City: DurhamFrom today| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Saturday 22-Jun-13 07:30pm |
 Elvet Methodist Church, DurhamBlessed Cecilia |
Purcell, Now that the sun hath veiled its light, an evening hymn, Z 193 (arr. Benjamin Britten) |
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| Elvet Methodist Church, Durham, 8 Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HL, United Kingdom Saturday 22-Jun-13 07:30pm Blessed Cecilia Purcell, Henry (1659-1695), Now that the sun hath veiled its light, an evening hymn, Z 193 (arr. Benjamin Britten) | ||
| Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Durham Cathedral The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage 2013: The Queen of Heaven |
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| Durham Cathedral, Durham, United Kingdom Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:30pm The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage 2013: The Queen of Heaven In 2013 world-renowned choir The Sixteen will present its most far-reaching Choral Pilgrimage tour yet, encompassing 34 concerts around the UK and Ireland. The tour, entitled The Queen of Heaven, will see the choir perform glorious music in churches and cathedrals for which it was written. This will be a must-hear event where the group will take you through the musical evolution of the Allegri’s legendary and much-requested Miserere. The programme also features stunning music by the ‘Prince of Music’ Palestrina, as well as another brilliant yet contrasting setting of the Miserere by James MacMillan. | ||
| Monday 4-Nov-13 07:30pm |
Durham Gala Theatre Handel: Agrippina |
English Touring Opera Kenny, Jonathan Peter, Conductor James Conway, Director Old Street Band Gillian Webster, Soprano: Agrippina Andrew Slater, Bass: Claudius Clint Van Der Linde, Countertenor: Ottone Jake Arditti, Countertenor: Nero Nicholas Merryweather, Baritone: Pallante Paula Sides, Soprano: Poppea Russell Harcourt, Countertenor: Narcissus |
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| Durham Gala Theatre, Durham DH1 1WA, United Kingdom Monday 4-Nov-13 07:30pm Handel: Agrippina Handel’s three year visit to Italy culminated in the premiere of his opera Agrippina in Venice in 1709. Composing at speed to a scandalously witty and ironic libretto by a Cardinal, Vincenzo Grimani, Handel drew on his experience of the Italian style, plundering his catalogue of cantatas written for the intelligentsia of Rome and producing a youthful masterpiece of dazzling invention and virtuosity.
Widely regarded as Handel’s first operatic masterpiece, Agrippina stands out for the quality of its music, full of freshness and musical invention. Using many of the same characters as Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea, the opera is in fact a prequel, as Agrippina, wife to the Emperor Claudius, schemes and manipulates to secure the succession to the imperial throne for her son, Nero.
ETO’s new production is conducted by Handel specialist Jonathan Peter Kenny; the cast includes Gillian Webster as the eponymous heroine, Andrew Slater as Claudius and Jake Arditti as Nero.
New production, sung in English
Touring with a live period orchestra
Running time: approx. 3 hours (incl. interval)Kenny, Jonathan Peter, Conductor James Conway, Director Old Street Band Gillian Webster, Soprano: Agrippina Andrew Slater, Bass: Claudius Clint Van Der Linde, Countertenor: Ottone Jake Arditti, Countertenor: Nero Nicholas Merryweather, Baritone: Pallante Paula Sides, Soprano: Poppea Russell Harcourt, Countertenor: Narcissus | ||
| Tuesday 5-Nov-13 07:30pm |
Durham Gala Theatre Cavalli: Jason |
English Touring Opera Joseph McHardy, Conductor Ted Huffman, Director Old Street Band Clint Van Der Linde, Countertenor: Giasone Hannah Pedley, Mezzo-soprano: Medea Catrine Kirkman, Soprano: Hipsipyle Andrew Slater, Bass: Hercules Stuart Haycock, Tenor: Demo Michal Czerniawski, Countertenor: Delfa Mark Wilde, Tenor: Aegeus Piotr Lempa, Bass: Oreste |
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| Durham Gala Theatre, Durham DH1 1WA, United Kingdom Tuesday 5-Nov-13 07:30pm Cavalli: Jason Loosely based on the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cavalli’s Jason was a runaway hit when it premiered in Venice in 1649, and it proved one of the most popular operas of the 17th century.
Like many operas from this period, the story uses classical myth as a jumping off point. The opera opens after Jason has abandoned his wife, Isiphile, for the sorceress Medea. Cupid, protector of Isiphile, intervenes on her behalf, sending Jason and a motley cast of characters on a rocky journey back to his family in Lemnos.
Cavalli’s dazzling score careens fluidly between humour and pathos, intrigue and adventure. Witty, melodic and entertainingly decadent, this new production is directed by Ted Huffman (The Lighthouse) and stars Hannah Pedley as Medea and Clint Van Der Linde as Jason.
New production, sung in English
Touring with a live period orchestra
Running time: approx. 2 hours 15 minutes (incl. interval)Joseph McHardy, Conductor Ted Huffman, Director Old Street Band Clint Van Der Linde, Countertenor: Giasone Hannah Pedley, Mezzo-soprano: Medea Catrine Kirkman, Soprano: Hipsipyle Andrew Slater, Bass: Hercules Stuart Haycock, Tenor: Demo Michal Czerniawski, Countertenor: Delfa Mark Wilde, Tenor: Aegeus Piotr Lempa, Bass: Oreste | ||
| Wednesday 6-Nov-13 07:30pm |
Durham Gala Theatre Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea |
English Touring Opera Michael Rosewell, Conductor James Conway, Director Old Street Band Helen Sherman, Mezzo-soprano: Nerone Paula Sides, Soprano: Poppea Piotr Lempa, Bass: Seneca Hannah Pedley, Mezzo-soprano: Ottavia Michal Czerniawski, Countertenor: Ottone Catrine Kirkman, Soprano: Drusilla Stuart Haycock, Tenor: Lucano Jake Arditti, Countertenor: Amore Nicholas Merryweather, Baritone: Liberto Russell Harcourt, Countertenor: Nutrice Mark Wilde, Tenor: Arnalta |
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| Durham Gala Theatre, Durham DH1 1WA, United Kingdom Wednesday 6-Nov-13 07:30pm Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea Love, power, morality, corruption… Monteverdi’s final masterpiece The Coronation of Poppea is often described as his greatest achievement, combining mythic and very human themes, and featuring some of his most glorious music.
One of the first operas to use historical events and people, it tells the story of Nero’s infatuation with the young and beautiful Poppea as she tries to make him divorce his wife Ottavia and take her as his new queen and empress of Rome.
Directed by James Conway and conducted by Michael Rosewell, The Coronation of Poppea is rich, complex and thoroughly modern work; a world populated by ruthless and all-too-human characters where lust and ambition ultimately triumph over virtue.
Revival production, sung in English
Touring with a live period orchestra
Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes (incl. interval)Michael Rosewell, Conductor James Conway, Director Old Street Band Helen Sherman, Mezzo-soprano: Nerone Paula Sides, Soprano: Poppea Piotr Lempa, Bass: Seneca Hannah Pedley, Mezzo-soprano: Ottavia Michal Czerniawski, Countertenor: Ottone Catrine Kirkman, Soprano: Drusilla Stuart Haycock, Tenor: Lucano Jake Arditti, Countertenor: Amore Nicholas Merryweather, Baritone: Liberto Russell Harcourt, Countertenor: Nutrice Mark Wilde, Tenor: Arnalta | ||
| Saturday 23-Nov-13 07:00pm |
Durham Cathedral J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion |
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| Durham Cathedral, Durham, United Kingdom Saturday 23-Nov-13 07:00pm J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion | ||
