Cheryl Roberts (Soprano): Bristol Cathedral

Wednesday 23rd September 2009

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Crackerjack rating: 8 / 10.

Cheryl Roberts, a founder member of the Girl’s Choir, gave yesterday’s  Lunchtime Recital at the above venue. Pieces chosen for the programme included opera, operetta and musicals.

Two items by the earliest of the composers, Henry Purcell, included the popular Evening Hymn. This was followed by arias by Bach, Handel and Mozart. Moving on to the 20th century, The Sun, Whose Rays by Sullivan was presented with great feeling.

The only modern composer, Elizabeth Maconchy, was represented by Ophelia’s  Song, and Cheryl gave a very confident reading of this testing work.

After Wishing You Were Here from Phantom of the Opera, with all its poignancy, Cheryl concluded with Gounod‘s Je Veux Vivre, a lively number which gave her a chance to show off the terrific range of her voice.

Her strong and expressive projection suited the sometimes variable acoustics of the building, and her bubbly personality was just right for this varied concert.

John Packwood

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