Melsonby Concert, 27.02.27

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‘A NIGHT AT THE OPERA’ 

 and

Songs from the Shows

Sally-Ann and her husband, opera conductor and pianist Peter Robinson, will be joined by baritone Trevor Alexander,
for a light-hearted concert in their village church, to celebrate the completion of The Melsonby Bells Project.

Date: Saturday, 27th February 2027

Venue: St James The Great Church, Melsonby, DL10 5NU. There is free parking in the village.

Start time: 7.30pm. The concert should finish around 9.30pm.

Drinks and Refreshments will be served in the Interval.

Tickets: will be available soon. Please email me via the Contact Page for more information.

Featuring: Arias and duets from: Verdi’s La Traviata, Bizet’s Carmen, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro, Puccini’s La Bohème and Lehár’s The Merry Widow. Along with musical favourites from My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, Kiss Me Kate, Phantom of the Opera and many more.

 

The Church of St James the Great is in the village of Melsonby, near Richmond, N. Yorkshire. The building dates from 1135 and is Grade II listed. Its oldest bell is from 1370, and the project involves upgrading the church tower to support two newly cast treble bells by John Taylor & Co, and to create a full ring of eight tuned bells. After the installation, the aim is to train local volunteers and non-ringers to preserve the ancient tradition of bell ringing in the village. 

Fund-raising over the last few years has finally enabled building work to begin in late October 2026.
Melsonby has no village hall, so in recent years the church building has been adapted to function as a wider social space, adding a kitchen, toilet, and meeting room. The church hosts a Community Café on Fridays, a visiting Post Office, and village events.

Sally-Ann and her husband Peter are now Melsonby residents, having moved up from London in 2024. They are delighted to be contributing to the Bells Project by presenting a light-hearted evening of opera favourites and songs from the shows with their baritone friend, Trevor Alexander.

Please visit the Classical Encounters page on this website, to see more information about Sally-Ann and Trevor’s performing partnership, including video and audio.

For more information about Peter Robinson visit: www.peterrobinson.org.uk