THURSDAY 19 | Think opera is the preserve of posh types? Think again. This month, a shy 23-year-old wearing a hooded top and trailed by a Staffordshire terrier made international headlines when he was discovered singing spine-tingling renditions of everything from Nessun Dorma to Hallelujah outside a British supermarket. Maxwell Thorpe, dubbed ‘Chavarotti’ by the tabloids, has amassed almost 100,000 hits on YouTube and prefers to do his singing on the streets of northern England than on reality TV shows. Staffordshire terriers may be in short supply for this evening’s operatic exercise at Doors, but Ai Iwasaki (mezzo soprano) and Kiyong Ryu (tenor) can still conjure forth the very best of Puccini, Tosti and Donizetti.
WHO: Ai Iwasaki (mezzo soprano) and Kiyong Ryu (tenor)
WHAT: Opera
WHERE: Doors, Street 84 &47
WHEN: 8:30pm September 19
WHY: “Staid middle age loves the hurricane passions of opera.” – Mason Cooley