Annual Alfresco Opera Event

Performance by New and The Band of Instruments of Il Pastor Fido by In the Warden’s Garden, New College, Wednesday 10h July 2019

The evening will begin, if wished, with a pre-performance talk at 5.00pm given by Professor Michael Burden in the ante chapel. Tickets for this are available separately to the opera tickets, see below. This will be followed by a welcoming glass of sparkling wine in the wonderful setting of the cloisters of New College chapel. The Warden’s Garden (off New College Lane) will open at 6.00pm. The opera will begin at 6.30pm, in the garden, or in the chapel if wet, and will end at around 10.30pm. Seats will be numbered and will be allocated on a ‘first applied, first served’ basis. Please bring a picnic to enjoy in the cloisters during the 75-minute interval. Tables and chairs will be provided.

We have 200 tickets for sale (the price includes a glass of sparkling wine). Please cut off and send the booking form below with your cheque. Confirmation of your application will be by email, unless you request differently. In a change this year, allocation of seats and a seating plan will be sent out by email in early June. There is no longer a need to enclose a SAE. You will be able to collect your tickets and marked seating plan on arrival on the evening of the opera. If you do not use email, please indicate on the form below and your tickets will be posted to you.

Please note that refunds are only possible if we are able to re-sell your ticket(s). There is generally parking available in Mansfield Road. Due to building works, it is unlikely that there will be any disabled parking available in the College. If you have queries, please phone 07954 136751 and leave a message, or e-mail: [email protected] ------

Please send ____ tickets for the opera @ £44.00 each £ ______tickets for the pre-performance talk @ £3.00 each £ ______Total £ _____

Note that in the cloisters (for your picnic) you will be seated at a table with your party only.

If you wish to join another party (who have made a separate application) please write their name here so that we can combine your groups: ______group. You will receive the tickets for your party only, not for the combined group.

I enclose:  a cheque payable to ‘FOBGA’ for £______

 my e-mail address is below for confirmation of receipt of my application

Name ______Send to: Address ______FRIENDS’ OPERA ______Freya Jones 35 Cuddesdon Road ______Horspath Tel no ______OX33 1JD E-mail ______