A CONCERT of opera arias from the movies is taking place in February.

Project:Opera presents Popcorn Opera at St Catherine's Church, Ventnor, on Saturday, February 9, at 7pm, and at Ryde Methodist Church on Sunday, February 10, at 4pm.

The concerts will be lead by internationally acclaimed pianist Angela Pascale, who will be playing themes from Cinema Paradiso and Amelie, accompanying the singers in a programme including O mio babbino caro, Casta Diva, La Mamma Morta and bass arias from Wagner's Die Walküre and the Ring cycle.

Project:Opera's singers, on this occasion, will be global award-winning cross-over soprano Marika Rauscher, local soprano Annalisa Vaughan and character bass-baritone Ian Wilson-Pope, who appeared in the film Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows.

Angela Pascale will return in July to perform at Project:Opera's Summer Opera Festival.

For further information about Project:Opera, go to its Facebook page or www.ticketsource.co.uk/project-opera. Phone enquiries can be made on 07757 965339.