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Format: 2013-05-26
Format: 2013-05-26
  • Sat, 2013-06-01 17:20
    Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin | Grange Park Opera
    Anne Marie-Owens, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Brett Polegato, Clive Bayley, Frances Bourne, Grange Park Opera, Kathleen Wilkinson, Martyn Brabbins, Robert Anthony Gardiner, Susan Gritton
    The Grange Northington, Alresford SO24 9TG
    United Kingdom

    Based on the novel in rhyming verse by Alexander Pushkin

    Tatyana, a dreamer, falls in love with the glamorous Onegin whose arrogance conceals an inability to love. The peaceful household is destroyed when Onegin kills his friend Lensky in a duel. Years pass and Onegin once again meets Tatyana, now married to an elderly prince. Her poise and elegance entrance Onegin. But he has missed his moment.

    Onegin's turbulence reflects Tchaikovsky's own state of mind in the months of his short marriage and the resulting mental breakdown.

    First performance Maly Theatre, Moscow, March 1879

    Sung in Russian with surtitles

    Eugene Onegin
    Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
    Tickets £65- £145 Available from 01962737360 Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5:30pm.
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    Fri, 2013-05-31 17:20
    Bellini's I Puritani | Grange Park Opera
    Christophoros Stamboglis, Claire Rutter, Damiano Salerno, English Chamber Orchestra, Gianluca Marcianò, Grange Park Opera, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Jesus Leon, Matthew Stiff, Olivia Ray
    The Grange Northington, Alresford SO24 9TG
    United Kingdom

    Based on a novel by Sir Walter Scott

    It is the English Civil War and the Puritans are supporting Oliver Cromwell against the King. Puritan Lord Walton had destined his daughter Elvira to marry the puritan Riccardo. However, she is marrying her true love Arturo even though he is a supporter of the King.

    During the celebrations, Arturo discovers a prisoner - the widow of the executed Charles I. Whilst Arturo helps the Queen escape, Elvira is distressed by his disappearance and is convinced he has betrayed her.

    First performance Théâtre-Italien in Paris, January 24, 1835

    Sung in Italian with surtitles

    I Puritani
    Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
    Tickets £65 - £145 Available from 01962 737360 Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5:30pm.
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    Thu, 2013-05-30 19:30
    Rite of Spring Centenary I Philharmonia Orchestra
    Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra
    Royal Festival Hall London SE1 8XX
    United Kingdom

    Tonight’s programme marks the centenary (29 May 1913) of one of the most famous premieres in musical history: Stravinsky’s primitivist ballet The Rite of Spring. Showered throughout by a torrential hail of farmyard noises from the gallery, the whole thing ended in uproar with the young conductor, Pierre Monteux, and his musicians fleeing for their lives. Puccini, who was in the Paris audience that night, described it as ‘the creation of a madman.’ Yet Stravinsky claimed that he was merely ‘the vessel through which the Rite passed.’ Opening the concert is Debussy’s no less groundbreaking Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune. ‘From that moment,’ wrote Pierre Boulez, ‘music began to beat with a new pulse’.

    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
    Amériques
    Edgar Varèse (1883-1965)
    The Rite of Spring, 'Le Sacre du Printemps'
    Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
    £9, £12, £15, £20, £25, £31, £40, £48. Some concessions are available. Available from 0800 652 6717 Monday-Friday (9.30-5.30pm).
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    Sat, 2013-06-01 19:00
    The Thief of Bagdad I Philharmonia Orchestra
    Carl Davis, Philharmonia Orchestra
    Royal Festival Hall London SE1 8XX
    United Kingdom

    Tonight’s concert offers a rare opportunity to see Douglas Fairbanks Snr’s silent classic original 1924 movie version of The Thief of Bagdad, accompanied by Carl Davis’s magical 1984 score, conducted live by the composer. Made at a cost of over 2 million dollars (a small fortune in those days), this glittering swashbuckler features a series of amazing special effects, including a flying carpet and a cloak of invisibility. Davis’s magnificent score intermingles his own music with that of Russian orchestral wizard Rimsky-Korsakov, ranging from his classic masterpiece of the Orient, Sheherazade to his exotically perfumed opera, The Invisible City of Kitezh.

    The Live Cinema presentation of The Thief of Bagdad by arrangement with Photoplay Productions.
    The Live Cinema presentation of The Thief of Bagdad was originally produced by David Gill and Kevin Brownlow.

    The Thief of Bagdad
    Carl Davis (1936-)
    £9, £12, £15, £20, £25, £31, £40, £48. Some concessions are available. Available from 0800 652 6717 Monday-Friday (9.30-5.30pm).
  • Tue, 2013-06-04 19:30
    Mozart, Weber and Tchaikovsky | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Ayako Tanaka, Pablo Boggiano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Cadogan Hall London SW1X 9DQ
    United Kingdom

    A glorious programme encompassing music of sublime wit, high drama and intense emotion. Mozart produced some of the most joyous operatic music ever written, and we are treated to several delights boasting vocal lines of deep expression and breathtaking agility.

    Weber’s operas have been hugely influential, inspiring the likes of Wagner to embark on his pioneering music dramas. But it is his operatic overtures which are most frequently performed, and their popularity is understandable: the music brims with energy, intrigue and originality.

    The programme culminates in the devastating beauty of Tchaikovsky’s 'Pathétique' Symphony, a masterpiece of aching emotion and symphonic brilliance.

    Mia Speranza Adorata
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
    Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
    Overture from Euryanthe
    Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
    Popoli di Tessaglia!
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
    Symphony No 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique'
    Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
    £40, £32.50, £25, £15 Available from 020 7730 4500 .
  • Sun, 2013-06-02 19:00
    Chelsea Opera Group - Verdi's Alzira
    Chelsea Opera Group Chorus, Chelsea Opera Group Orchestra, Gianluca Marcianò, Luca Grassi, Majella Cullagh, Mario Sofroniou
    Queen Elizabeth Hall London SE1 8XX
    United Kingdom

    Concert performance in Italian. Pre-performance talk for ticketholders at 5.45 - 6.15 in the QEH.

    Alzira
    Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
    £35, £30, £24, £22, £13 plus limited concessions Available from 0844 847 9910 10.00 am - 8.00 pm daily.
  • Sun, 2013-06-02 20:00
    Nash Ensemble at Jordans Music Club Summer Festival
    The Nash Ensemble
    Jubilee Hall Seer Green HP9 2QJ
    United Kingdom

    The Nash Ensemble, Resident Chamber Ensemble at the Wigmore Hall, London, opens our 70th anniversary season. Well-known from appearances on television and radio, at the BBC Proms, the Southbank, music clubs and music festivals, the ensemble has established itself as one of Britain's finest and most adventurous chamber groups, an acclamation which extends to the international scene, with enthusiastic reception for tours throughout Europe, the USA and Canada. From a vast repertoire the Nash brings sensitivity and musicality equally to the performance of music ranging from Haydn to the present day and is acknowledged as a major contributor to the recognition and promotion of many composers. An impressive catalogue of recordings illustrates the same varied and colourful combination of classical masterpieces, little known or neglected gems and important contemporary works. Our concert reflects the Nash Ensemble's reputation for elegant, imaginative and innovative programming.

    Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
    String Quartet No 2 in D
    Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
    Sea Eagle
    Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-)
    String Quartet No 2 in A minor
    Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    £20 (£55 season ticket for 4 concerts), half price for children Available from 01923 282943 9 am to 9 pm.
  • Thu, 2013-05-30 15:00
    Ludlow English Song weekend
    Ailish Tynan, Ashley Riches, Elizabeth Watts, Iain Burnside, Nicholas Mulroy, Sir John Tomlinson, The Carducci String Quartet, The King's Singers
    Ludlow Assembly Rooms Ludlow SY8 1AZ
    United Kingdom

    This festival of English song written during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries features works by Britten, Finzi, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Gurney and more, together with new works specially commissioned by Brian Elias and Julian Philips. This is the fifth of the triennial Ludlow English Song weekends, all under Artistic Director Iain Burnside.

    The King's Singers are including a seldom performed work, Britten's Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, and there will be a special sequence about Ivor Gurney with actor reading Gurney's poetry between songs by the Gloucestershire poet. A rare opportunity is performance of Gurney's Western Playland by the Carducci Quartet with Delius's Late Swallows.

    There are nine concerts spread over the four days, together with talks by Finzi and Elgar biographer Diana McVeagh, broadcaster Roderick Swanston, Andrew Walton engineer producer at Naxos and John Bridcut, whose film Britten's Children will also be shown. Sir John Tomlinson will be giving a Masterclass for students from London colleges

    The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
    Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
    Before the paling of the stars
    Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
    The splendour falls on castle walls
    Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
    Once did I breathe another's breath
    Brian Elias (1948-)
    Pessoa settings
    Julian Philips (1969-)
    The Western Playland, for baritone, piano and string quartet
    Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
    Late Swallows
    Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
    £25, £20, £15, £10 students and unwaged half price Available from 01584 878141 Monday to Saturday 10 am to 3 pm, 6 pm to 8 pm.
  • Tue, 2013-06-04 19:30
    Cann Twins (piano duo)
    The Cann Twins
    St Leonard's Church Bledington OX7 6XD
    United Kingdom

    This is the first concert of the 2013 season of Bledington Music Festival. It will also feature a joint performance of one or two pieces with Bledington School Choir which will have been rehearsed with The Cann Twins on the day before as part of the Education programme.

    Ticket price includes interval canapes.

    Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
    Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
    Czárdás from Swan Lake
    Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
    Rhapsody in Blue (solo piano version)
    George Gershwin (1898-1937)
    Dolly Suite
    Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
    Prélude from Carmen Suite
    Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
    The Blue Danube
    Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
    £18 unreserved Available from 01608658669 Sunday to Saturday: 10am to 10pm.
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    Wed, 2013-06-05 19:30
    Pavao Quartet
    Bryony James, Jenny Sacha, Kerenza Peacock, Natalia Gomes, Pavão Quartet
    St Leonard's Church Bledington OX7 6XD
    United Kingdom

    This is the second concert in the 2013 season of Bledington Music Festival. The Pavao Quartet played at the Festival in 2009 and we are thrilled that they are able to return.

    Their programme will also include pieces from their CDs with music from the Great American Songbook and many other well known melodies all introduced from the stage.

    Ticket price includes interval canapes.

    Simple Symphony
    Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
    String Quartet No 12 in F major, 'American'
    Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)
    £18 unreserved Available from 01608658669 Sunday to Saturday: 10am to 10pm.