Sandeep Gurrapadi’s Recent Professional Engagments
Sandeep has been invited to join the main cast ensemble of the 2025 season with Scottish Opera. The production will be touring across Scotland.
For tickets and further info: https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/what-s-on/
Productions Include:
The Merry Widow ; The Markopolus Affair; Trial by Jury/A Matter of Misconduct
Sandeep will join Paul Griffiths and the ‘Impossibilities’ ensemble of Guildhall School of Music and Drama to perform at the London SouthBank Centre as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival .
For further info : https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/london-line-up/
Sandeep will be the Tenor Soloist with the Hertford Choral Society and with Orchestra Serafine Sinfonia conducted by M. Rattan
Performing Nunes Garcia - Missa Pastoril
For Tickets and Further Information:
Sandeep will be part of a site-specific theatrical installation by the acclaimed art director Geraldine Pilgrim And Music by Felix Cross [MBE] at Highgate Cemetery.
Geraldine was awarded an ACE Research and Development grant for Memento Mori – remember you must die a site-specific performance/installation journey - integrating visual and performance imagery with sung voice and live music - of remembrance, grief, and resolution, in partnership with Highgate Cemetery.
For further information: https://www.geraldinepilgrim.com/news.html
Sandeep and Nina Kanter have been invited to deliver a talk on Arts Entrepreneurship at Bucknell University, Pennsylvania.
Sandeep along with Soprano Nina Kanter have been invited to lead a creative devising/community music week long series for the performing art students of Bucknell University, Pennsylvania. Alongside this Sandeep and Nina have also been invited to deliver a university wide talk on art entrepreneurship.
Sandeep will be portraying the role of ‘Everyman’ in new community opera composed by Tim Brooks for the Freedom Festival in Hull. For this unique experience, Sandeep will be joining eminent facilitators Tim and Em Whitfield Brooks, North East Opera, designer Naomi Parker, York Dance Space and circus troupe Earthbound Misfits to perform this opera! The team has worked with groups and communities across NE Lincs, East Riding and Hull for over the past few years.
Sandeep will be portraying the role of ‘Jason’ in the Thee Black Swan Opera company’s new opera commission ‘Media Gosperia’.
Medea by Euripides is the 'What happened after' of the Greek classic plays and charts the story of a woman who is out to make her ex-lover suffer in the extreme. The story is one of the most shocking and dramatic tales you will ever witness. The horror is deep and cold.
Directed by: Joseph Charles
Librettist: Kay Hammond
Please further information and tickets: https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/medea_gosperia
Sandeep has been invited to perform as part of ‘From Antiquity to Modernity: 'Dark Love'.
A recital that includes a premier of David Coonan Sonnets of Dark Love for countertenor, tenor, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.
For Tickets and Further Info: https://www.nch.ie/all-events-listing/from-antiquity-to-modernity-dark-love-1/
Sandeep will be performing in the Curlew River by Benjamin Britten for the 2024 Aldeburgh Festival in Snape Maltings.
Conductor: TBC
Further info: https://brittenpearsarts.org/
Sandeep Gurrapadi and Nina Kanter have been invited to present at the prestigious Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany for the Global Art Song Conference. For Further Information: http://divan-of-song.com/
Twentieth Century Art-song in India: Exchanges and Hybridities
This research presentation offers an exploration into the presence of Western classical art song in India over the past 150 years. By weaving together disparate strands from across the country, this paper aims to uncover a small but cohesive narrative, demonstrating a continuous though nuanced thread of this art form in India. The initial focus of the presentation will be on the historical presence of Western classical music in India, primarily during the colonial era and its aftermath. This period marks the some of the prominent Western musical influences in Indian culture, albeit in isolated instances. The paper will also highlight how these early introductions, often overlooked, laid the groundwork for a unique but less recognized aspect of India's musical tapestry. The paper pays special attention to the role of colonialism in this cultural exchange, examining both the complexities and the creative outcomes of this intersection.
Tickets/Further Info: https://englishtouringopera.org.uk/
Sandeep with be joining the English Touring Opera company for their Spring Season in the Operas:
Manon Lescaut- By Puccini
Director- Jude Christian
Conductor- TBC
Sandeep will be a part of the main stage ensemble cast.
Tickets/Further Info: https://englishtouringopera.org.uk/
Sandeep with be joining the English Touring Opera company for their Spring Season in the Operas:
Rakes Progress- By Stravinsky
Director- Robin Norton-Hale
Conductor- TBC
Sandeep will be a part of the main stage ensemble cast.
Tickets/Further Info: https://englishtouringopera.org.uk/
Sandeep with be joining the English Touring Opera company for their Spring Season in the Opera:
The Great Stink - Written by Hannah Khalil and Composed by Omar Shahryar
Join English Touring Opera in Victorian London for The Great Stink, a hilarious, fun-filled family show about poo… lots of it! Brought to life with singers, musicians, puppets, and interactive moments children will get to meet Queen Victoria, Prime Minister Disraeli, and even the Thames herself. Written by Hannah Khalil and composed by Omar Shahryar, The Great Stink is the second in ETO’s series of operas about climate change and the environment, exploring water pollution and the way we dispose of sewage today.
Sandeep will be portraying the lead tenor role alongside the main stage ensemble cast.
Tickets/Further Info: https://englishtouringopera.org.uk/productions/cinderella
Sandeep with be joining the English Touring Opera company for their Autumn Season in the Operas:
Cinderella- By Rossini
Director- Jenny Ogilvie
Conductor- Naomi Woo
Sandeep will be a part of the main stage ensemble cast.
Tickets/Further Info: https://englishtouringopera.org.uk/productions/coronation-of-poppea
Sandeep with be joining the English Touring Opera company for their Autumn Season in the Operas:
The Coronation of Poppea - By Monteverdi
Director- Robin Norton-Hale
Conductor- Yshani Perinpanayagam
Sandeep will be portraying the role of Scribe/Popoli and will be covering the roles of Lucano/Liberto whilst also be a part of the ensemble.
Tickets/Further Info: https://brittenpearsarts.org/events/open-session-anna-helena-mclean-orlando-descends
Sandeep will be doing a week long residency with Britten Pears Arts that will culminate in portraying the character of ‘Neti’ in a new multi-media theatre production ‘Orlando Descends’ created and directed by Anna-Helena Mclean and produced by the Britten Pears Foundation
Synopsis: Split-stage, immersive music theatre updating Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando' through a contemporary lens. This work in progress combines stories of women spanning 4000 years to open the door on a forgotten path. Nin is a 12 year old who is overwhelmed by the world outside but who also really wants to be a performer one day. She goes on a journey to look for her authentic voice and makes unlikely friends on the way. It's a charming, subversive and musically delicious feast for everyone.
For further info/tickets: https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/the-everyman-project-uk-lets-make-an-opera-in-a-day/
Sandeep will be portraying the role of ‘Everyman’ in new community opera composed by Tim Brooks for the Freedom Festival in Hull. For this unique experience, Sandeep will be joining eminent facilitators Tim and Em Whitfield Brooks, North East Opera, designer Naomi Parker, York Dance Space and circus troupe Earthbound Misfits to create this opera in one day! The team has worked with groups and communities across NE Lincs, East Riding and Hull all summer, many of whom are also participating in this ambitious event as part of the Freedom Festival.
Sandeep has been invited by ACT International Residencies to facilitate and co-lead open devising workshops in Genoa, Italy as part of their prestigious summer artist residencies. Sandeep will also be presenting his research in the culminating research symposium with Alef Trust’s co-founding director Dr. Jessica Bockler moderating.
Please visit: http://www.moonfool.com/act-international-residency-2023.html
For Symposium: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-online-symposium-livestream-of-new-work-tickets-529868349497
ACT INTERNATIONAL 2023
A THEATRE AND FARMING INTENSIVE
GENOA, ITALY
Directed by Anna-Helena McLean
Produced by Moon Fool in partnership with Alef Trust and Centro Anidra
AUGUST 13th to 27th, 2023
Sandeep joined the acclaimed Shivanova Ensemble for two performances for the Equator Festival and the World in a Tent Festival in Folkestone and Dover, UK. The ensemble includes eminent artists from Syria, India, Iran, China and the UK.
Performers: R.N Prakash, Basel Saleh , Priti Paintal and Sandeep Gurrapadi
Sandeep has been invited to perform at the Britten Pears foundation for Aldeburgh Festival 2023, where he will be performing songs for Tenor and Guitar alongside guitarist Saki Kato - as part of the ‘Song Trail Concert’.
These mini recitals will be in the cosy seaside venue, featuring Benjamin Britten’s songs for voice and guitar. The songs were written in the 1950s for Britten’s partner Peter Pears, to be accompanied by guitarist Julian Bream. This performance will include a whistle-stop tour of the distillery, overlooking Aldeburgh beach.
This is will be followed by a concert with baritone Roderick Williams and the Britten Pears young artists.
For Tickets: https://brittenpearsarts.org/events/britten-songtrail-ancient-melodies
Sandeep will be portraying the role of the Burgher in ‘The Six of Calais’ whilst also covering the roles of Amnon and Servant in ‘Ruth’. Both operas are composed by acclaimed American Composer Philip Hagemann.
Director: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Conductor: Avishka Edrisinghe
Venue: Royal Academy of Music - Susie Sainsbury Theatre
Sandeep will be joined by pianist Chiara Naldi for an art song recital performance at The National Gallery, London as part of the The Myra Hess concerts in association with the Black British Classical Foundation.
Tickets and links to event : https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/lunchtime-concerts-black-british-classical-foundation-spring-2023
Sandeep will be portraying the role of ‘Aegues’ in the Thee Black Swan Opera company’s new opera commission ‘Media Gosperia’.
Medea by Euripides is the 'What happened after' of the Greek classic plays and charts the story of a woman who is out to make her ex-lover suffer in the extreme. The story is one of the most shocking and dramatic tales you will ever witness. The horror is deep and cold.
Directed by: Joseph Charles
Composer: Stephen Cole
Librettist: Kay Hammond
Please further information and tickets: https://upstairsatthegatehouse.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173638456
Doctoral researchers Anna-Helena McLean and Sandeep Gurrapadi bring their insider experiences as international, multi-disciplinary practitioners to this Researchworks. Unpacking the role of Identity in their unique practices, the presentation runs in two parts. A film and some practical exercises culminate in a conversation about voice work as a narrative tool for facilitating collective experiences of identity.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/researchworks-guildhall-school-of-music-amp-drama-7588084359
Sandeep Gurrapadi is invited to lead an open workshop that explores a range of theatre-based practices reimagined for young people and filled with music making activities. The workshop will include movement, improvisation, narrative, creative collaboration and performance practices. Participants will discover how music/soundscapes can be created in a space together, which will then be incorporated with movement to create 'music theatre'. There is no prior knowledge of music or theatre required to attend, but just a willingness to experiment and work collectively to devise a new music theatre piece over the course of the workshop.
Further Information: https://www.avidlearning.in/programmes/2023/a198-creating-musical-theatre/
Sandeep will be returning to the Royal Opera House of Mumbai stage to perform recital of classical art songs and opera arias - in a unique arrangements for violin, piano and voice.
Alongside perfomers:
Martha-Maria Mitu (Violinist with BBC Concert Orchestra) | Lars Fischer (Tenor) | Antonia Thwaites (Soprano) | Chiara Naldi (Pianist)
*Ticket Info: https://www.royaloperahouse.in/upcoming-shows/continuumaneveningofoperachambermusicandsculptures-285
Sandeep will be performing at the Mazda Hall - Pune Music Society, a recital of classical art songs and opera arias - in a unique arrangements for violin, piano and voice.
Alongside performers:
Martha-Maria Mitu (Violinist with BBC Concert Orchestra) | Lars Fischer (Tenor) | Antonia Thwaites (Soprano) | Chiara Naldi (Pianist)
Please Visit: https://poonamusic.com/events/monteverdi-to-sondheim/
Sandeep Gurrapadi and Lars Fischer are invited to work with undergrad theatre and music students from Christ University to explore devising and collective composition techniques. This is followed by a musical masterclass supported also by violinist Martha-Maria Mitu, pianist Chiara Naldi and Soprano Antonia Thwaites.
Sandeep will be returning to the Bangalore International Centre stage to perform recital of classical art songs and opera arias - in a unique arrangements for violin, piano and voice.
Alongside perfomers:
Martha-Maria Mitu (Violinist with BBC Concert Orchestra) | Lars Fischer (Tenor) | Antonia Thwaites (Soprano) | Chiara Naldi (Pianist)
Visit: https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/from-monteverdi-to-sondheim/
Sandeep will be joining the Idrisi Ensemble - performing never before recorded Old Roman chant.
https://www.idrisiensemble.com/
A rare window into late antiquity traditions, at a crossroads between the ancient liturgies of Syria, Egypt, Jerusalem and Constantinople.
This week long residency will culminate in a concert. Please find details below: https://brittenpearsarts.org/events/idrisi-ensemble
