OPUS ONE PERFORMS TUBULAR BELLS BY MIKE OLDFIELD AND HIS GREATEST HITS WITH MAGGIE REILLY AND NIKKI LAMBORN

Two and a half years after their acclaimed debut at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Opus One returns to perform Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells with the utmost fidelity to the sound and spirit of the legendary 1973 recording. Opus One brings this classic of contemporary music to life just as Mike Oldfield himself did at his debut performance in June 1973 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.

This year, Opus One once again joins forces -as they did at the Palau de la Música- with Scottish singer Maggie Reilly, the most iconic voice of Mike Oldfield’s career. Reilly began collaborating with Oldfield in 1980, contributing vocals to the album QE2. Her artistic contribution proved vital, and it’s no exaggeration to say that the success of many of Oldfield’s most celebrated pop songs is largely due to her extraordinary vocal performances. Songs such as Moonlight Shadow, To France, Family Man, Foreign Affair, and many others have become part of the musical landscape of several generations. Reilly has also enjoyed a distinguished solo career, with hits like Tears in the Rain and the well-known Everytime We Touch.

Joining her on stage — for the first time in Barcelona — will be Nikki Lamborn, one of the UK’s most acclaimed rock and blues vocalists. Lamborn has not only collaborated with Mike Oldfield, but has also worked with world-renowned artists such as Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, The Who, Alice Cooper, and many more.

The concert at the Auditori Fòrum CCIB will mark the third time that the Glasgow-born singer and the Catalan orchestra perform together, and it promises to be the most significant show worldwide dedicated to interpreting the music of Mike Oldfield.

Opus One is an orchestra created in 2021 by musicologist Xavier Alern with the aim of performing Mike Oldfield’s “magical trilogy”: Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, and Ommadawn.

 

Artistic Line-up:

Maggie Reilly, vocals

Nikki Lamborn, vocals
Catherine Feeney, piano

 

OPUS ONE:

Xavier Alern, guitars, bass, mandolin, concept and musical direction.
Carlos Cruz, guitars.
Manu Suárez, guitar and electric bass.
Santiago Galán, piano and keyboards.
Adrià Bravo, keyboards.
Xavier Rocosa, flute, percussion.
Olaia Brugada, recorder, vocals.
Anna Luna, vocals.
Paula Domínguez, vocals.
Joan Torras, drums, percussion.
Xavi Lite, actor.

 

Organized by: Fundació Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música Catalana & Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès