
OF LIFE AND LOVE AND DANCE
De la vie, de l’amour et de la danse
Les gars qui vont à la fête
Composer: Francis Poulenc / Poet: Maurice Fombeure / Soprano: Maria Margiotta / Piano: Lydia Newlands / Sound: Mark Rogers
V. Violon
Composer: Francis Poulenc / Poet: Louise de Vilmorin / Soprano: Maria Margiotta / Piano: Lydia Newlands / Sound: Mark Rogers
Chanson d’amour
Composer: Gabriel Fauré / Poet: Armand Silvestre / Soprano: Maria Margiotta / Piano: Lydia Newlands / Sound: Mark Rogers
Qu’ici-bas Toute Àme
Composer: Gabriel Fauré / Poet: Victor Hugo / Soprano: Maria Margiotta / Mezzo-Soprano: Rose Bellingham / Piano: Lydia Newlands / Sound: Mark Rogers
Après Un Revê
Composer: Gabriel Fauré / Poet: Romain Bussine / Soprano: Maria Margiotta / Piano: Lydia Newlands / Sound: Mark Rogers
Le Papillon et la Fleur
Composer: Gabriel Fauré / Poet: Victor Hugo / Soprano: Maria Margiotta / Piano: Lydia Newlands / Sound: Mark Rogers
Au Bord du L’eau
Composer: Gabriel Fauré / Poet: Sully Prudhomme / Soprano: Maria Margiotta / Piano: Lydia Newlands / Sound: Mark Rogers
Tarantelle
Composer: Gabriel Fauré / Poet: Marc Monier / Soprano: Maria Margiotta / Mezzo-Soprano: Rose Bellingham / Piano: Lydia Newlands / Sound: Mark Rogers
Listen to samples of my vocals across a range of song genres including opera, music theatre, jazz, folk, Cajun and contemporary:
Extracts of voice over samples for commercials, documentaries, drama and storytelling
Peruse my CV which gives details of teaching and performing work.
Solo and ensemble singing performances include:
- Principal character, Post-WW1 Poetry, Prose & Music, (TV’s Young Voices producer) John Denby, MD Ben Driver, Richmond (Nov 11, 2018)
- Soloist, Love & Dreams European Classical Art Songs Concert at Lauderdale House (Sept 2018)
- Soloist, Bacarach songs for cabaret performance of ‘What The World Needs Now’ with Ross Lorraine and Francis Haines on piano and Carl Orr on guitar, at Love & Dye, West Wimbledon (Sept 2018)
- Soprano, Amici Cantabile Quintet, MD Lydia Newlands, at Barnes Arts Theatre and concert venues in London (2014-April 2018)
- West London Voices concerts, MD Jonathan Cohen (2013-2016)
- London Borough of Richmond 100th anniversary of WW1 Fest (2015)
- Head Dressmaker/Chorus, Rossini’s Cinderella, directed by Keith Cheetham, 2×2 Opera Company(2012)
- Opera singing wife, Go Compare.com commercial, directed by Graham Rose (2011)
- Soloist/co-producer/director Konflict Kabaret (revue of songs, scenes from plays and poetry on the theme of Conflict) Culture Café, Rose Theatre (2010)
- A journey with Lady Emma Hamilton and Nelson – directed by historian Mary Joan Reilly) for University of the Third Age and history societies (2009)
- Recital of Classical European Popular Songs, English Heritage Open Day, Taplow Court (2009)
- Principal Character, Songs That Struck A Chord – a revue of Hanns Eisler songs, Arts Festival (2008)
- Singer/traveller. Wonderful Sound, MD Stuart Wood. directed by Heather Davies, Royal Albert Hall (2007)
- Soloist Jazz and Opera – accompanied by pianist Yevgenny Kissin private function (2007)
- Pacquette, Candide, directed by Saffron Powers, Arts Festival (with Royal Opera House, Scottish Opera and Glyndebourne soloists) (2006)
- Editor’s Assistant & Chorus, World in My Pocket, directed by Saffron Powers, Arts Festival to raise funds for UNHCR (2005)
- Soprano May Choir – Madrigals Arts Festivals and Interfaith concert in Greenwich Park (1996-99)
- Recital on ‘Death’ Brunel University (1997)
- Soloist/producer/co-director Opera cabaret (piano accompanist David Wickham) corporate functions (1996)
- 2nd Witch, Dido & Aeneas, directed by Olivia Fuchs, UNICEF charity performance (with Glyndebourne soloists) (1995)
- Soloist Faure songs for The Richard Causton Memorial Lecture The House of Commons, London (1994)
- Soloist Schubert Lieder concert, Arts Festival and charity concerts (1993)
Narrating and acting roles include:
- Narrator – Billie Holiday in Words and Music with Stephan O’Goodson, Barnes Arts Theatre (April 2018)
- Mrs Harding in short film John K Harding with Adrian Schiller for National Film School Students (2011)
- Two male roles in Ted Hughes’ Alcestis, Kingston University MA final performance (2010)
- Voice and song composition for the chorus of a Greek tragedy, an 18thC version of the MacBeth witches, a comparison scene from Brecht’s Mother Courage and Shakespeare’s, Measure for Measure (2009)
- Principal character, three annual pantomimes written by Simon Hoggart, directed by Helen Lowe, MD Richard Lightman, St Margarets Theatre Company (1992-1994).