The Alan Titchmarsh Show is set to host ‘X Factor’ style competition to search for Britain’s newest Opera diva…

To celebrate the nation’s new love affair with the world of operatic music is the fantastic new touring show, A Night at the Opera starring Jonathan Ansell.

To compliment Jonathan’s boyish looks and sensational voice the producers of the show have undertaken a nationwide search to find the next great soprano and ‘love interest’ for A Night At The Opera.

The eight sopranos who have been picked as finalists will appear on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on Monday 1st September, 2008. They will sing before a judging panel and only four will go through to the next round. They will appear again during September and face a public vote to find two finalists, these will return to sing with Jonathan Ansell and face a final vote to find the winner. The winner will then be joined by the full cast of A Night at the Opera on the Alan Titchmarsh Show on October 27th, 2008 and star with them on the nationwide tour from 30th October to 23rd November.

Jonathan Ansell says “This is a good opportunity for a new rising soprano to come and join us, and get the chance to be part of this unique show. It’s a privilege for me to sing all these great songs every night and for a whole month; I’m looking forward to seeing who I will be singing with!”

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On 1st September, 2008 – 8 sopranos will be on the Alan Titchmarsh show. The panel of judges whittle them to 4 by the end of programme.

Sept 15th – the 4 come back to sing, and are whittled down to 2 by public vote.

16th/19th – VT’s of the ones left.

29th – the last 2 sing with Jonathan Ansell, the public vote through the show, and the winner is announced and performs at the end of the show.

Oct 27 – the whole cast of A Night At The Opera come back on the show to perform together.

The Alan Titchmarsh Show is on ITV1 at 3pm every weekday.

The judges will be voice coach to the stars David Grant, theatre pro Ruthie Henshall and celebrity manager Jonathan Shalit.

Classic FM is also currently running a nationwide vote through their magazine and website to find the nation’s favourite aria. The winning aria will be performed each night in A Night at the Opera.

A Night At The Opera – Brief Over view

Featuring the stunning voice of former G4 heart-throb Jonathan Ansell, A Night at the Opera will visit 18 major cities this autumn to bring the best loved arias and tunes to the UK. The show will feature all the classics from the world’s favourite operas such as Aida, La Boheme, Cosi Fan Tutti, The Marriage of Figaro and Madam Butterfly. The show sets out to achieve what The Three Tenors achieved – making opera accessible for everybody.

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