{"id":76,"date":"2012-08-16T12:09:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T11:09:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-02-05T11:15:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T11:15:01","slug":"abbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hartleyvoices.local\/our-singers\/abbi","title":{"rendered":"Abbi, soprano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-687\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Abbi-Temple-Soprano-Hartley-Voices-e1462820425252-150x142.jpg\" alt=\"Abbi concert Soprano soloist Hartley Voices\" width=\"150\" height=\"142\">Abbi, soprano soloist, read music at Royal Holloway, University of London, and was awarded Distinction for her advanced postgraduate diploma at Trinity College of Music in 2006. Supported by vocal department and choral scholarships, she studied with Hazel Wood, Robert Aldwinckle &amp; Eugene Asti and took part in masterclasses with Michael Chance and Emma Kirkby.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;&#8230;Zerlina, now a junior secretary, was sung with energy and precision by Abbi&#8230; in a wonderfully flirtatious performance that had real chemistry with her hopelessly-besotted fianc\u00e9, Masetto&#8230;.&#8221;<\/em> -Opera Now<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4N8t_MgMdus?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"1\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"left\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> UK-based soprano soloist Abbi enjoys a varied freelance career combining Opera, Oratorio, Choral, Consort and Recital singing. Recent opera roles include Atalanta (Handel Xerxes) for Longborough Festival Opera \u200band Vixen (Janacek The Cunning Little Vixen) for Co-Opera Co. Abbi has also worked for Opera Ireland, Opera Project, Opera Anywhere and Candlelight Opera. Her roles have included Susanna and Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Despina (Cos\u00ec fan Tutte), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Musetta (La Boh\u00e8me), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Polly Peachum (The Beggar&#8217;s Opera), Giannetta (L&#8217;Elisir d&#8217;Amore), Belinda &amp; 2nd Woman (Dido &amp; Aeneas) and Euridice (Monteverdi L&#8217;Orfeo).<\/p>\n<p><div class='content-column two_third'>Equally at home on stage or on the concert platform, Abbi is an experienced Oratorio soloist, performing regularly with choral societies around the UK. She is a member of Chamber Choir Ireland enjoying a busy schedule of concerts and recordings in Ireland under the musical direction of Paul Hillier, and also sings with various UK and European Ensembles, recently working with Coro Casa da Musica Porto, The Gabrieli Consort, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Theatre of Voices, The English Concert, English Voices and La Grande Chapelle. She is also a member of the 5-voice ensemble Papagena, a group which explores the wealth of music written specifically for women&#8217;s voices, from 11th century to present day.<br \/><\/div><br \/>\n<div class='content-column one_third last_column'><div style=\"padding-left:10px;\"><h5><strong><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Audio Samples<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_0\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_0\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:12px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_0\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_0\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:12px;\">Handel's Tecum Principium<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:8.4px;\" id=\"statusMI_0\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_0\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0 = [\n\t{ name: \"Handel's Tecum Principium\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGFydGxleXZvaWNlcy5jby51ay93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNi8wNS9IYW5kZWwtVGVjdW0tUHJpbmNpcGl1bS1PcGVyYS1TaW5nZXJzLUZlbWFsZS5tcDM=\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[0] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_1\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_1\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_1\" style=\"font-size:12px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_1\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_1\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_1\" style=\"font-size:12px;\">Haydn's Benedictus<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:8.4px;\" id=\"statusMI_1\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_1\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_1 = [\n\t{ name: \"Haydn's Benedictus\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGFydGxleXZvaWNlcy5jby51ay93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNi8wNS9IYXlkbi1CZW5lZGljdHVzLUJvb2stT3BlcmEtU2luZ2VyLm1wMw==\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[1] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_1, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_2\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_2\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_2\" style=\"font-size:12px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_2\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_2\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_2\" style=\"font-size:12px;\">Mozart Alleluia<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:8.4px;\" id=\"statusMI_2\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_2\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_2 = [\n\t{ name: \"Mozart Alleluia\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGFydGxleXZvaWNlcy5jby51ay93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNi8wNS9Nb3phcnQtQWxsZWx1aWEtRmFtb3VzLU9wZXJhLVNvbmdzLm1wMw==\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[2] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_2, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script><\/div><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Recent opera roles have included, Zerlina (Don Giovanni) for Opera Anywhere and Musetta (La Boh\u00e8me) for Candlelight Opera, while previous roles have included Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Belinda (Dido and Aeneas) and Giannetta (L\u2019Elisir d\u2019Amore). At Trinity College of Music Abbi played Euridice in their highly acclaimed 2005 production of Monteverdi&#8217;s L\u2019Orfeo &#8230; &#8220;A spectacular triumph&#8221;&#8230; (Opera Now) and Polly Peachum in the 2006 production of The Beggar&#8217;s Opera.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1848 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hartleyvoices.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Abbi-soprano-hire-300x228.png\" alt=\"Hire soprano soloist Abbi for your events and concerts\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hartleyvoices.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Abbi-soprano-hire-300x228.png 300w, http:\/\/hartleyvoices.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Abbi-soprano-hire-768x585.png 768w, http:\/\/hartleyvoices.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Abbi-soprano-hire-1024x779.png 1024w, http:\/\/hartleyvoices.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Abbi-soprano-hire.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other notable performances while at Trinity included the soprano solos in Haydn&#8217;s Nelson Mass, conducted by David Angus, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, concerts with the Greenwich Baroque Orchestra (Pergolesi Stabat Mater, Mozart Exsultate Jubilate) and recitals as part of Eugene Asti&#8217;s song festivals celebrating Hugo Wolf and Robert &amp; Clara Schumann.<\/p>\n<p>On the concert platform Abbi sings regularly as an Oratorio soloist \u2013 recent performances have included Handel Messiah (Dorchester Choral Society\/Brighton Orpheus Choir), Mozart Mass in C minor (Blandford Choral Society) and Bach Cantata 140 (The New Elizabethan Singers). Engagements for the coming months include Haydn Creation, Mozart Requiem, Handel Dixit Dominus and Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Abbi-Temple-Soprano-Hartley-Voices-e1462820425252-150x142.jpg\" alt=\"Abbi Temple Soprano Hartley Voices\" width=\"150\" height=\"142\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-687\" \/><br \/>\nAbbi, soprano soloist, read music at Royal Holloway, University of London, and was awarded Distinction for her advanced postgraduate diploma at Trinity College of Music in 2006. Supported by vocal department and choral scholarships, she studied with Hazel Wood, Robert Aldwinckle &amp; Eugene Asti and took part in masterclasses with Michael Chance and Emma Kirkby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[56,1],"tags":[57],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Abbi | Concert Soprano Soloist | London<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Abbi, concert soprano soloist, read music at Royal Holloway, University of London, and was awarded Distinction at Trinity College\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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