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Oliver Brignall (Gaston) is both a singer and composer. He read music to Masters Level at Canterbury Christchurch University where he won the major prizes in both composition and singing. He is studying for a PhD in composition at Brunel University under the supervision of Professor Peter Wiegold and Dr John Croft. His music has been performed at the Sounds New and Deal festivals. He has sung with Opera Holland Park for four years, both as Mr Porcupine (The Fantastic Mr Fox)and covering Frederico in l’Amico Fritz in 2011. He has also performed new music at the Grimeborn and Tete à Tete opera festivals. He sang Orestes La Belle Hélène/Troy Boy/Merry Opera and in 2012 will perform in Opera Holland Park as Mr Porcupine & cover Monsieur Triquet (Eugine Onegin).
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Glenn Tweedie (Gaston) is from Belfast & completed a BMus (Hon) at the R.N.C.M and PG Dip at the R.C.M. Rôles include: Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Torquemada (L’heure Espagnol), Lacouf and Le Journaliste (Les Mamelles de Tirésias), Dr Caius (Falstaff), Edouard (Un giorno di regno), Piquillo (La Perichole), Pifear (Si J’etais Roi), Camille (The Merry Widow), Monostatos (The Magic Flute), Hypochondriac (The Gambler). Concert and oratorio include Elijah (Mendelssohn), Acis and Galatea (Handel), Passions, Magnificat & Bminor mass (Bach), Creation, Nelson Mass (Haydn):Coronation Mass,Vespers, Requiem (Mozart), Petite Messe Solonnelle (Rossini):Canticle III (Britten) & Carmina Burana (Orff). He was Ajax and Achilles (La Belle Hélène/Troy Boy/Merry Opera) and sang in their staged Messiah. Future work includes two revival tours of the Messiah, Ferrando in cosi fan tutte and operetta, gala and Gilbert and Sullivan concerts in London and Belfast.
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