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From La Scala to Loughborough Tenor Ian Storey to perform at University
Posted on 09/02/09
From La Scala to Loughborough Tenor Ian Storey to perform at University
Tenor Ian Storey is to make a flying visit to Loughborough University to sing at the opening of the Sir Robert Martin Theatre on 10 February, before hurrying back to La Scala in Milan where he is performing to rave reviews in Wagners Tristan and Isolde.
The Loughborough graduate was invited to perform at the event by Professor Elaine Hobby, Head of the Department of English and Drama. I met Ian when he visited the University last year to accept his Honorary Doctorate and he talked about his fond memories of being a student here, says Professor Hobby.
He was studying Furniture Design but he was already beginning to recognise that he had a talent as a singer. In fact it was the Universitys then Director of Music, the late Vic Crowther, who first persuaded Ian to sing in public. In his final year at Loughborough Ian joined the Universitys Drama students to sing in their major production, and also built the set for them!
Mr Storeys choice of music for the evening has so far been kept secret. Only his accompanist Nest Harris, who also teaches music at the University and sometimes accompanies music scholars at their concerts, knows what Ian will perform. Im sure it will be an evening to remember though, says Professor Hobby.
The opening of the Sir Robert Martin Theatre marks the culmination of an 18-month, 3 million refurbishment of the performance spaces in the Department of English and Drama.
Work began in the summer of 2007, when the sound studio, rehearsal room and Leonard Dixon studio were refurbished and their lighting, sound and other technical resources updated. The costume design and storage areas were also moved into newly equipped rooms.
The final phase of the works included the installation of updated technical resources into the Sir Robert Martin Theatre and the visual transformation of the theatre with a contemporary appearance. The dressing rooms, theatre workshop and facilities for visiting companies have also been radically revamped.
Professor Hobby is delighted by the refurbishment. The result is both highly practical and visually beautiful. The changes will be welcomed by everyone who uses or visits the facilities, including our growing numbers of Drama students. The redevelopment will ensure that Loughboroughs Drama programme continues to attract the highest calibre of students.
The theatre will be officially opened by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce. Other guests at the event will include Colonel Robert Martin, grandson of Sir Robert Martin, after whom the venue is named, the University Chancellor Sir John Jennings, local Councillors Richard Shepherd and Peter Lewis, Margaret Tomlinson who is a member of the Universitys Arts Committee, representatives from B3 Achitects who carried out the refurbishment, and Loughborough Drama graduate and TV presenter Lisa Rogers.
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