The photograph above is of Anne Harriet Fish about whom we are presenting a world premiere commissioned short opera by Joel Baldwin. Anne Fish (1890-1964) was an illustrator for publications such as Tatler, Vogue and Vanity Fair, using her unique style to collaborate with female writers such as Olivia Maitland-Davidson and Sybil Cookson (under the pseudonym Sydney Tremayne) in the Jazz era of the 1920’s. In 1922 Fish did the lavish illustrations for the translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1048 – 1131) the Persian mathemetician, astronomer, philosopher and poet rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883).
Bristol Opera is looking forward to our midsummer Centenary Concert to celebrate our 100th Anniversary on Saturday 24th June under the wings of Concorde at the Aerospace Museum.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard Concorde from 6.45pm on the day as you make your way through the plane to your seats below!
More than Fish …
The evening will include a semi-staged production of ‘Fish’ alongside an evening of Opera favourites drawn from Bristol Opera’s 10 decades of work and dedication to this art form. There is something here for everyone – the challenge of the new and the comfort of the familiar!
Tickets
Tickets are £25 Premium seats and £20 Standard seats (£15 for children and students)