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Soprano Cheryl
Brendish enjoys an active career as an
operatic and concert performer. Cheryl studied voice for
many years and her operatic roles include Thirza
The Wreckers, a role which had not been performed on stage for 100
years, directed by David Sulkin; Suzuki Madame
Butterfly; First Lady Magic Flute; Zerlina Don Giovanni; Dido in
Dido &
Aeneas and Lucretia Rape of Lucretia. Cheryl was
extremely fortunate to have a role in Paul Dayont's much acclaimed
opera, The Hanging Oak based on a story by M. R James, specifically
written for her which premiered in October 2009 in several church
locations across the South West of England. Cheryl performed Angelina
Trial By
Jury with Duchy Opera in Cornwall
www.DuchyOpera.co.uk , a role she previously performed at
the Covent Garden Opera Festival. Additional credits include Cherubino
Marriage of Figaro; Mrs Page Merry Wives of Windsor;
Governess Turn of the Screw and the role of Mrs Noye Noye’s Fludde performed in Truro
Cathedral with 500 schoolchildren in 2005. Cheryl also performed a
number of feature mezzo-soprano and soprano roles as a student at Trinity College of
Music, London including Siébel Faust; Carmen Carmen; Josephine
HMS
Pinafore and 2nd Medium The Poisoned Kiss. Cheryl also performed in
Cameron Macintosh’s ‘World Tour of Carmen’ in Australasia in 1990.
Cheryl is also a successful concert artist. In 1985 she performed
Mozart’s Mass in C Minor with Sir Simon Rattle and the Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra, and sang Mendelssohn's Elijah with Alan Opie
in 2005. Other concert
repertoire highlights include the Verdi Requiem, Mozart Requiem, Handel
Messiah, Bach Christmas Oratorio, Bach Magnificat, Elgar
The Kingdom and Charpentier’s Te Deum.
Cheryl performed as the guest soloist for many years with the Mount Charles Band
www.mountcharlesband.co.uk at The Minack Theatre
www.minack.com for the 'Last Night of the Proms'. Experience the
exhilaration of this unique Proms set on the dramatic cliffs of Cornwall
~ not to be
missed by visitors or those lucky enough to live in the
county. Cheryl has been invited to attend many masterclasses with her first
being in 1982 with John Carol-Case, followed by many others including Ingrid
Surgenor (repetiteur for Welsh National Opera), Mollie Petrie (vocal
coach for Welsh National Opera), Richard Jackson, Russell Smyth, Peter
Harrison (singing teacher and author), Neil and Penny Jenkin at the
AIMS Masterclass. and most reently with the world-renowned, John
Treleaven.
A member of Cantamus from 1978 to 1983 under the Directorship of Pamela
Cook, MBE, Cheryl studied in London before travelling to Australia and
joining the Victoria State Opera, Melbourne. Cheryl moved to Cornwall in
1997 and won the title of Cornwall’s Vocal Champion in 2000.
Cheryl performs many solo recitals both in and out of the county; along
with Kay Deeming and Paul Drayton, Cheryl formed the trio 'Col Canto' in
2005.
"Cheryl came to the West Buckland Festival
for the first time in September 2013
and with a group of national
and international artists she
shone like the brightest star.
Her performances of Mozart's, 'Dove Sono', her beautiful singing of
Delibes, 'Les filles de Cadix' and her 'La ci darem' duet from Mozart's
Don Giovanni with baritone John Hobbs, were all exceptional and
magical.
Cheryl's strong and beautiful voice brought her huge
applause
and on top of that, her wonderful, happy personality
was extremely attractive.
She was the star of our evening of
Popular Classical Music
and we shall ask her to sing with us again
as soon as the
opportunity arises - in 2014!"
Paul Ellis
Director, West Buckland Festival |
