Everyman Opera

04/08/2025

With death very much on my mind, I have been inspired to create a new libretto entitled 'Memento Mori'. The work features a woman who, intent on su***de, ends up becomming apprentice to the angel Poiel. He takes her to 3 women who need a Memento Mori. Each woman is a different take on the meaning 'life is brief'. Whilst one's is shortened, another's is saved through art; and a third's saved through positive thought. This is my first tale set in the UK, and I wholly mean UK. The story begins, and ends in Yarnton, England. The second act takes the audience to Scotland, where there is an encounter with Queen Macbeth (ah, so that's why she commits su***de!). The third act moves to Cardiff Opera house, where we meet Efa, a befuddled diva (and I am convinced, future icon on the operatic stage). The fourth act takes us to the Mountains of Morne, northern Ireland, where we save the life of the beautiful, semi clad Beartha. Then for the all important sacrifice, which is critical for lending my creation a powerfully tragic ending. The entire libretto crafted in 26 days whilst sailing to Dunkirk and back. None of this would have come about were it not for my mom's recent passing, and the su***de of a work colleague just a short while before. Death rocked me, to the extent that I just had to create this piece. The angel Poiel - who features in this work - is my guardian angel (if you follow these esoteric beliefs). His sigel features here, and more information besides

Poiel, O que são os Anjos da Cabala, O que é Cabala, Anjos da Kabbalah, Os 72 nomes divinos, Anjos Cabalísticos, 72 nomes de Deus

20/07/2025

https://youtu.be/KPsppK2LKxM Good to get away from the usual routine. New habits, new thoughts. Awaiting quotes from carnatic musicians and Bharatanatyam choregrapher. Meantime, a new libretto is being produced. 3 out of 5 acts complete of my 'Memento Mori' work. The angel Poiel offers a woman about to commit su***de salvation, if she becomes his Memento Mori apprentice. This is my first tale set in the UK.

Voyage of discovery to France. First time across the channel on yacht 'Whisper'. With death very much on my mind, I have been inspired to commence a new libr...

07/06/2025

https://fb.watch/A45E_SltoD/ fabulous syncronisation of eurythmy to both voice, and instruments. Plenty of scope for the same in Pawn Queen. Am just a little shy to reaching my GoFundme https://gofund.me/77fd465b target. Am waiting on 2 potential venues to provide me their hire costs for both rehearsals, and performances. 😔

06/05/2025

Any recommendations for pubs with covered venue space in Oxford, greatly welcomed. Tap Social, & Isis Farmhouse approached for quotes, but they have not responded.

15/03/2025

As I ask in the vlog, if you wish to blow me fair wind to reach my £2100 target then go to the https://gofund.me/e25e446b link and make a donation... and pass on the message to friends.
People may possess many 'things' in their lives, but not possess as many positive 'experiences' they would wish to have. So many of us strive to 'have', yet "to have" can be either: the material possession, or the possession of a cultural experience. The latter is what I aim to bring to people. My satisfaction is realising an artwork than makes spectators think, whilst being entertained... sharing the experience in a communal fashion. This is where Greater happiness is to be found, so I feel. Not through one person's material 'things', but through sharing with others in making Culture come alive.

PAWN QUEEN - a new opera Hello, my name is John, founder of Everyman Opera. A libre… John Tatlow needs your support for Help get my first opera performed

05/03/2025

I Have uploaded a vlog to show off my eight libretti: I briefly give an explanation of each. Pawn Queen remains the one targeted to be the first produced, but as I explain, it is intended to be the second part of the trilogy telling the story of the man known as the criminal Babu Lucre. Pawn Queen captures him at the height of his wealth, and power, but this is the turning point of his life, when - as told in the final opera 'Mordechai' - he strives to cleanse his soul of past crimes. The overall aim of my work is to stage 'Picasso'. It is my tale about how Picasso came to capture the masterpiece painting, 'Guernica' on toile. Lila Palmer knows this piece well, as we worked on it together, back in 2020, when she was coaching me on how to write for opera. This piece requires a traditional opera stage, which is where I hope Lila, and her place of work, namely as general manager at the New Orleans Opera House furthers the tale waiting to be staged. Stage 'Pawn Queen', stimulate interest through social media, and win people such as Lila Palmer over.

I feel so fortunate to be a creator of works that I am sure will entertain new opera audiences. Indeed, writing new opera in such a way as to compliment trad...

08/01/2025

This magic carpet is close to its destination. £1749 raised. Just £251 to raise to hit my £2k target. The fundraising is going well, though slowly. 87% 0f th...

31/12/2024

£1679 raised. Edging closer to my £2k target. This opera shall happen with the help of these donations. If you can spread the word, better still, make a contribution, then I promise you 2025 will see me attempt to put this opera on in Oxford (Arts Council of England funding permitting, though this is apparently the sort of 'outside London', socially inclusive, art work ACE are encouraging, so the odds in my favour are great :-).🎇🌠 Hope you all have a New Year with as great a promise as mine! 🎭🎼

PAWN QUEEN - a new opera Hello, my name is John, founder of Everyman Opera. A libre… John Tatlow needs your support for Help get my first opera performed

29/12/2024

https://youtu.be/CI779D2tLyk?si=srBlmgM5be3RI0fB Of the 3 versions of 'Cry Me A River', the most colourful one for me is this original, written for Ella Fitzgerald. Her timbre; range; innovation; vocal play, all this makes for fabulous listening.

"Cry Me a River" is a popular American torch song, written by Arthur Hamilton and first published in 1953, and made famous in the version by Julie London, 19...

29/12/2024

https://youtu.be/IWAnJNpqGtY?si=kSDiz-1PFWx8nHw_ This is a well fashioned enactment of Barbara Streisand's rendition of 'Cry Me A river' at the Bon Soir, New York (there were no visual recordings on the night. Only audio, and stills). 🎼🎹 I would like to have this song performed with my 'Blue River' on stage, as they segue.

Official video for "Cry Me A River" by Barbra Streisand Listen to Barbra Streisand: https://BarbraStreisand.lnk.to/listenYDSubscribe to the official Barbra S...

22/12/2024

Allenheads, Northumberland. The map (see link) shows one of the highest villages in England. The location of the cottage that my partner and I stayed in over Christmas 2023 is on here. Sometime on the 22nd of December, I created 'Everyman Opera'. The green shoot is small, but it has purpose, and remains full of vigour. There's still every prospect of staging a performance of the new opera, 'Pawn Queen' in 2025. As of writing, I am requiring £641 to meet my target of hiring 'The Arts Fundraisers' consultancy company to represent me before the Arts Council of England. Being forced to regularly promote my need for donations, I have developed the idea of taking to social media with recordings of my singing one of my own tunes, and requesting musicians to collaborate by arranging a jamming session. I name the project, 'Colour My Number'. There are no takers, as of yet, but then Yuletide makes many commitments to go places, and do tasks on behalf of the family. The downside of promoting Everyman Opera, and specifically Pawn Queen's production, has been the zero amount of time that I have had for creating new work. It is quite frustrating. I am toying with the idea of an opera set in Venice, featuring the students of Vivaldi. I am convinced an opera can be fashioned about the young women who contributed to Vivaldi's formidable, and vibrant compositions. "Plus ça change", or so it appears, concerning my efforts to move this project forward, in order to get back to my writing. I believe that once I have a completed (social media emission) of my first opera, then I will attract the attention of established opera companies, and so attract collaborations. Things will become fore enabling for me to then return to writing, as others can focus on making operas of my other 7 (to date) libretti. Who knows, perhaps I will develop a passionate taste for repeating the opera business-side of things, WHEN my first one gets staged. I am having to curb my impatience, as all things come in their own way, and their own time. 2025 WILL be a successful year, I feel. This form of opera (like my 'Colour My Number' song project) is entirely a new concept. A paradigm manifesting takes time. I thank those following this project, for you have a belief in my vision. What I believe I am doing is making art that has potential to attract the participation of others. Whether as players, production staff, writers, composers, musicians, all the people working directly in making opera, in otherwords. Or whether they be audiences, coming to shows, else following - like yourselves - on social media. If an art work carries a strong enough attraction to attract many to it in the community, then it carries a strong potential to make culture. To be adopted (imitated) by the community. I believe this form of industrial, pub opera has such potential. Let us hope, and pray 2025 sees its manifestation wholly come about.

15/12/2024

https://divination.com/iching/lookup/17-2/ Threw the coins, and received the Following in response to 'will this Everyman Opera project bring success'. I like the sailing metaphor ⛵️

You may not be able to change the direction of the wind, but by frequently adjusting your sails, you can arrive at your destination.