Charter School & Herne Hill Music Festival opera

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The Herne Hill Music Festival is working to establish a tradition of Community Operas in the Festival. In 2014 the Fest performed Noye's Fludde by Benjamin Britten at St Faiths in Red Post Hill, with the help of local musicians and Rosendale School. In 2015 it plans to perform The Peasant's Opera (based on the story of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381) at The Charter School, Red Post Hill, on Wednesday October 14th. The Charter School are also providing the majority of the performers and the orchestra. This is a new opera written locally especially for performance by secondary schools and amateur musicians. There will also be four professional singers as soloists, along with a professional opera director and conductor. This means pupils get tremendous experience while working with professionals in the development of the opera, however, it does drive up the cost. The Festival received a partial grant for this community project via Dulwich Community Council but needs to make up some of the shortfall. It is currently running a crowdfunder in an effort to raise ?500 but is currently falling well short with 4 days to go. If you can spare some loose change to help with the effort, anything and everything goes a long way. The funder welcomes donations down to one pound. Just 4 days left! Spread the word! Read more about the crowdfunder and donate at: http://gogetfunding.com/the-peasant-s-opera/