Sarastro × Notable: A Feast of Arias
Sarastro Restaurant, 126 Drury Ln, London WC2B 5SU
12:30 - Doors open
Inside Sarastro’s dreamy and lavish settings with painted balconies and art at every turn, guests will enjoy a sumptuous lunch interwoven with thrilling bursts of immersive opera and musical theatre.
Each musical “course” unfolds between the dining courses (never during), allowing you to savour every note and every bite.
Expect drama, passion, and laughter in equal measure as Notable brings its trademark format of storytelling-concerts to one of London’s most flamboyant venues.
THE ARTISTS:
Nazan Fikret (soprano) made her operatic debut at thirteen in The Turn of the Screw, later performing across Europe at venues including Aix-en-Provence, La Monnaie, and Teatro Real. She has since appeared with Glyndebourne, Opera North, Welsh National Opera, and English National Opera.
Rodney Earl Clarke (baritone) — has featured at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, in Carmen Jones at the Royal Festival Hall, and in Les Misérables at West End. He has sung on BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night, performed for HRH Princess Anne, and is a presenter for the BBC Proms as well as a patron of STAMMA.
Pavel Timofeyevsky (piano and MD) — Pianist, composer, and conductor has performed at Wigmore Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, as well as in prestigious venues in New York, Florence, Beijing and Los Angeles. Winner of the BBC PROMS/Guardian Young Composer of the Year Award, Pavel is Artistic Director of Notable and Philomel Creative Circle, and Music Director of Devon Opera.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Dvořák’s Rusalka
Bizet’s Carmen
Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi
Bernstein’s On the Town
Rodgers’ The Sound of Music
Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
Schönberg’s Les Misérables
and more!
Exhilarating music. Delicious food. Fantastical venue - an escape to another world right in the heart of London…
