2 August 2026
Life, Love and Opera – a concert
with Laura Scandizzo, Brad Cooper, Jane Ede, Bradley Gilchrist, Eleanor Greenwood, Jessica Harper, Michael Lampard, Kent McIntosh & Eugene Raggio
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The artists L-R: Brad Cooper, Jane Ede, Bradley Gilchrist, Eleanor Greenwood, Jessica Harper, Michael Lampard, Kent McIntosh, Eugene Raggio & Laura Scandizzo
Part of the lengthy queue before the concert [photo, Lis Bergmann]
At the front desk, manned by Danny May & June Donsworth [Rosa Doric Photography]
Agnes Brejzek & Mel Penicka-Smith getting ready in the kitchen! [photo, Lis Bergmann]
Mel Penicka-Smith & Agnes Brejzek [Rosa Doric Photography]
Sarah Penicka-Smith [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends entering the hall [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
Members & friends in the audience [Rosa Doric Photography]
MC Esteban Insausti (WSNSW President) introduced the concert [photo, Lis Bergmann]
Bradley Gilchrist [Rosa Doric Photography]
Jessica Harper sang Wagner’s “Einsam in trüben Tagen” from Act 1 of “Lohengrin” by Wagner [Rosa Doric Photography]
Eugene Raggio sang “O Sancta iustitia” from Act 1 of “Zar und Zimmerman” by Lortzing [Rosa Doric Photography]
Michael Lampard sang “Ja, glühend, wie des Südens Hauch” from Act 2 of “Das Liebesverbot” by Wagner [Rosa Doric Photography]
Jane Ede sang “Sky gift and Confrontation” from Jane’s “All Our Shimmering Skies” [Rosa Doric Photography]
Malcolm Ede, Jessamy Facer & Jane Ede sang “Sky gift and Confrontation” from Jane’s “All Our Shimmering Skies” [Rosa Doric Photography]
Malcolm Ede [Rosa Doric Photography]
Kent McIntosh sang Beethoven’s “Adelaide Op.46” [Rosa Doric Photography]
Eugene Raggio, Jessica Harper, Jane Ede & Kent McIntosh sang “Mir ist so wunderbar” from Act 1 of “Fidelio” by Beethoven [Rosa Doric Photography]
Laura Scandizzo sang “Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?” from Act 1 of “Fidelio” [Rosa Doric Photography]
Laura Scandizzo & Brad Cooper sang “O namenlose Freude!” from Act 2 of “Fidelio”
Applause from the audience [photo, Lis Bergmann]
Kent McIntosh sang “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” by Lehár [Rosa Doric Photography]
Kent McIntosh presenting a rose to Leona Geeves [photo, Lis Bergmann]
Laura Scandizzo sang “The Awakening Scene” from Act 2 of “Die Ägyptische Helena” by R Strauss [Rosa Doric Photography]
Eugene Raggio sang “Valse Infernale” from Act 3 of “Robert le Diable” by Meyerbeer [Rosa Doric Photography]
Bradley Gilchrist [Rosa Doric Photography]
Jessica Harper sang “Es gibt ein Reich” from Part 2 of “Ariadne auf Naxos” by R Strauss [Rosa Doric Photography]
Brad Cooper [Rosa Doric Photography]
Eleanor Greenwood [Rosa Doric Photography]
Eleanor Greenwood & Brad Cooper sang “Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater” from Act 1 of “Die Walküre” by Wagner [Rosa Doric Photography]
Taking bows [Rosa Doric Photography]
All the artists performed “Pilgrim’s Chorus” from “Tannhäuser” by Wagner [Rosa Doric Photography]
Applause for Bradley Gilchrist [photo, Lis Bergmann]
Everyone sang happy birthday to Leona [photo, Lis Bergmann]
Everyone sang happy birthday to Leona [photo, Lis Bergmann]
The artists, holding wines from our sponsor Brangayne of Orange, with Leona Geeves [photo, Leona Geeves]
The artists, holding wines from our sponsor Brangayne of Orange, with Leona Geeves [Rosa Doric Photography]
After the concert [Rosa Doric Photography]
After the concert [Rosa Doric Photography]
After the concert [Rosa Doric Photography]
After the concert [Rosa Doric Photography]
Jane Ede & friends [Rosa Doric Photography]
Garry Richards & Leona Geeves [Rosa Doric Photography][
Leona with Michael Lampard [photo, Lis Bergmann]
Jessica Harper with Leona [Rosa Doric Photography]
Leona & John Jewell [Rosa Doric Photography]
Leona & Camille Mercep [photo, Leona Geeves]
Janet Crosbie, Leona & Helen L’Orange OAM, Founder of the Waverton Hub [photo, Leona Geeves]
The “Arabella” birthday cake for Leona, made by Rachel dal Santo [Rosa Doric Photography]
Rachel dal Santo & Leona [Rosa Doric Photography]
Leona cutting the birthday cake [Rosa Doric Photography]
Leona cutting the birthday cake [Rosa Doric Photography]
Rachel dal Santo & Leona after the birthday cake was cut [photo, Lis Bergmann]
Post-concert refreshments [Rosa Doric Photography]
Laura Scandizzo with a friend, Lourdes St George & Esteban Insausti [Rosa Doric Photography]
Enjoying post-concert refreshments [Rosa Doric Photography]
Rosalind Baker, Marg Whealy & Alasdair Beck [Rosa Doric Photography]
Enjoying post-concert refreshments [Rosa Doric Photography]
Enjoying post-concert refreshments [Rosa Doric Photography]
Enjoying post-concert refreshments [Rosa Doric Photography]
Enjoying post-concert refreshments [Rosa Doric Photography]
Enjoying post-concert refreshments [Rosa Doric Photography]
Bradley Gilchrist, Jessica Harper & Matthew Reardon [Rosa Doric Photography]
Jessica Harper & family group [Rosa Doric Photography]
Sarah Penicka-Smith, a friend & Chris Ford [Rosa Doric Photography]
Lis Bergmann, Tim Green & Barbara de Rome [photo, Lis Bergmann]
Robert Woodley & Barbara de Rome [photo, Lis Bergmann]
David Whitehouse, Richard Mason & Camron Dyer [Rosa Doric Photography]
