming at 7.30pm on 9–13 Nov. Book now 👇 bit.ly/3BoBSNk
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Jonathan Lyness retweeted
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bobby mcferrin demonstrating our universal understanding of the pentatonic scale makes my heart and brain go ❤️🤝🧠
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Jonathan Lyness retweeted
6 Jun 2021
Replying to @TheTywynCinema
@TheTywynCinema @Midwalesopera @Jon_Lyness What a gem of a venue for a COVID friendly outdoor concert ❤️🎶
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Just had a brilliant day in Cardiff conducting Janacek with the fabulous ⁦⁦⁦@BBCNOW⁩. My first bit of opera with actual live musicians for almost 8 months. And the vaccine news arrived half way through! ⁦@Midwalesopera⁩ ⁦@SaxophoneLil⁩
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29 years ago to the day I joined my friend @richard_studer in Bristol to help celebrate his 21st B’day. Now we’re back in his favourite city with the last perf of his favourite opera, Barber of Seville @tftheatres Way to go! 😀👍🏻
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Great Cenerentola ⁦@westgreenopera1⁩ this evening. Beautiful direction by Victoria Newlyn & designs by ⁦@richard_studer⁩, fab orch under ⁦Matt Waldren and lovely ensemble cast, with a truly standout performance from ⁦@heather_lowe14westgreenhouseopera.co.uk/wh…

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Today I finished the score for Mrs Peachum’s Guide to Love and Marriage. Derived from John Gay, reworked by ⁦@richard_studer⁩, tours this autumn ⁦@Midwalesopera⁩, ⁦@carolyndobbin⁩. No overture yet - they’ll have to lock me in a room (like they did with Rossini)!
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Great interview with Emily Maitlis. Take 15 mins and have a listen. Especially liked the bit about ‘words’, ‘platitudes’ and ‘character’. She’s brill 👍🏻 One to One - Emma Freud talks to Emily Maitlis - @bbcradio4 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000674…
Agreed - this film is just brilliant - had me in tears
The @BBCFOUR @JohnBridcut Janet Baker film is just as extraordinary as everyone’s been saying, right to the very last frame. I don’t imagine I’ll see a more touching & memorable piece of TV this year. It’s still on @BBCiPlayer for another couple of weeks. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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Just conducted my fortieth Tosca (with @Midwalesopera, fab cast led by @PritchardElin, @CharneRochford, Nic Folwell and the brilliant @EnsCymru at Theatr Clwyd @ClwydTweets). After all these years it’s still a bloody difficult little show! 😉
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A fab evening last night at @natoperastudio seeing a host of great students performing scenes by Britten both staged and on film, led by Keith Warner and @jonathanhas1. The scenes from Gloriana and Turn of the Screw were awesome - these guys are ready!
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