Composer: Britten| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Wednesday 5-Jun-13 07:00pm |
 Guildhall School Theatre, LondonBritten: Owen Wingrave |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Guildhall School Theatre, London, Silk Street,, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT, United Kingdom Wednesday 5-Jun-13 07:00pm Britten: Owen Wingrave | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Guildhall School Theatre, London Britten: Owen Wingrave |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Guildhall School Theatre, London, Silk Street,, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 07:00pm Britten: Owen Wingrave | ||
| Monday 10-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Guildhall School Theatre, London Britten: Owen Wingrave |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Guildhall School Theatre, London, Silk Street,, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT, United Kingdom Monday 10-Jun-13 07:00pm Britten: Owen Wingrave | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Guildhall School Theatre, London Britten: Owen Wingrave |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Guildhall School Theatre, London, Silk Street,, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT, United Kingdom Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:00pm Britten: Owen Wingrave | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Death in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Friday 14-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
| Monday 17-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Aldeburgh Beach Grimes on the Beach Aldeburgh Festival |
Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Aldeburgh Beach, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom Monday 17-Jun-13 08:30pm Grimes on the Beach Britten’s powerful and masterful evocation of the North Sea in all its moods has to audiences all over the world become inextricably linked with the Aldeburgh that was home to Crabbe in the eighteenth century and Britten in the twentieth. Tim Albery directs an outdoor realisation of Peter Grimes that places the audience directly in its setting – on the beach, watching as dusk fades over the sea taking the audience into the world of Peter Grimes and the local community that has branded him a muderer and hunted him down. The same musical team as the concerts will perform with the singers amplified and the orchestra recorded from the earlier Festival concerts. ‘In ceaseless motion comes and goes the tide Flowing it fills the channel broad and wide Then back to sea with strong majestic sweep It rolls in ebb yet terrible and deep’ Peter Grimes ‘There are few points within the confines of this planet at which you can stand and know that you’re seeing, hearing and breathing precisely what a composer was trying to capture in a particular piece of music.’ Classic FM magazine on Peter Grimes and Aldeburgh beach Please note this performance is outdoors, uncovered and most of the audience will be seated on the beach. There will be limited bench seating and spaces for wheelchair users. In the event of severe weather, the performance may have to be postponed to the following evening. Only legless folding camping chairs may be used on the beach. More information will be sent to bookers in advance of the event. Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Tuesday 18-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Death in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Tuesday 18-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
| Wednesday 19-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Aldeburgh Beach Grimes on the Beach Aldeburgh Festival |
Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Aldeburgh Beach, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom Wednesday 19-Jun-13 08:30pm Grimes on the Beach Britten’s powerful and masterful evocation of the North Sea in all its moods has to audiences all over the world become inextricably linked with the Aldeburgh that was home to Crabbe in the eighteenth century and Britten in the twentieth. Tim Albery directs an outdoor realisation of Peter Grimes that places the audience directly in its setting – on the beach, watching as dusk fades over the sea taking the audience into the world of Peter Grimes and the local community that has branded him a muderer and hunted him down. The same musical team as the concerts will perform with the singers amplified and the orchestra recorded from the earlier Festival concerts. ‘In ceaseless motion comes and goes the tide Flowing it fills the channel broad and wide Then back to sea with strong majestic sweep It rolls in ebb yet terrible and deep’ Peter Grimes ‘There are few points within the confines of this planet at which you can stand and know that you’re seeing, hearing and breathing precisely what a composer was trying to capture in a particular piece of music.’ Classic FM magazine on Peter Grimes and Aldeburgh beach Please note this performance is outdoors, uncovered and most of the audience will be seated on the beach. There will be limited bench seating and spaces for wheelchair users. In the event of severe weather, the performance may have to be postponed to the following evening. Only legless folding camping chairs may be used on the beach. More information will be sent to bookers in advance of the event. Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Death in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Friday 21-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Aldeburgh Beach Grimes on the Beach Aldeburgh Festival |
Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Aldeburgh Beach, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom Friday 21-Jun-13 08:30pm Grimes on the Beach Britten’s powerful and masterful evocation of the North Sea in all its moods has to audiences all over the world become inextricably linked with the Aldeburgh that was home to Crabbe in the eighteenth century and Britten in the twentieth. Tim Albery directs an outdoor realisation of Peter Grimes that places the audience directly in its setting – on the beach, watching as dusk fades over the sea taking the audience into the world of Peter Grimes and the local community that has branded him a muderer and hunted him down. The same musical team as the concerts will perform with the singers amplified and the orchestra recorded from the earlier Festival concerts. ‘In ceaseless motion comes and goes the tide Flowing it fills the channel broad and wide Then back to sea with strong majestic sweep It rolls in ebb yet terrible and deep’ Peter Grimes ‘There are few points within the confines of this planet at which you can stand and know that you’re seeing, hearing and breathing precisely what a composer was trying to capture in a particular piece of music.’ Classic FM magazine on Peter Grimes and Aldeburgh beach Please note this performance is outdoors, uncovered and most of the audience will be seated on the beach. There will be limited bench seating and spaces for wheelchair users. In the event of severe weather, the performance may have to be postponed to the following evening. Only legless folding camping chairs may be used on the beach. More information will be sent to bookers in advance of the event. Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Monday 24-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Death in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Monday 24-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
| Wednesday 26-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Death in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Wednesday 26-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
| Wednesday 3-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam Death in Venice |
De Nederlandse Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 3-Jul-13 07:30pm Thomas Mann’s novella Der Tod in Venedig was the inspiration for Britten’s last opera. Gustav Aschenbach, an aging author, is increasingly tormented by artistic self-doubt. He travels to Venice. The god Dionysus appears to him in six different guises, now benignly seductive, now confrontational and combative, accompanying Aschenbach towards death. In Venice the author comes face to face with the personification of beauty: the Polish youth Tadzio, for whom he feels a strong attraction. Here Britten reveals, with uncommon openness, the personal struggles of the social outsider. In the musical accompaniment, Britten uses the orchestra to support the realistic storyline, while exotic gamelan instruments depict Tadzio’s beauty. The youth, incidentally, remains mute throughout, and Aschenbach’s monologues are accompanied by a single piano. The composer’s conclusion is that beauty and perfection inevitably go hand and hand with loss and ruination. Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 3-Jul-13 09:30pm |
Southwark Cathedral, London Britten Church Parables: Curlew River City of London Festival |
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| Southwark Cathedral, London, Chapter House,, Montague Close,, London SE1 9DA, United Kingdom Wednesday 3-Jul-13 09:30pm Britten Church Parables: Curlew River Celebrating Benjamin Britten’s centenary, Mahogany Opera joins forces with principal players from Aurora Orchestra to present his Church Parables at Southwark Cathedral where they were first seen in London under the direction of the composer. These new productions merge East with West: Japanese Noh with Medieval Western iconography (Curlew River), Balinese dance drama with stained glass (The Burning Fiery Furnace) and Middle Eastern Sufism juxtaposed with the work of Rembrandt and Bosch (The Prodigal Son).
Tickets £5, £12, £25, and £38
10% discount if you buy tickets for all three operas (top two price bands) | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Southwark Cathedral, London Britten Church Parables: The Prodigal Son City of London Festival |
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| Southwark Cathedral, London, Chapter House,, Montague Close,, London SE1 9DA, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:00pm Britten Church Parables: The Prodigal Son Celebrating Benjamin Britten’s centenary, Mahogany Opera joins forces with principal players from Aurora Orchestra to present his Church Parables at Southwark Cathedral where they were first seen in London under the direction of the composer. These new productions merge East with West: Japanese Noh with Medieval Western iconography (Curlew River), Balinese dance drama with stained glass (The Burning Fiery Furnace) and Middle Eastern Sufism juxtaposed with the work of Rembrandt and Bosch (The Prodigal Son).
Tickets £5, £12, £25, and £38
10% discount if you buy tickets for all three operas (top two price bands) | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:30pm |
Southwark Cathedral, London Britten Church Parables: The Burning Fiery Furnace City of London Festival |
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| Southwark Cathedral, London, Chapter House,, Montague Close,, London SE1 9DA, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:30pm Britten Church Parables: The Burning Fiery Furnace Celebrating Benjamin Britten’s centenary, Mahogany Opera joins forces with principal players from Aurora Orchestra to present his Church Parables at Southwark Cathedral where they were first seen in London under the direction of the composer. These new productions merge East with West: Japanese Noh with Medieval Western iconography (Curlew River), Balinese dance drama with stained glass (The Burning Fiery Furnace) and Middle Eastern Sufism juxtaposed with the work of Rembrandt and Bosch (The Prodigal Son).
Tickets £5, £12, £25, and £38
10% discount if you buy tickets for all three operas (top two price bands) | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam Death in Venice |
De Nederlandse Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm Thomas Mann’s novella Der Tod in Venedig was the inspiration for Britten’s last opera. Gustav Aschenbach, an aging author, is increasingly tormented by artistic self-doubt. He travels to Venice. The god Dionysus appears to him in six different guises, now benignly seductive, now confrontational and combative, accompanying Aschenbach towards death. In Venice the author comes face to face with the personification of beauty: the Polish youth Tadzio, for whom he feels a strong attraction. Here Britten reveals, with uncommon openness, the personal struggles of the social outsider. In the musical accompaniment, Britten uses the orchestra to support the realistic storyline, while exotic gamelan instruments depict Tadzio’s beauty. The youth, incidentally, remains mute throughout, and Aschenbach’s monologues are accompanied by a single piano. The composer’s conclusion is that beauty and perfection inevitably go hand and hand with loss and ruination. Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 09:30pm |
Southwark Cathedral, London Britten Church Parables: Curlew River City of London Festival |
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| Southwark Cathedral, London, Chapter House,, Montague Close,, London SE1 9DA, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 09:30pm Britten Church Parables: Curlew River Celebrating Benjamin Britten’s centenary, Mahogany Opera joins forces with principal players from Aurora Orchestra to present his Church Parables at Southwark Cathedral where they were first seen in London under the direction of the composer. These new productions merge East with West: Japanese Noh with Medieval Western iconography (Curlew River), Balinese dance drama with stained glass (The Burning Fiery Furnace) and Middle Eastern Sufism juxtaposed with the work of Rembrandt and Bosch (The Prodigal Son).
Tickets £5, £12, £25, and £38
10% discount if you buy tickets for all three operas (top two price bands) | ||
| Saturday 6-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Southwark Cathedral, London Britten Church Parables: The Prodigal Son City of London Festival |
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| Southwark Cathedral, London, Chapter House,, Montague Close,, London SE1 9DA, United Kingdom Saturday 6-Jul-13 07:00pm Britten Church Parables: The Prodigal Son Celebrating Benjamin Britten’s centenary, Mahogany Opera joins forces with principal players from Aurora Orchestra to present his Church Parables at Southwark Cathedral where they were first seen in London under the direction of the composer. These new productions merge East with West: Japanese Noh with Medieval Western iconography (Curlew River), Balinese dance drama with stained glass (The Burning Fiery Furnace) and Middle Eastern Sufism juxtaposed with the work of Rembrandt and Bosch (The Prodigal Son).
Tickets £5, £12, £25, and £38
10% discount if you buy tickets for all three operas (top two price bands) | ||
| Saturday 6-Jul-13 09:30pm |
Southwark Cathedral, London Britten Church Parables: The Burning Fiery Furnace City of London Festival |
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| Southwark Cathedral, London, Chapter House,, Montague Close,, London SE1 9DA, United Kingdom Saturday 6-Jul-13 09:30pm Britten Church Parables: The Burning Fiery Furnace Celebrating Benjamin Britten’s centenary, Mahogany Opera joins forces with principal players from Aurora Orchestra to present his Church Parables at Southwark Cathedral where they were first seen in London under the direction of the composer. These new productions merge East with West: Japanese Noh with Medieval Western iconography (Curlew River), Balinese dance drama with stained glass (The Burning Fiery Furnace) and Middle Eastern Sufism juxtaposed with the work of Rembrandt and Bosch (The Prodigal Son).
Tickets £5, £12, £25, and £38
10% discount if you buy tickets for all three operas (top two price bands) | ||
| Sunday 7-Jul-13 01:30pm |
Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam Death in Venice |
De Nederlandse Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 7-Jul-13 01:30pm Thomas Mann’s novella Der Tod in Venedig was the inspiration for Britten’s last opera. Gustav Aschenbach, an aging author, is increasingly tormented by artistic self-doubt. He travels to Venice. The god Dionysus appears to him in six different guises, now benignly seductive, now confrontational and combative, accompanying Aschenbach towards death. In Venice the author comes face to face with the personification of beauty: the Polish youth Tadzio, for whom he feels a strong attraction. Here Britten reveals, with uncommon openness, the personal struggles of the social outsider. In the musical accompaniment, Britten uses the orchestra to support the realistic storyline, while exotic gamelan instruments depict Tadzio’s beauty. The youth, incidentally, remains mute throughout, and Aschenbach’s monologues are accompanied by a single piano. The composer’s conclusion is that beauty and perfection inevitably go hand and hand with loss and ruination. Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 10-Jul-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London The Canticles |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Wednesday 10-Jul-13 07:45pm | ||
| Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London The Canticles |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:45pm | ||
| Friday 12-Jul-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London The Canticles |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Friday 12-Jul-13 07:45pm | ||
| Thursday 8-Aug-13 08:15pm |
St John's Smith Square, London Curlew River |
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| St John's Smith Square, London, Smith Square, London, London SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom Thursday 8-Aug-13 08:15pm | ||
