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CUOS Showcase 2025: Halloween at the Opera19:30, Fri 31st October 2025 in Trinity College Chapel
Michaelmas Week 4 This Halloween, the Cambridge University Opera Society invites you to an unforgettable evening of operatic performances with a haunting twist, set in the atmospheric surroundings of Trinity College Chapel. More information, as well as our official event poster, will be circulated shortly. We’re also seeking student performers for the Showcase! To apply, please send a short video audition of yourself performing an aria (or a duet, trio, etc. with friends!) of your choice to [email protected] by 5pm on Tuesday 21st October. Piano accompaniment is welcome, but not required, and pieces from any era and genre of opera are acceptable. We can't wait to hear from you! Tickets available very soon via the ADC website! |
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Savitri - Gustav Holst20:00, Fri 7th – Sat 8th November 2025 at Fitzwilliam College Auditorium
Michaelmas Week 5 Savitri is an opera by Gustav Holst, adapted from the original setting of Savitri and Satyavan in the Mahabharata. It follows the titular character, a princess unmatched in beauty and intellect, as she sets out alone to find a suitable husband. Finding a simple carpenter in the woods, she is immediately taken with his humility and modest way of life - and upon speaking to him, she finds he is none other than Satyavan, the prince of a neighbouring kingdom, exiled by a violent coup. Admiring his strength of character, she resolves to marry him at once, but all is not well for the happy couple. News of her intentions to marry Satyavan is met with a chilling prophecy from Naradha, news-carrier of the Gods. He shares that if Savitri marries Satyavan, their bliss will last but one year, until Yama (Death) comes for Satyavan. Undeterred, though deeply troubled by this news, Savitri insists upon marrying her lover. Our story begins as the year comes to a close, when Yama comes calling for his price. As the prophecy looms, will Savitri be able to outsmart such an archaic force to keep her lover alive, or will she be helpless to fate? Book your tickets here: www.adcticketing.com/whats-on/opera/s%C4%81vitri/ |
