Musicians
Marcel Xerri – dramatic tenor - Artistic Director
Marcel Xerri is a dramatic tenor of Maltese descent. He studied privately in the UK with international dramatic soprano Shirley Dangerfield and with Paul Farrington and Charlotte Xerri (nee Shorthouse).
Roles performed include;
Turridu/Cavalleria rusticana, Cavaradossi/Tosca, Carlos/Don Carlos, Pinkerton/Madama Butterfly, Jose/Carmen, Johnson/La Fanciulla del West, Canio/Pagliacci, Rodolfo/La Boheme, Edgardo/Lucia di Lammermoor, Calaf/Turandot, Manrico/Il Trovatore, Alfredo/La Traviata, Florestan/Fidelio.
Rossini’s ‘Stabat Mater’, Haydn’s ‘Creation’, Handel’s ‘Messiah’, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Mozart’s ‘Requiem’.
Contemporary music performances;
A new Cantata for voice and piano ‘In Reason and Passion’ composed for him by John Human.
‘The Strangest of Islands’ an opera by Guy Richardson.
Other performances;
As a soloist with the Cwmbach Male Choir.
CPL productions for Sky TV.
Charities including Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
Educational work taking opera into schools and colleges.
Steve Bromley - Evening Argus Brighton
Here are some of the musicians Marcel has worked & collaborated closely with.
John Human
Piano – Composer
Guy Richardson
Trombone – Piano – Composer – Conductor – Musical Director – Producer
The Corelli Ensemble
Chamber group
Lesley-Anne Sammons
Piano – Conductor – Music Director
Lucy Mulgan
Double Bass – Composer – Music Arranger
Tom Hammond
Trombone – Conductor – Musical Director – Producer – Festival Director
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