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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonGloriana |
Royal Opera Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 Paul Daniel, Conductor Richard Jones, Director Susan Bullock, Soprano: Elizabeth I Toby Spence, Tenor: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Patricia Bardon, Mezzo-soprano: Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex Mark Stone, Baritone: Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy Kate Royal, Soprano: Penelope, Lady Rich Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Sir Robert Cecil Clive Bayley, Bass: Sir Walter Raleigh Benjamin Bevan, Baritone: Henry Cuffe Brindley Sherratt, Bass: A blind ballad singer | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 11:00am |
Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham The Rite of Spring on Two Pianos Cheltenham Music Festival |
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| Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, Cheltenham GL52 3JE, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 11:00am The Rite of Spring on Two Pianos Described in The Times as ‘precision-tooled piano duettists’, Tong and Hasegawa return to Cheltenham for the visual and sonorous spectacle of two 9 foot Steinways side-by-side in the Pump Room. 100 years since it was first performed by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Stravinsky’s still-extraordinary and influential The Rite of Spring has a centenary performance in its two-piano version. And in complete contrast will be the delicate concision of Dai Fujikura’s brand-new miniatures, commissioned by Cheltenham and the Tong-Hasegawa duo.
Britten and Poulenc first met in London in 1945, when they were the soloists in Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos. They remained good friends until the Frenchman’s death in 1963, Britten writing in 1964 that he ‘was too innocent to be insincere...incapable of being anything but himself - a delightful friend and a lovable musician.’ Fujikura, Dai (b. 1977), Three Miniatures for two pianos (World Première) | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 01:05pm |
St Mary at Hill, London Walid El-Yafi, piano City of London Festival |
Verdi, Simon Boccanegra (Concert Paraphrase) Liszt, Venezia e Napoli (Tarantella) |
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| St Mary at Hill, London, St Mary at Hill, Eastcheep, London EC3R 8EE, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 01:05pm Walid El-Yafi, piano Guildhall School of Music & Drama Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), Simon Boccanegra (Concert Paraphrase) Liszt, Franz (1811-1886), Venezia e Napoli (Tarantella) Price type: Free | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 02:00pm |
Ravinia Festival: Martin Theatre, Highland Park, IL All-American Program Ravinia Festival |
Works by Carter |
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| Ravinia Festival: Martin Theatre, Highland Park, IL, Lake Cook and Green Bay Roads, Highland Park, 60035, United States Thursday 4-Jul-13 02:00pm All-American Program Program to include works by Carter, as well as: Bernstein/arr. Osborne and Platt: Songfest (world premiere) * Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 1 p.m. Works by Carter, Elliott (1908-2012) Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990), Songfest (arr. Osborne and Platt) | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 05:45pm |
Garsington Opera, High Wycombe Rossini's Maometto Secondo, British Stage Premiere Garsington Opera |
Garsington Opera Company David Parry, Conductor Edward Dick, Director Robert Innes Hopkins, Set Designer Darren Jeffery, Tenor: Paolo Erisso Paul Nilon, Bass-baritone: Maometto secondo Siân Davies, Soprano: Anna Caitlin Hulcup, Mezzo-soprano: Calbo Christopher Diffey, Tenor: Selimo Richard Dowling, Tenor: Condulmiero |
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| Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, The Wormsley Estate, High Wycombe HP14 3YE, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 05:45pm Rossini's Maometto Secondo, British Stage Premiere British Stage Premiere David Parry, Conductor Edward Dick, Director Robert Innes Hopkins, Set Designer Darren Jeffery, Tenor: Paolo Erisso Paul Nilon, Bass-baritone: Maometto secondo Siân Davies, Soprano: Anna Caitlin Hulcup, Mezzo-soprano: Calbo Christopher Diffey, Tenor: Selimo Richard Dowling, Tenor: Condulmiero | ||
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Glyndebourne Opera House Falstaff Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 05:45pm Sir Mark Elder, Conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Richard Jones, Director Sarah Fahie, Revival Director Laurent Naouri, Baritone: Sir John Falstaff Ailyn Pérez, Soprano: Alice Ford Roman Burdenko, Baritone: Ford Lucia Cirillo, Mezzo-soprano: Meg Page Susanne Resmark, Mezzo-soprano: Mistress Quickly Elena Tsallagova, Soprano: Nannetta Antonio Poli, Tenor: Fenton Graham Clark, Tenor: Dr Caius Colin Judson, Tenor: Bardolph Paolo Battaglia, Bass: Pistol | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 06:00pm |
St Andrew Holborn, London Benyounes Quartet City of London Festival |
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| St Andrew Holborn, London, 5 St. Andrew Street,, London EC4A 3AB, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 06:00pm Benyounes Quartet Tickets £10 Supported by City Music Foundation Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
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Tewkesbury Abbey Noye's Fludde at Tewkesbury Abbey Cheltenham Music Festival |
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| Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 06:00pm Noye's Fludde at Tewkesbury Abbey Britten created Noye’s Fludde – regarded by many as still the most inspired and most inspiring piece of music for young people – simply because he passionately believed in bringing children and adults, amateurs and professionals together for community music-making. And he was good at it – at writing satisfying roles for highly trained professional soloists alongside parts for recorder ensembles, handbell ringers and beginner violinists. Making Noye’s Fludde doable for everyone, but at the same time something of substance and sophistication, was just one aspect of Britten’s genius.
This special Cheltenham Music Festival production will bring together over 200 local schoolchildren – singing, acting, playing, making costumes. Gloucestershire Youth Players’ founder Edward Derbyshire will direct, and the set and costumes will be designed by children’s author and illustrator James Mayhew. | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 06:00pm |
Château de Florans: Parc, La Roque d'Anthéron Piano recital Festival International de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron |
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| Château de Florans: Parc, La Roque d'Anthéron, Avenue du Parc, 13640 La Roque d'Anthéron, France Thursday 4-Jul-13 06:00pm Piano recital | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 06:30pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Der Rosenkavalier |
Zurich Opera Fabio Luisi, Conductor Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Director Rolf Glittenberg, Set Designer Nina Stemme, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Irène Friedli, Soprano: Annina Alfred Muff, Baritone: Baron Ochs Martin Gantner, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Andreas Winkler, Tenor: Fieldmarschallin's Major-Domo Rachel Harnisch, Soprano: Sophie |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Thursday 4-Jul-13 06:30pm In German with German and English surtitles.Fabio Luisi, Conductor Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Director Rolf Glittenberg, Set Designer Nina Stemme, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Irène Friedli, Soprano: Annina Alfred Muff, Baritone: Baron Ochs Martin Gantner, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Andreas Winkler, Tenor: Fieldmarschallin's Major-Domo Rachel Harnisch, Soprano: Sophie | ||
| 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
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| Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Cheltenham Ladies College: Parabola Arts Centre BCMG Presents a Radio Play Double Bill Cheltenham Music Festival |
Sawer, The Lighthouse Keepers (World Première) |
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| Cheltenham Ladies College: Parabola Arts Centre, Bayshill Road, Cheltenham GL50 3EP, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:00pm BCMG Presents a Radio Play Double Bill A fifty-metre high lighthouse, six miles out to sea, a storm raging outside, and a secret revealed between father and son just as a ship approaches the rocks…
BCMG presents two works, one new, one established, both ‘plays for radio’, one on-stage, one off-stage.
Following in the footsteps of David Sawer’s widely acclaimed Rumpelstiltskin, The Lighthouse Keepers is a claustrophobic tale based on a French play of 1905. It premieres alongside Samuel Beckett andMorton Feldman’s Words and Music, where Joe (Words) and Bob (Music), struggle to formulate expressions on themes such as love and age under the command of the mysterious Croak. Sawer, David (b. 1961), The Lighthouse Keepers (World Première) | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Ohio Wesleyan University: Philips Glen, Delaware, OH July 4th Concert |
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| Ohio Wesleyan University: Philips Glen, Delaware, OH, 61 South Sandusky St, Delaware, 43015, United States Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm July 4th Concert Come join the fun at central Ohio's largest free outdoor concert. The program is filled with patriotic, Broadway and film favorites, and highlighted by the 1812 Overture with accompanying fireworks. Bring a picnic supper, chairs and blankets, and stay after the concert for the community fireworks. | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Opéra Bastille, Paris Signes |
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| Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm An affirmation of the close-knit relationship between painting, music and dance, the origins of Signes lie in artist Olivier Debré’s desire to translate into a series of paintings the feeling elicited in him by a smile. Inspired by these flamboyant paintings, Carolyn Carlson sets her dancers in motion to an original score by Réné Aubry | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm |
National Theatre, Munich Ariadne auf Naxos Munich Opera Festival |
Bavarian State Opera Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Marco Santi, Choreography Robert Carsen, Director Johannes Klama, Spoken word: The Major-Domo Eike Wilm Schulte, Baritone: Music Master Burkhard Fritz, Tenor: Bacchus Eva-Maria Westbroek, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Sophie Koch, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Jane Archibald, Soprano: Zerbinetta Markus Eiche, Baritone: Harlequin Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Scaramuccio Tareq Nazmi, Bass: Truffaldino Thomas Blondelle, Tenor: Dancing Master Kevin Conners, Tenor: Brighella |
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| National Theatre, Munich, Munich, Germany Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Is it possible to perform the comic intermezzo “Zerbinetta and her Lovers” and the tragic opera “Ariadne” at the same time? Yes, when you have to. The richest man in Vienna wants it that way. He wants cross-over! Let’s mix up classic and pop – and it works. To the delight of the audience and the recognition of the characters on stage.
One of the handsomest and wisest works of the great Munich composer, Richard Strauss, in a production by Robert Carsen. The joy of Strauss!
Sung in German with German surtitlesImage credit: Wilfried Hösl Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Marco Santi, Choreography Robert Carsen, Director Johannes Klama, Spoken word: The Major-Domo Eike Wilm Schulte, Baritone: Music Master Burkhard Fritz, Tenor: Bacchus Eva-Maria Westbroek, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Sophie Koch, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Jane Archibald, Soprano: Zerbinetta Markus Eiche, Baritone: Harlequin Ulrich Ress, Tenor: Scaramuccio Tareq Nazmi, Bass: Truffaldino Thomas Blondelle, Tenor: Dancing Master Kevin Conners, Tenor: Brighella | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Embarcadero Marina Park South, San Diego, CA Star Spangled Pops with Bill Conti |
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| Embarcadero Marina Park South, San Diego, CA, 206 Marina Park Way, San Diego, 92101, United States Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Star Spangled Pops with Bill Conti Celebrate the Fourth of July at San Diego’s favorite holiday salute. Bill Conti, our new principal pops conductor, famed Rocky composer and Oscar® and five-time Emmy® Award-winner, leads the way. It’ll be a patriotic extravaganza with all-American hits from Main Street to Broadway, complete with John Philip Sousa marches, a tribute to the military and a spectacular fireworks display to light up the sky! | ||
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Cadogan Hall, London London Phoenix Orchestra: A Night at the Movies III |
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| Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm London Phoenix Orchestra: A Night at the Movies III | ||
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Holland Park Theatre, London Madama Butterfly Opera Holland Park |
Anne-Sophie Duprels, Soprano: Cio Cio San (Madama Butterfly) Patricia Orr, Mezzo-soprano: Suzuki David Stephenson, Baritone: Sharpless |
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| Holland Park Theatre, London, Holland Park, London W8 6LU, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Tickets from £12 - £67.50 will be on sale from 25th April.Anne-Sophie Duprels, Soprano: Cio Cio San (Madama Butterfly) Patricia Orr, Mezzo-soprano: Suzuki David Stephenson, Baritone: Sharpless | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Schloss Johannisberg: Cuvéehof, Geisenheim-Johannisberg Tower of Power Rheingau Music Festival |
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| Schloss Johannisberg: Cuvéehof, Geisenheim-Johannisberg, 65366 Geisenheim-Johannisberg, Germany Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Tower of Power Tickets 28 - 58€. The name says it all: The formation of the Tower of Power band has heated up the funk and soul scene for more than 40 years. | ||
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Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) La Sylphide |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Philippe Taglioni’s La Sylphide heralded the advent of romanticism. Pierre Lacotte presents this emblematic ballet, lost to the repertoire for a long time, in a faithful recreation. | ||
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Theater Bonn Satyagraha |
Theater Bonn Ulrich Windfuhr, Conductor Silviu Purcarete, Director Helmut Stürmer, Set Designer/Costume Designer Sibylle Wagner, Choirmaster Mark Rosenthal, Tenor: M.K. Gandhi Sylvia Koke, Soprano: Miss Schlesen Mark Morouse, Baritone: Mr. Kallenbach Martin Tzonev, Bass-baritone: Parsi Rustomji Emiliya Ivanova, Soprano: Mrs Naidoo Beethoven Orchester Bonn |
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| Theater Bonn, Opernhaus/Werkstatt, , Am Boeselagerhof 1, , 53111 Bonn, Bonn, Germany Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Ulrich Windfuhr, Conductor Silviu Purcarete, Director Helmut Stürmer, Set Designer/Costume Designer Sibylle Wagner, Choirmaster Mark Rosenthal, Tenor: M.K. Gandhi Sylvia Koke, Soprano: Miss Schlesen Mark Morouse, Baritone: Mr. Kallenbach Martin Tzonev, Bass-baritone: Parsi Rustomji Emiliya Ivanova, Soprano: Mrs Naidoo Beethoven Orchester Bonn | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Royal College of Music: Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, London Mozart and Messiaen |
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| Royal College of Music: Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Mozart and Messiaen The concert presents two works written to commemorate loss, private and public: Webern’s orchestral requiem for his mother, depicting his grief after she died when he was just 22, and Messiaen’s epic memorial to the dead of two World Wars.
The evening also features two winners of the RCM Concerto Competition: virtuoso bassoonist Benjamin Exell, who performs Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto and rising star composer Arne Gieshoff, whose thrilling new work Tryklos closes the programme.
A pre-concert with Jean-Philippe Calvin will be held at 6.30pm in the RCM Museum. Free to concert ticket holders. Gieshoff, Arne (b. 1988), Tryklos (world première) | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm |
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Monteverdi Vespers by Candlelight |
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| St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Monteverdi Vespers by Candlelight | ||
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The Hippodrome, Todmorden Emily |
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| The Hippodrome, Todmorden, Halifax Road, Todmorden, West Yokshire, Todmorden OL14 5BB, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm | ||
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Lichfield Cathedral Chetham's Symphony Orchestra, Lichfield Festival |
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| Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield WS13 7LD, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Chetham's Symphony Orchestra, Lichfield Festival | ||
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Sadler's Wells, London Hofesh Shechter Company — Political Mother: The Choreographer's Cut |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 07:30pm Hofesh Shechter Company — Political Mother: The Choreographer's Cut Hofesh Shechter’s electrifying Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut makes a welcome return to close the first ever Sadler’s Sampled season after shaking up the main house in 2011. Political Mother was declared “an audio-visual marvel” when it first appeared at Sadler’s Wells in 2010 and was described as “mind-blowing” (The Daily Telegraph) when it was redeveloped for 16 dancers and 24 musicians as The Choreographer’s Cut the following year. Celebrated for its unforgettable rock gig atmosphere, Shechter’s breathtaking ensemble sequences and ground-shaking score create a poweful, energetic experience. Continuing Shechter’s revolutionary take on the experience of contemporary dance, audience members with standing tickets will be able to get close to the action to experience the full intensity of this “work of galvanising, challenging power” (The Guardian). | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:00pm |
Eberbach Abbey, Eltville am Rhein Mozart's Great Night Music Rheingau Music Festival |
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| Eberbach Abbey, Eltville am Rhein, Kloster Eberbach, Basilika, 65346 Eltville am Rhein, Germany Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:00pm Mozart's Great Night Music Tickets available from 45€ | ||
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Brandeis University: Slosberg Auditorium, Waltham, MA Vocal fireworks: Shades of Love Lost Madrigals of Jacques de Wert and Claudio Monteverdi Aston Magna Music Festival |
de Wert, Questi odorati fiori (Book 8, No. 19) de Wert, Forsenata gridava (Book 8, No. 17) de Wert, Sovente allor che sugl’estivi ardor (Book 8, No. ?) Monteverdi, Fumia la Pastorella (Book 1, Nos. 9-11) Monteverdi, S’andasse amor a caccia (Book 2, No. 11) Monteverdi, Crudel perchè mi fuggi (Book 1, No. 8) Monteverdi, Ardo si ma non t’amo (Book 1, No. 19-21) Monteverdi, Poi che del mio dolore (Book 1, No. 8) Monteverdi, Amor per tua merce (Book 1, No. 4) Monteverdi, Luci Serene (Book 4, No. 8) Monteverdi, me partite (Book 4, No. 10) Monteverdi, Canzonetta (:) Non Partir, ritrosetta (Book 8, No, 37) Gabrieli, Sonata for Cello and Continuo Monteverdi, Sfogava con le stelle (Book 4, No. 4) Monteverdi, (Canzonetta:) Voglio di vita uscir Monteverdi, Al lume delle stelle |
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| Brandeis University: Slosberg Auditorium, Waltham, MA, 415 South Street, Waltham, Waltham, MA, United States Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:00pm Vocal fireworks: Shades of Love Lost Madrigals of Jacques de Wert and Claudio Monteverdi Shades of Love Lost: Madrigals by de Wert and Monteverdi
Monteverdi madrigals will be performed on July 4, 5, and 6, together with those of one of his
predecessors, Giaches de Wert. Masterful and imaginative musical settings from the 16th and early
17th century will be the fare with Aston Magna’s Madrigal Singers performing. de Wert, Giaches (c1535-1596), Questi odorati fiori (Book 8, No. 19) de Wert, Giaches (c1535-1596), Forsenata gridava (Book 8, No. 17) de Wert, Giaches (c1535-1596), Sovente allor che sugl’estivi ardor (Book 8, No. ?) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), Fumia la Pastorella (Book 1, Nos. 9-11) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), S’andasse amor a caccia (Book 2, No. 11) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), Crudel perchè mi fuggi (Book 1, No. 8) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), Ardo si ma non t’amo (Book 1, No. 19-21) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), Poi che del mio dolore (Book 1, No. 8) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), Amor per tua merce (Book 1, No. 4) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), Luci Serene (Book 4, No. 8) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), me partite (Book 4, No. 10) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), Canzonetta (:) Non Partir, ritrosetta (Book 8, No, 37) Gabrieli, Domenico (1651-1690), Sonata for Cello and Continuo Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), Sfogava con le stelle (Book 4, No. 4) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), (Canzonetta:) Voglio di vita uscir Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643), Al lume delle stelle | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:00pm |
Kurhaus Wiesbaden: Friedrich-von-Thiersch Hall Kožená, mezzo; Bamberg Symphony; Robin Ticciati Rheingau Music Festival |
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| Kurhaus Wiesbaden: Friedrich-von-Thiersch Hall, Kurhausplatz 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:00pm Kožená, mezzo; Bamberg Symphony; Robin Ticciati Tickets available from 20 - 75€ | ||
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St Paul's Cathedral, London Toonkunstkoor Utrecht and English Chamber Orchestra City of London Festival |
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| St Paul's Cathedral, London, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:00pm Toonkunstkoor Utrecht and English Chamber Orchestra Tickets £5, £12, £17, and £25 In partnership with the Treaty of Utrecht Foundation and supported by The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Williams, Adrian (b. 1956), The Idea of Peace (World premiere) Toonkunstkoor Utrecht English Chamber Orchestra Gillian Keith, Soprano Mark Wilde, Tenor Lucy Hall, Soprano Bethan Langford, Mezzo-soprano Martin Hässler, Baritone Canon Michael Hampel, Narrator Jos Vermunt, Conductor Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
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Helmut-List-Halle, Graz Kontakte Styriarte Festival Graz |
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| Helmut-List-Halle, Graz, Graz, Austria Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:00pm Kontakte Image credit: Werner Kmetitsch | ||
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Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Robeco Summer Classics I Robeco Summer Nights |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:00pm Robeco Summer Classics I Tickets €35 - €28 - €20Image credit: Mike-Boddé © Hester Doove | ||
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Domplatz, Linz Elina Garanca and Friends Klassik am Dom |
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| Domplatz, Linz, Herrenstrasse 26, 4020 Linz, Austria Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:30pm Elina Garanca and Friends Elina Garanca is often referred to as a "star without airs," performing this year for the third time in a row in the context of classical music at the cathedral and the picturesque backdrop of the Linz Cathedral Square on 04 July 2013. Commemorating the 200th Birthday of Giuseppe Verdi, this evening is dedicated to the "Verdi-year." The artist will be devoted to pieces from the operas Aida, La Traviata and Macbeth by the master of Italian opera.
Tickets €67 - €158 Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), Aida (arias) Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), La Traviata (arias) Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901), Macbeth (arias) Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:45pm |
Parc de Bagatelle: Orangerie, Paris Candlelight Concerts: Karol Beffa Festival Chopin à Paris |
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| Parc de Bagatelle: Orangerie, Paris, Bois de Boulogne, Grille d'Honneur, Allée de Longchamp, 75016 Paris Paris, France Thursday 4-Jul-13 08:45pm Candlelight Concerts: Karol Beffa Tickets 27 € Beffa, Karol (b. 1973), Improvisations based on themes suggested by the audience Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:00pm |
Church of Notre-Dame d'Auvers, Auvers-Sur-Oise Li Siqian, piano Festival d'Auvers-Sur-Oise |
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| Church of Notre-Dame d'Auvers, Auvers-Sur-Oise, rue de l'Église, 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise, France Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:00pm Li Siqian, piano Tickets: 25€ / 15€ / "Pass Culture" 5€ Works by Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Works by Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) Works by Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) | ||
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Eglise de St Matthieu, Colmar Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin on tour |
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| Eglise de St Matthieu, Colmar, Colmar, France Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:00pm Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin on tour | ||
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Albert Hall, Manchester Michelangelo Sonnets Manchester International Festival |
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| Albert Hall, Manchester, Manchester M2 5QJ, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:00pm Michelangelo Sonnets Peter Sellars, renowned theatre and opera director brings together the dynamic vocal and physical presence of bass-baritone Eric Owens, star of New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the unique talent of organist Cameron Carpenter.Eric Owen is acclaimed for his commanding stage presence and has carved a unique place in the contemporary opera world as both an esteemed interpreter of classic works and a champion of new music. Cameron Carpenter has quickly garnered a worldwide reputation for his daring, imaginative and exhilarating performances. He most recently wowed audience and received 5 star reviews for his 2012 proms performance. The duo will perform Shostakovich's Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti and JS Bach’s Cantata Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (BSV 56). The venue is Albert Hall, is a grade II listed Wesleyan chapel that will be opening to the public for the first time in more than 40 years and sure to the fourth star of the evening. Designed in an eclectic style with Baroque and Gothic elements, with stained glass windows, ornate ceiling and a century old organ, it is sure to add the drama and excitement of the evening. | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:30pm |
Château de Versailles: Plaine de la Reine, Paris The Royal Carousel of Versailles Versailles Festival |
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| Château de Versailles: Plaine de la Reine, Paris, 78000 Versailles Paris, France Thursday 4-Jul-13 09:30pm The Royal Carousel of Versailles For the first time since 1686, Versailles will be recreating its Royal Carrousel. Horses, baroque costumes and music from operas made this spectacular show the most popular of all the court’s entertainments, and the only one intended for a wide audience. The glories of the Royal Equestrian Show blaze out once more! or the four hundredth anniversary of the birth of André Le Nôtre, it seems appropriate to look into a form of spectacle which has now disappeared, but which was perhaps the main form of entertainment in France for several centuries, before the invention of Opera – the Carousel. Carousels were of Italian origin. The word stems from the contraction of two Latin words "carrus-soli", which means "cart of the sun". Inherited from the medieval tournament, the carousel was half-way between equestrian parades and Italian war games. The King, along with members of the high nobility, used to take on allegorical roles. The Carousels replaced tournaments, which were outlawed in France after the tragic death of Henry II in 1559 during a joust with the Count of Montgomery. The recreation of a Royal Carousel – the first since the reign of Louis XIV – will therefore be emblematic: set in the glorious centuries of monarchy, this spectacle bringing together the Kingdom's best horsemen on the most renowned horses of the royal and princely stables, for an allegorical evocation of the majesty of the combating King and his "knights", will be an equestrian and pyrotechnic event worthy of the great Royal Carousels which left their mark in the History of France. The Royal Carousel of 1662 will serve as a reference: it was held on 5 and 6 June, in the courtyard of the Palais des Tuileries, in front of 10 to 15 thousand people gathered in temporary stands. A grand stand was built for the Queen Mother Anne of Austria, Queen Marie-Thérèse and the ladies of the court. The participants were divided into five quadrilles named after the nations which were considered as the most prestigious and the most exotic in the 17th century: Romans (headed by King Louis XIV himself), Persians (headed by Monsieur), Turks (headed by the Prince of Condé), Indians (headed by the Duke of Enghien) and American Indians (headed by the Duke of Guise). The horsemen competed in ring tilts and head competitions: the ring tilts consisted in passing the lance through a hanging ring, while the head competition involved spearing a head (that of a Turk, Moor or Medusa) placed at a certain height, on the end of one's lance. The Marquis of Bellefonds won the head competition while the Count of Sault won the ring tilt. It was at the Carousel of 1662 that Louis XIV chose the Sun as his emblem and adopted the motto "Nec pluribus impar". The former Frondeurs represented planets or elements of nature, whose fate is totally dependent on the light of the sun. Another famous Carousel opened the great festivities of the Plaisirs de l'Ile Enchantée (Pleasures of the Enchanted Island) held at Versailles in May 1664: "The King, representing Roger, followed them on one of the world's most beautiful horses, whose fire-coloured harness glittered with gold, silver and precious stones. His Majesty, like all the horsemen in his quadrille, was armed like the Greeks and wore a silver breastplate richly decorated with gold and diamonds. His apparel and all of his actions were worthy of his rank; his helmet was incomparable; and never did a freer demeanour, nor a more belligerent one, place a mortal above other men." The 2013 version of the Great Royal Carousel of Versailles, to be staged by Jean Philippe Delavault, will bring together the essential elements of the Carousels of the past: firstly the magnificence of the horses, chosen to evoke those of the French Court, like the numerous Andalusian and Lusitano horses which were the glory of the Grande Ecurie. Then the expert horsemen, the King and the Nobles, each at the head of a quadrille, performing an allegorical spectacle where the virtues of the monarch are fully brought out to light: the Sun and Apollo will incarnate the King. Baroque music will accompany the spectacle, made up of sumptuous costumes to adorn the horsemen of the Belgian Riding Academy and the acrobats, before a fireworks finale worthy of Versailles, produced by Groupe F which has been producing the great shows of Versailles since 2007. Open air: Outdoors | ||
| 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) | ||
| Thursday 4-Jul-13 10:00pm |
Espoo Cathedral Organ Night and Aria Festival: Birth of the Baptist |
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| Espoo Cathedral, Kirkkopuisto 5, Espoo 00270, Finland Thursday 4-Jul-13 10:00pm Organ Night and Aria Festival: Birth of the Baptist | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London La Rondine |
Royal Opera Marco Armiliato, Conductor Nicolas Joël, Director Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano: Magda Charles Castronovo, Tenor: Ruggero Sabina Puertolas, Soprano: Lisette Edgaras Montvidas, Tenor: Prunier Pietro Spagnoli, Bass: Rambaldo |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 Marco Armiliato, Conductor Nicolas Joël, Director Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano: Magda Charles Castronovo, Tenor: Ruggero Sabina Puertolas, Soprano: Lisette Edgaras Montvidas, Tenor: Prunier Pietro Spagnoli, Bass: Rambaldo | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 11:00am |
Cathedral: Lady Chapel, Lichfield Darin Qualls & Chie Nagatani, Lichfield Festival |
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| Cathedral: Lady Chapel, Lichfield, 19A The Close, Lichfield WS13 7LD, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 11:00am Darin Qualls & Chie Nagatani, Lichfield Festival Programme not known | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 11:00am |
Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham Schumann, Fauré and the Matthews Brothers Cheltenham Music Festival |
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| Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, Cheltenham GL52 3JE, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 11:00am Schumann, Fauré and the Matthews Brothers Alongside Schumann’s beloved chamber work, the Schubert Ensemble presents a less widely-performed piano quartet by Fauré. The Adagio’s beautifully elegiac quality hints at the turbulence of the 30-something Fauré’s love life at this time, but elsewhere it is kaleidoscopically fresh and ardent.
Bookended by these two substantial romantic piano quartets are two new pieces by the Matthews brothers, Colin and David, their music making a welcome return to Cheltenham after a decade. Matthews, Colin (b. 1946), Nowhere to hide (World Première) Matthews, David (b. 1943), Piano work | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 01:05pm |
St Olave, Hart Street, London Guildhall Singers City of London Festival |
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| St Olave, Hart Street, London, London EC3R 7NB, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 01:05pm Guildhall Singers A programme of contemporary vocal music including new work by Guildhall School composers. Price type: Free | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 03:30pm |
St Swithin's Church, Quenington, Cheltenham Solo Guitar at Quenington Cheltenham Music Festival |
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| St Swithin's Church, Quenington, Cheltenham, Cheltenham, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 03:30pm Solo Guitar at Quenington The last guitarist we programmed at Quenington (Milos Karadaglic in 2010) has gone on to become a chart-topping, Gramophone and ClassicalBRIT award winning superstar! Here we present another promising young guitarist with an enticingly varied programme. Already tipped as a 'future star' by Geoff Brown of The Times, Manus is an engaging speaker and a player with a sparkling, colourful touch. | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 04:00pm |
Helmut-List-Halle: styriarteCELT, Graz Lieber Herr Fux Styriarte Festival Graz |
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| Helmut-List-Halle: styriarteCELT, Graz, Waagner-Biro-Strasse 98a, 8020 Graz, Austria Friday 5-Jul-13 04:00pm Lieber Herr Fux For children aged 6 to 12.Image credit: Werner Kmetitsch Works by Fux, Johann Joseph (1660-1741) | ||
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Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 3 Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR, Hult Center, Eugene, OR, United States Friday 5-Jul-13 04:30pm Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 3 Over this series 40-year history Helmuth Rilling has opened pathways to insights for generations of conductors while illuminating for audiences new ways to listen and understand. This year's lecture-concerts explore Bach's intensely theatrical St John Passion. Part 3 covers movements No. 23, the recitative "Die Jüden aber schrieen und sprachen," through No. 32, the bass solo and chorale "Mein teurer Heiland, laß dich fragen." | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 05:20pm |
Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin Grange Park Opera |
Grange Park Opera Susan Gritton, Soprano: Tatyana Brett Polegato, Baritone: Eugene Onegin Robert Anthony Gardiner, Tenor: Lensky Frances Bourne, Mezzo-soprano: Olga Clive Bayley, Bass: Prince Gremin Anne-Marie Owens, Soprano: Madame Larina Kathleen Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano: Philippyevna Stuart Kale, Tenor: Monsieur Triquet Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
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| Grange Park Opera, Northington, Winchester, Winchester SO24 9TG, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 05:20pm Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin Public booking opens in FebruarySusan Gritton, Soprano: Tatyana Brett Polegato, Baritone: Eugene Onegin Robert Anthony Gardiner, Tenor: Lensky Frances Bourne, Mezzo-soprano: Olga Clive Bayley, Bass: Prince Gremin Anne-Marie Owens, Soprano: Madame Larina Kathleen Wilkinson, Mezzo-soprano: Philippyevna Stuart Kale, Tenor: Monsieur Triquet Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 05:50pm |
Glyndebourne Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos Glyndebourne |
Glyndebourne Opera Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Katharina Thoma, Director Julia Müer, Set Designer Sir Thomas Allen, Baritone: Music Master Soile Isokoski, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Teodora Gheorghiu, Soprano: Zerbinetta Dmitri Vargin, Baritone: Harlequin James Kryshak, Tenor: Scaramuccio Sergei Skorokhodov, Tenor: Bacchus Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Dancing Master |
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| Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne BN8 5UU, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 05:50pm Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Katharina Thoma, Director Julia Müer, Set Designer Sir Thomas Allen, Baritone: Music Master Soile Isokoski, Soprano: Primadonna (Ariadne) Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano: Composer Teodora Gheorghiu, Soprano: Zerbinetta Dmitri Vargin, Baritone: Harlequin James Kryshak, Tenor: Scaramuccio Sergei Skorokhodov, Tenor: Bacchus Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor: Dancing Master | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 06:00pm |
Helmut-List-Halle: styriarteCELT, Graz Lieber Herr Fux Styriarte Festival Graz |
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| Helmut-List-Halle: styriarteCELT, Graz, Waagner-Biro-Strasse 98a, 8020 Graz, Austria Friday 5-Jul-13 06:00pm Lieber Herr Fux For children aged 6 to 12.Image credit: Werner Kmetitsch Works by Fux, Johann Joseph (1660-1741) | ||
