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The presentation was as stark as it was effective, with two singers occupying centre-stage and a cellist at the rear of stage-left. Abigail Kelly took the role of the main protagonist, . . . ."
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In the February Edition of The Phoenix Newspaper, a leading community newspaper, Abigail features as part of 'The Women of Excellence'.
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See Abigail's performance in Poland - August 2016
A roomful of opera lovers came out to 'Sacred Mountain' - Incidents in the life of Queen Nanny and the Maroons that took place at Vera Moody Concert Hall, Jamaica. The audience also came to meet composer Dr Shirley Thompson (recently enlisted as one of the 10 most influential Black people in Britain 2016) and soprano Abigail Kelly, UK-based classical musicians of the Jamaican diaspora.
Judging from the applause when the opera ended and the animated discussion which followed between Thompson and the audience, the opera was well received.
Thompson's 45-minute opera Sacred Mountain: Incidents in the Life of Queen Nanny of the Maroons was presented in the Vera Moody Concert Hall at the Edna Manley College's School of Music. Untraditionally, the opera was written for only one singer (with some narration) and it was Kelly who sang.
Abigail Kelly performed to a selected audience at the House of Commons for the launch of Maxie Hayles' Autobigraphy entitled 'Taking it to the Max'. Read more
Praise poured down like Portland rain on three women associated with a still unfinished opera staged at the School of Music, Edna Manley College (EMC), on Friday night.
The praise came at least partly, because of the patriotism of the audience, though, ironically, none of the three women - Nanny of the Maroons, the opera's main character; the composer, Dr Shirley J. Thompson, and soprano Abigail Kelly, the work's soloist - is a "born Jamaican". Click here to read more.
Shirley Thompson Music in association with Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts and University of Westminister present UK Soprano Abigail Kelly, in the opera 'Sacred Mountain' - Incidents in the life of Queen Nanny and the Maroons taking place at Vera Moody Concert Hall, Jamaica.
