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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonLa donna del lago |
Royal Opera Michele Mariotti, Conductor John Fulljames, Director Joyce DiDonato, Soprano: Elena Juan Diego Flórez, Tenor: King James V / Uberto Daniela Barcellona, Mezzo-soprano: Malcolm Simon Orfila, Bass: Douglas Colin Lee, Tenor: Rodrigo |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 Michele Mariotti, Conductor John Fulljames, Director Joyce DiDonato, Soprano: Elena Juan Diego Flórez, Tenor: King James V / Uberto Daniela Barcellona, Mezzo-soprano: Malcolm Simon Orfila, Bass: Douglas Colin Lee, Tenor: Rodrigo | ||
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Staatsoper, Vienna Carmen |
Vienna State Opera Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Thursday 23-May-13 Check start time of performance. Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 01:00pm |
Christ Church, Spitalfields, London Gresham College Lecture and Performance: Britten's String Quartet No 2 |
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| Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, Commercial Street, London E1 6LY, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 01:00pm Gresham College Lecture and Performance: Britten's String Quartet No 2 Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), String Quartet no. 2 in C major, Op.36 (Lecture by Professor Roger Parker with a performance by the Badke Quartet) Price type: Free | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 01:00pm |
St Mary Magdalene Munster Square, London Lunchtime recital - acclaimed pianist Warren Mailley Smith plays works by Chopin |
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| St Mary Magdalene Munster Square, London, Munster Square, London NW1 3PT, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 01:00pm Lunchtime recital - acclaimed pianist Warren Mailley Smith plays works by Chopin Programme not known Price type: Free | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 01:05pm |
St John's Smith Square, London Marek Bracha |
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| St John's Smith Square, London, Smith Square, London, London SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 01:05pm Marek Bracha Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 04:00pm |
Opéra de Lille Il Barbiere di Siviglia |
Opéra de Lille Antonello Allemandi, Conductor Jean-François Sivadier, Director Taylor Stayton, Tenor: Count Almaviva Tiziano Bracci, Bass: Dr. Bartolo Eduarda Melo, Soprano: Rosina Amando Noguera, Baritone: Figaro |
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| Opéra de Lille, 2 Rue des Bons Enfants, 59800 Lille, France Thursday 23-May-13 04:00pm Il Barbiere di Siviglia Antonello Allemandi, Conductor Jean-François Sivadier, Director Taylor Stayton, Tenor: Count Almaviva Tiziano Bracci, Bass: Dr. Bartolo Eduarda Melo, Soprano: Rosina Amando Noguera, Baritone: Figaro | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 05:30pm |
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Lohengrin |
Welsh National Opera Peter Wedd, Tenor: Lohengrin Emma Bell, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud Claudio Otelli, Baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Matthew Best, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Simon Thorpe, Baritone: The King's Herald |
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| Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Bute Place, Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 5AL, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 05:30pm Image credit: David Massey Peter Wedd, Tenor: Lohengrin Emma Bell, Soprano: Elsa von Brabant Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Ortrud Claudio Otelli, Baritone: Friedrich von Telramund Matthew Best, Bass: Heinrich der Vogler Simon Thorpe, Baritone: The King's Herald | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 06:00pm |
Salle Pierre-Mercure, Montreal, QC Benefit Event : Bring your cell |
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| Salle Pierre-Mercure, Montreal, QC, 300 Maisonneuve East, Montreal H1C 3R4, Canada Thursday 23-May-13 06:00pm Benefit Event : Bring your cell | ||
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Le Poisson Rouge, New York City, NY The Roaring Twenties |
Works by Gershwin Works by Villa-Lobos Works by Bloch Works by Shostakovich |
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| Le Poisson Rouge, New York City, NY, 158 Bleecker Street, New York City, 10012, United States Thursday 23-May-13 06:30pm The Roaring Twenties Works by Gershwin, George (1898-1937) Works by Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959) Works by Bloch, Ernest (1880-1959) Works by Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm |
St Paul's Cathedral, London Beethoven 9 in St. Paul's Cathedral |
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| St Paul's Cathedral, London, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Beethoven 9 in St. Paul's Cathedral An unmissable performance of Beethoven's monumental 'Choral Symphony' with its climactic 'Ode to Joy' performed in the awe-inspiring dome of St Paul's Cathedral. Featuring a star line-up of singers, joint choirs and the English Chamber Orchestra under the expert baton of Howard Williams, it promises to be the event of the century. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm |
Tampere Hall Rajaton sings Queen with TPO |
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| Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Rajaton sings Queen with TPO | ||
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Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow Haydn & Bruckner |
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| Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, Triumfalnaya ploshchad 4/31, Moscow, Russia Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Haydn & Bruckner | ||
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La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall, Brussels Così fan tutte |
La Monnaie | De Munt Ludovic Morlot, Conductor Michael Haneke, Director Christoph Kanter, Set Designer Anett Fritsch, Soprano: Fiordiligi Andreas Wolf, Baritone: Guglielmo Juan Francisco Gatell, Tenor: Ferrando Kerstin Avemo, Soprano: Despina William Shimell, Baritone: Don Alfonso Orchestre Symphonique et Choeurs de la Monnaie |
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| La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall, Brussels, Muntplein-Place de la Monnaie, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm The fatal temptation to seek the truth in love: men and women scorch their hearts and wings in trying to unlock the secret of emotions. How quickly perversity and cruelty oust desire and tenderness. Here Mozart enters into a dialogue with Marivaux and Sade. As in his previous operas, he succeeds in producing an incredible tension, a breathtakingly beautiful structuring of the text (his third collaboration with Da Ponte) and the music. Director Michael Haneke, one of the most incisive and insightful film-makers of our time, presents us with his vision of a work that is as spell-binding, serious, complex and at times light as it is formidably modern, where the experience of infidelity transforms the four characters by laying bare their frailty. For the Austrian director, this is his first time at La Monnaie, while Ludovic Morlot conducts his second opera of the season.Image credit: © Flore-Aël Surun / Tendance Floue Ludovic Morlot, Conductor Michael Haneke, Director Christoph Kanter, Set Designer Anett Fritsch, Soprano: Fiordiligi Andreas Wolf, Baritone: Guglielmo Juan Francisco Gatell, Tenor: Ferrando Kerstin Avemo, Soprano: Despina William Shimell, Baritone: Don Alfonso Orchestre Symphonique et Choeurs de la Monnaie | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm |
National Theatre, Munich La Traviata |
Bavarian State Opera Dan Ettinger, Conductor Günter Krämer, Director Ermonela Jaho, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Heike Grötzinger, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Piotr Beczala, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone: Giorgio Germont |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Men don't fall in love with courtesans! That's the opinion of Alfredo's father after his son moves in with the mortally ill Violetta Valéry. In her love for Alfredo Violetta even agrees. She leaves him, dies poor, ill – still dreaming of the happiness of true love. One of Verdi's most beloved operas continues to hold the mirror up to society and its hypocritical morality. An exemplary production! See it!
In Italian with German surtitles.Image credit: Wilfried Hösl Dan Ettinger, Conductor Günter Krämer, Director Ermonela Jaho, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Heike Grötzinger, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Piotr Beczala, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Baritone: Giorgio Germont | ||
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Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony |
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| Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen, Hötorget 8, Stockholm 10387, Sweden Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony Nilsson, Anders, Violin Concerto (World première) | ||
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Teatro di San Carlo, Naples Verdi, Rigoletto |
San Carlo Theatre Pier Giorgio Morandi, Conductor Arnaud Bernard, Director Celso Albelo, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Desirée Rancatore, Soprano: Gilda Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Baritone: Rigoletto Michail Ryssov, Bass: Sparafucile Daniela Innamorati, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Christopher Magiera, Baritone: Marullo |
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| Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, 80132 Naples, Italy Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Verdi, Rigoletto Pier Giorgio Morandi, Conductor Arnaud Bernard, Director Celso Albelo, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Desirée Rancatore, Soprano: Gilda Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Baritone: Rigoletto Michail Ryssov, Bass: Sparafucile Daniela Innamorati, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Christopher Magiera, Baritone: Marullo | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) Giulio Cesare |
Opéra de Paris Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Lawrence Zazzo, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Varduhi Abrahamyan, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Karine Deshayes, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Sandrine Piau, Soprano: Cleopatra Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paul Gay, Bass: Achilla Dominique Visse, Countertenor: Nireno Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Bass: Curio Orchestre et choeur du Concert d'Astrée |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Never had his melodic genius been more effulgent: the score contains some of his brightest jewels, like Cleopatra's arias. Jane Archibald, Karine Deshayes and Laurence Zazzo are the heroes of this vocal festivity. Performed in Italian. Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Lawrence Zazzo, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Varduhi Abrahamyan, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Karine Deshayes, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Sandrine Piau, Soprano: Cleopatra Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paul Gay, Bass: Achilla Dominique Visse, Countertenor: Nireno Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Bass: Curio Orchestre et choeur du Concert d'Astrée | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm |
Howard Assembly Room, Leeds Albert Herring |
Opera North Josephine Barstow, Soprano: Lady Billows Alexander Sprague, Tenor: Albert Herring Mary Hegarty, Soprano: Miss Wordsworth Joe Shovelton, Tenor: Mr Upfold Justin Doyle, Conductor Giles Havergal, Director |
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| Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, Leeds Grand Theatre, , 46 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NU, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:00pm Josephine Barstow, Soprano: Lady Billows Alexander Sprague, Tenor: Albert Herring Mary Hegarty, Soprano: Miss Wordsworth Joe Shovelton, Tenor: Mr Upfold Justin Doyle, Conductor Giles Havergal, Director | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool The Rite of Spring |
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| Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm The Rite of Spring | ||
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Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm ZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop has been a runaway success since it hit the Peacock Theatre in 2011, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with five-star reviews and standing ovations. After a second successful run and celebrating the company’s tenth anniversary at Sadler’s Wells last year, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the Peacock Theatre to kick-start the summer. Fast becoming a modern classic, Some Like It Hip Hop unites truly sensational dancing and a typically clever and engrossing storyline with infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” (The Independent). With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution, all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Directed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, Some Like It Hip Hop also features a ground-shaking original soundtrack, live singing and some of the UK’s top hip hop dance talent. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, London Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Sylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away Following its successful international tour, Sadler’s Wells is delighted to present the return of 6000 miles away, devised and performed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sylvie Guillem.Widely recognised as one of the world’s greatest dancers, Guillem stars in this critically lauded evening of work by three of today’s most important choreographers: Mats Ek, William Forsythe and Jiří Kylián.The evening features William Forsythe’s “profoundly beautiful” duet (The Observer), Rearray and acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s solo for Guillem, Bye. Jiří Kylián’s duet 27’52” completes the bill, performed by Aurélie Cayla and Lukas Timulak.In 2012, Sylvie Guillem won the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for 6000 miles away. | ||
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Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, Gothenburg Gothenburg Symphony and Choir with Kazuki Yamada |
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| Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, Gothenburg, Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Gothenburg Symphony and Choir with Kazuki Yamada Tickets 360 kr, students 100 kr. | ||
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Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA The Marriage of Figaro |
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale Christopher Maltman, Baritone: Count Almaviva Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Baritone: Figaro Malin Christensson, Soprano: Susanna James Darrah, Director Rafael Payare, Conductor |
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| Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale Christopher Maltman, Baritone: Count Almaviva Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Baritone: Figaro Malin Christensson, Soprano: Susanna James Darrah, Director Rafael Payare, Conductor | ||
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St John's Smith Square, London French Choral Classics |
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| St John's Smith Square, London, Smith Square, London, London SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm French Choral Classics | ||
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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, London Turangalîla |
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| Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, London, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Turangalîla The Royal College of Music is delighted that its Symphony Orchestra has been invited to the Royal Festival Hall to perform one of the truly great orchestral works of the 20th century.
Since its premiere after the Second World War, Messiaen's extraordinary masterpiece Turangalîla has acquired a cult following among audiences drawn to its ecstatic harmonies, soaring melodies, opulent orchestrations and intense emotional power.
If you've never experienced this utterly extraordinary work live, then this is the time to do it.
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| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Wigmore Hall, London Rosenblatt Recitals – Ivan Magrì |
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| Wigmore Hall, London, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Rosenblatt Recitals – Ivan Magrì The only series of its kind in the world, Rosenblatt Recitals welcomes stars from the world’s leading opera stages and presents exciting new talents in the intimate setting of Wigmore Hall. Don’t miss your chance to experience the power of the voice raised in song. Ivan Magrì has been making a name for himself with his fresh, light tenor having won a number of European singing competitions and receiving tuition from Luciano Pavarotti. He has performed in opera houses and festivals in Italy, Slovakia, France and Japan and Rosenblatt Recitals welcomes him for his London recital debut. Magrì’s programme includes arias from operas such as La traviata, Rigoletto and La bohème, as well as romantic song from the likes of Tosti and Bellini. Simon Lepper provides accompaniment. | ||
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St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Handel and Vivaldi by Candlelight |
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| St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Handel and Vivaldi by Candlelight Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741), The Four Seasons: Concerto in F Major "L'autunno (Autumn)", RV293, Op.8 no.3 | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Wozzeck |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Carrie Cracknell, Director Tom Scutt, Set Designer Jon Clark, Lighting Designer Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Wozzeck Tom Randle, Tenor: Captain James Morris, Bass: Doctor Bryan Register, Tenor: Drum major Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Andres Andrew Greenan, Bass: First Apprentice James Cleverton, Baritone: Second Apprentice Sara Jakubiak, Soprano: Marie Clare Presland, Contralto: Margret |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Wozzeck tells the story of a simple soldier, troubled by visions, who murders his unfaithful partner and dies, leaving behind an orphaned child. Berg’s early 20th-century masterpiece comes to ENO for the first time in 25 years.
This new production is by acclaimed director Carrie Cracknell. One of the most exciting young British directors of her generation, Carrie Cracknell is an Associate Director at the Young Vic, where her recent production of A Doll’s House was a critical success (‘If you ever see a production of a play, see this one’ Sunday Telegraph; ‘Carrie Cracknell ... set the Young Vic ablaze with her production over the summer ... Ibsen’s play reconsidered with fresh rabid emotion’ New York Times; ‘The best production of an Ibsen I’ve ever seen’ Kerry Shale, BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review).Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Carrie Cracknell, Director Tom Scutt, Set Designer Jon Clark, Lighting Designer Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Wozzeck Tom Randle, Tenor: Captain James Morris, Bass: Doctor Bryan Register, Tenor: Drum major Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Andres Andrew Greenan, Bass: First Apprentice James Cleverton, Baritone: Second Apprentice Sara Jakubiak, Soprano: Marie Clare Presland, Contralto: Margret | ||
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Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus) Saraste's farewell as chief conductor |
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| Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus), Oslo 0250, Norway Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Saraste's farewell as chief conductor This is by no means a farewell concert as Saraste will be returning as guest conductor already in the 2013–2014 season. At the same time, these concerts mark the end of a seven-year engagement with us in Oslo as well as an extremely important chapter in the orchestra’s artistic history. It will be next to impossible to leave the concert hall unmoved when the final chorus of Mahler’s’ symphony no. 2 finishes with “Bereite dich zu leben”. | ||
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Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London International Piano Series: Piotr Anderszewski |
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| Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm International Piano Series: Piotr Anderszewski Acclaimed by The Telegraph for performing recitals that 'make you glad to be alive', the Polish-Hungarian pianist Piotr Anderszewski is an artist noted for exceptional musical intensity and originality. These qualities inspired the distinguished film director Bruno Monsaingeon to make three films about him. Critics have deemed him 'breathtaking' and 'unforgettable' (The Independent), and he occasionally likes to surprise his public. 'We found him already waiting for us on stage - lounging on a sofa, sipping tea, leafing through a magazine... Anderszewski strolled to the piano like a guest at the party whose turn it was to play. He got a different kind of attention as a result, and a different quality of silence.' (The Independent) Programme to include: Works by Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Works by Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) | ||
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Opéra Bastille, Paris La Gioconda |
Opéra de Paris Daniel Oren, Conductor Pier Luigi Pizzi, Director Violeta Urmana, Soprano: La Gioconda Elena Bocharova, Mezzo-soprano: Laura Adorno Orlin Anastassov, Bass: Alvise Badoero Maria Jos Montiel, Contralto: La Cieca Marcelo Álvarez, Tenor: Enzo Grimaldo Sergey Murzaev, Baritone: Barnaba |
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| Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Hearts are broken and destinies shattered in 17th century Venice: Violeta Urmana, Lucianan D’Intino, Marcelo Alvarez and Sergey Murzaev appear together in this rare and spectacular masterpiece. Performed in Italian. Daniel Oren, Conductor Pier Luigi Pizzi, Director Violeta Urmana, Soprano: La Gioconda Elena Bocharova, Mezzo-soprano: Laura Adorno Orlin Anastassov, Bass: Alvise Badoero Maria Jos Montiel, Contralto: La Cieca Marcelo Álvarez, Tenor: Enzo Grimaldo Sergey Murzaev, Baritone: Barnaba | ||
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Birmingham Symphony Hall Trifonov plays Tchaikovsky |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Trifonov plays Tchaikovsky The Orchestra throws down the challenge; the piano strides forward; and on a great wave of melody, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto surges into life. The greatest of all Romantic piano concertos? One thing’s for sure: Tchaikovsky Competition winner Daniil Trifonov plays it like no-one on earth. The CBSO are thrilled to welcome him to Birmingham, as the star of a concert that begins with Mozart’s ever-astonishing final symphony and ends with Schumann at his headlong, heartfelt best. Sheer emotion. (£10-£42) | ||
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Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin Caravaggio |
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| Staatsoper at Schiller Theater, Berlin, Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin, Germany Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Caravaggio Music by Moretti, Bruno (b. 1960)/Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti Caravaggio, born Michelangelo Merisi, has entered history due to his paintings of dramatic intensity. Caravaggio used to venture the threshold beyond the pale throughout his life. He was seen for admiration of his work and harsh opposition towards his extraordinary realism in painting human beings. Due to his passionate personality, he encountered more than several conflicts with people around him, sponsors, and the law. One of his foremost artistic twists was the extreme contrast between brightness and darkness, light and shadow.
Mauro Bigonzetti is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet which freed itself from the predominance of mainly classical opera companies in the 80’s. He created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia that helped him to fame and worldwide attention. “When I think of Caravaggio, I think of the artist and the human being at the same time. These are the two sides of the human existence that interest me in particular. The relations of these two worlds are the inspiration for this work: the inner world on the one hand – and how it evolves artistically on the other.”
Mauro Bigonzetti has developed the piece CARAVAGGIO in collaboration with the Staatsballett Berlin.
45 minutes before each performance (except premieres), there is an introduction in the opera house (in German).
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Fairfield, Croydon, London London Mozart Players |
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| Fairfield, Croydon, London, Park Ln, Croydon, London CR9 1DG, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm London Mozart Players LMP’s season finale features two iconic masterpieces from Beethoven, that gives the
spotlight to the last of the concerti in LMP’s season-long celebration of the violin. LMP is
delighted to be joined by pre-eminent British violinist Anthony Marwood, praised for his
‘exquisitely controlled tenderness and musicianship’ (The Spectator), who performs one
of the most beautiful and celebrated violin concertos in the repertoire. Beethoven’s everpopular, rousing Fifth Symphony completes this special programme conducted by LMP’s
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His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen The Pirates of Penzance |
Scottish Opera John Owen Edwards, Conductor Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director Steven Page, Voice: Pirate King Richard Suart, Baritone: Major General Rosie Aldridge, Mezzo-soprano: Ruth The Orchestra of Scottish Opera |
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| His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB11 6HH, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm The Pirates of Penzance Gilbert and Sullivan as it's meant to be - pure, uncomplicated fun, performed to the highest standards. This new co-production with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - returning to the stage for the first time in over 10 years - is conducted by G&S expert and D'Oyly Carte Music Director John Owen Edwards. Director Martin Lloyd-Evans stages a vibrant, stylish, all singing, all dancing show. The fantastic ensemble cast includes celebrated G&S stalwarts Steven Page and Richard Suart as The Pirate King and Major-General Stanley. John Owen Edwards, Conductor Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director Steven Page, Voice: Pirate King Richard Suart, Baritone: Major General Rosie Aldridge, Mezzo-soprano: Ruth The Orchestra of Scottish Opera | ||
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Cadogan Hall, London Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields with Lawrence Power |
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| Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields with Lawrence Power In celebration of the centenary of Britten’s birth, the Academy is proud to present a special programme featuring a new commission by celebrated British composer Sally Beamish, and joined by acclaimed violist Lawrence Power.Tickets: £10 - £36 | ||
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Kings Place: Hall One, London The Swingle Singers - 1 Bach Unwrapped |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm The Swingle Singers - 1 | ||
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Bridgewater Hall, Manchester The Hallé |
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| Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Manchester M2 3WS, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm The Hallé Paul Lewis is internationally recognised as one of the leading pianists of his generation. An acclaimed interpreter of the classical repertoire, here he performs Mozart’s exquisite A major concerto. Although clouds occasionally darken the Mozartian sky, the work is largely a sunny affair, particularly its ebullient finale. The concert begins with a new piece by the Hallé’s Associate Composer Helen Grime, while after the interval Sir Mark conducts Mahler’s First Symphony. This remarkable work begins with bird-calls and distant military fanfares before proceeding via a wonderfully rustic Ländler and an evocation of a Jewish funeral to its inspirational, life-affirming conclusion. | ||
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Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY American/Stravinksy |
New York City Ballet |
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| Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm American/Stravinksy | ||
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Middlesbrough Town Hall Moscow State Symphony Orchestra |
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| Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2QQ, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:45pm Moscow State Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London Witch-hunt |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:45pm Bern:Ballett, directed by Cathy Marston (ex-Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House), is known for its technical prowess, stylistic versatility and physical storytelling. Following acclaimed productions of Ghosts for ROH2, as well as Wuthering Heights and Clara elsewhere, the company returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre with Marston’s latest full-evening work. The inspiration for Witch-hunt is the true story of Anna Göldi, a servant brutally tortured and executed in Switzerland in 1782 for attempted murder, amid allegations of witchcraft. Witch-hunt is set to a collage of Baroque music and uses multi-layered choreography and text to investigate themes of guilt, innocence and the excavation of memories. | ||
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Anvil, Basingstoke Oxford Philomusica and Nicola Benedetti |
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| Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke RG21 7QR, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:45pm Oxford Philomusica and Nicola Benedetti Following her spellbinding performance at the Last Night of the 2012 BBC Proms, violinist Nicola Benedetti needs absolutely no introduction and we are delighted that she is joining Oxford Philomusica to perform Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto at The Anvil, Basingstoke. The Orchestra will also showcase symphonic suites by two other great Russian composers: Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé and Stravinsky’s thrilling Firebird – the work that made the composer a star when he wrote it for the legendary Ballet Russes Company in 1910.Image credit: Decca / SImon Fowler | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm |
Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam La Traviata |
De Nederlandse Opera Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera |
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| Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera | ||
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Donald and Maureen Green Music Center: Weill Hall, Sonoma, CA Robertson leads Ravel and Gershwin |
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| Donald and Maureen Green Music Center: Weill Hall, Sonoma, CA, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, Sonoma, 94928, United States Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Robertson leads Ravel and Gershwin Ravel, who heard jazz in Harlem with Gershwin, was dumbfounded by the dazzling Rhapsody in Blue, which Gershwin played at a birthday party for the French composer. When Gershwin asked to study with him, Ravel said "It is better to write good Gershwin than bad Ravel." The jazz-influenced Concerto for the Left Hand was written for a pianist grievously injured during the First World War. The dark undertones of La Valse, an homage to Viennese waltz, suggest a furious farewell to gentility in post-war Europe. Elliott Carter's powerful Variations for Orchestra, another 20th-century masterwork, opens the program. | ||
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Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp Messa da requiem |
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| Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp, Frankrijklei 3, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Messa da requiem Image credit: Pavel Cernoch | ||
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Vlaamse Opera, Ghent Tragedy of a Frienship |
Tragedy of a Friendship (Eggert) (world première) Vlaamse Opera |
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| Vlaamse Opera, Ghent, Schouwburgstraat 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Tragedy of a Frienship Tragedy of a Friendship (Eggert, Moritz (b. 1965)) (world première) Image credit: Vlaamse Opera / Debby Huysmans | ||
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First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA Auerbach World Premiere |
Auerbach, Sinfonia for Strings "Primera Luz" (World Premiere Commission) |
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| First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA, Berkeley, CA, United States Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Auerbach World Premiere Auerbach, Lera (b. 1973), Sinfonia for Strings "Primera Luz" (World Premiere Commission) | ||
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Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA Gil Shaham Plays Brahms |
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| Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Gil Shaham Plays Brahms | ||
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Protestant Chapel, Brussels Rolf Lislevand |
Works by Corbetta Works by Visée Works by Bartolotti |
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| Protestant Chapel, Brussels, Place du Musée - Museumplein, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Rolf Lislevand Image credit: Rolf Lislevand @ Thomas Eberl / ECM Records Works by Corbetta, Francesco (1615-1681) Works by Visée, Robert de (1660-1725) Works by Bartolotti, Angelo Michele | ||
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Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL Revueltas Noche de los Mayas |
Ginastera, Pampanea no. 2, Op.21 (suite) |
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| Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL 60604, United States Thursday 23-May-13 08:00pm Revueltas Noche de los Mayas | ||
