2019


JANUARY

TOSCA/Sacristan
Simon sings with his ENO Musetta, Nadine Benjamin
St James’s, Piccadilly
January 18, 7pm

MY FAIR LADY/Colonel Pickering
Workshop
National Theatre
January 22

LA BOHEME/Benoit/Alcindoro
English National Opera
London Coliseum
January 29

VICTOR HERBERT AND OPERETTA CONCERT
Simon presents and sings in this concert, recorded for RTE, conducted by Timothy Henty
RTE Concert Orchestra
National Concert Hall Dublin
January 30


FEBRUARY

LA BOHEME/Benoit/Alcindoro
English National Opera
London Coliseum
February 2, 7, 9 (6.30pm), 12, 14, 16 (3pm), 20, 22

Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Sussex
Simon is celebrity guest at their annual luncheon and after-luncheon guest speaker
February 3


MARCH

SHAKESPEARE’S GARLAND
Release of Retrospect Opera’s CD of Dibdin’s SHAKESPEARE’S JUBILEE and DATCHET MEAD.
Soraya Mafi, Heather Shipp, Robert Murray and Simon sing; Stephen Higgins conducts from the fortepiano.
www.retrospectopera.org.uk

G&S with OAE
Simon talks about and sings G&S, accompanied by Crispin Woodhead, CEO of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, prior to the OAE concert in April
Garrick Club
March 25


APRIL

IN TUNE
Simon and John Wilson talk about Gilbert and Sullivan
BBC Radio 3
April 16

TRIAL BY JURY/ The Learned Judge
With a programme of G&S excerpts, performed on period instruments
Conducted by John Wilson
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Queen Elizabeth Hall
April 18


MAY

OXFORD UNIVERSITY GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOCIETY
Simon is guest of honour and after dinner speaker
St Hugh’s College, Oxford,
May 10

DIE FLEDERMAUS
Simon directs and sings Blind (as Narrator) in his Philharmonia version
Conducted by Oliver Gooch
Bath Festival
May 18,19

SIMON AND JONATHAN’S COMEDY SONGBOOK
Simon in concert with Jonathan Dove
Simon and Jonathan recreate their 1980s cabaret act with anecdotes and songs by Coward, Spoliansky, Sullivan, Novello, Offenbach, Lehar, Slade and others
Salisbury Festival
May 31
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SUMMER

Simon is writing a full length play for Salisbury Playhouse, developing a film for The Arts Channel, preparing a recording of Charles Dibdin’s THE WAGS and is developing a script for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment