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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonLa 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) | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 04:30pm |
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 |
St Bartholomew-the-Great, Cloth Fair, London Philip Higham, cello City of London Festival |
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| St Bartholomew-the-Great, Cloth Fair, London, London EC1A 7HT, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 06:00pm Philip Higham, cello Tickets £10 In association with YCAT Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| 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) | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 06:35pm |
Garsington Opera, High Wycombe Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel Garsington Opera |
Garsington Opera Company Martin André, Conductor Olivia Fuchs, Director Niki Turner, Set Designer Anna Devin, Soprano: Gretel Claudia Huckle, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel William Dazeley, Baritone: Peter / Father Yvonne Howard, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Witch Ruth Jenkins, Soprano: Dew Fairy Sophie Junker, Soprano: Sandman |
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| Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, The Wormsley Estate, High Wycombe HP14 3YE, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 06:35pm Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel Martin André, Conductor Olivia Fuchs, Director Niki Turner, Set Designer Anna Devin, Soprano: Gretel Claudia Huckle, Mezzo-soprano: Hänsel William Dazeley, Baritone: Peter / Father Yvonne Howard, Soprano: Gertrude / Mother Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano: Witch Ruth Jenkins, Soprano: Dew Fairy Sophie Junker, Soprano: Sandman | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Die Fliegende Holländer |
Zurich Opera Alain Altinoglu, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Wolfgang Gussmann, Set Designer Anja Kampe, Soprano: Senta Liliana Nikiteanu, Contralto: Mary Bryn Terfel, Baritone: Dutchman Matti Salminen, Bass: Daland Marco Jentzsch, Tenor: Erik Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: The Steersman Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Friday 5-Jul-13 07:00pm Die Fliegende Holländer Heinrich Heine wrote the story of the seafarer who yearns for deliverance from a curse through the faithful love of a woman. The master of romantic irony pieced together a fictitious play from various seafaring sagas and created a brilliant parody of the romantic melodramas, which Richard Wagner, however, took seriously. In the unhappy hero, who will not give up his aim of sailing round a dangerous cape despite the severest of storms, Wagner recognised a man who does not simply accept the world order, but seeks to overthrow it, even if he is punished with a terrible curse. To the young composer and revolutionary, this man must have seemed a kindred spirit; equally so the young woman, whose life’s dream is to escape the narrow confines of her father’s house and rescue the seafarer. She is a woman who aspires to unconditional self-fulfilment. Against all resistance, she asserts her vision of a fulfilled existence, and takes to its logical extreme the idea of remaining true to herself. The encounter of the two figures ends tragically, but in Wagner’s eyes they do not fail because of the world; the world fails because of them. A few years later, Wagner stood on the barricades in Dresden in an attempt to transform into reality his dream of a world redeemed and determined by love…
In this production, two outstanding singers, Bryn Terfel and Anja Kampe, will be giving their débuts at Zurich Opera, and Matti Salminen can once again be heard as Daland. The young conductor Alain Altinoglu has already made the leap to some of the major opera houses. The Flying Dutchman is Director Andreas Homoki’s first production in Zurich.
In German with German and English surtitles.Alain Altinoglu, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Wolfgang Gussmann, Set Designer Anja Kampe, Soprano: Senta Liliana Nikiteanu, Contralto: Mary Bryn Terfel, Baritone: Dutchman Matti Salminen, Bass: Daland Marco Jentzsch, Tenor: Erik Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: The Steersman Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Cheltenham Town Hall The Swingle Singers - Beatbox to Beatles and Bach Again Cheltenham Music Festival |
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| Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 07:00pm The Swingle Singers - Beatbox to Beatles and Bach Again For five decades the unmistakable sound of ‘Swingle singing’- virtuosic vocal agility and trademark
blend combined with high-level entertainment - has thrilled audiences around the globe. Pushing the boundaries of what is possible with the human voice, their dazzling vocal percussion effects have to be heard to be believed.
Now, as the group celebrates their 50th Anniversary in 2013, the current line-up of young and talented voices represents the group's transformation from pioneering classical/ jazz crossover artists to
contemporary vocal super-group with a celebratory programme to match.
The programme includes celebrated tracks such as the first track ‘D minor Fugue’ on the original album Jazz Sebastian Bach and Debussy’s ‘Clair De Lune’, .alongside newer, equally stunning arrangements of music by the likes of The Beatles and – right up to date – Mumford & Sons. | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:00pm |
St John's Smith Square, London London Oriana Choir |
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| St John's Smith Square, London, Smith Square, London, London SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 07:00pm London Oriana Choir | ||
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Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna Samson and Delilah Savonlinna Opera Festival |
Jacques Delacôte, Conductor Guy Montavon, Stage Director/Lighting Designer Hank Irwin Kittel, Set Designer Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Delilah Franco Farina, Tenor: Samson Elchin Azizov, Baritone: High Priest of Dagon Thomas Hall, Bass: Abimélech Stefan Szkafarowsky, Bass Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra |
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| Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna, Savonlinna 57150, Finland Friday 5-Jul-13 07:00pm The best-known opera by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, likened as a child to Mozart in view of his outstanding talent, serves as a suitable contrast to the otherwise Verdi-Wagner orientation of the 2013 season. Samson and Delilah is a worthy successor to the previously produced French operas on the Olavinlinna stage.
The story based on the Bible about the passionate relationship between the victorious Hebrew leader Samson and the treacherous Philistine maiden Delilah generates thrilling tension in this splendid opera. The mighty warrior whose strength is his long hair is totally disarmed by the mezzo-soprano aria, one of the finest in operatic literature, “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (My heart opens itself to your voice). In cooperation with The Theater Erfurt. Jacques Delacôte, Conductor Guy Montavon, Stage Director/Lighting Designer Hank Irwin Kittel, Set Designer Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Delilah Franco Farina, Tenor: Samson Elchin Azizov, Baritone: High Priest of Dagon Thomas Hall, Bass: Abimélech Stefan Szkafarowsky, Bass Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:15pm |
Buxton Opera House Double Bill: La Colombe & La Princesse Jaune Buxton Festival |
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| Buxton Opera House, Buxton SK17 6XN, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 07:15pm Double Bill: La Colombe & La Princesse Jaune | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Central Lutheran Church, Eugene, OR Paul Jacobs: Bach Organ Recital - Eugene Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Central Lutheran Church, Eugene, OR, Eugene, OR, United States Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm Paul Jacobs: Bach Organ Recital - Eugene An extraordinarily expressive performer and an intensely intelligent musician, Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs is helping the King of Instruments retake its rightful place in classical music. He performs this all-Bach concert on Central Lutheran’s majestic Brombaugh organ. Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot - chorale prelude in G Major, BWV678 | ||
| Friday 5-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 Friday 5-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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Schloss Johannisberg: Cuvéehof, Geisenheim-Johannisberg Oleta Adams Rheingau Music Festival |
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| Schloss Johannisberg: Cuvéehof, Geisenheim-Johannisberg, 65366 Geisenheim-Johannisberg, Germany Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm Oleta Adams Tickets available from 18€ | ||
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St John the Baptist, Plush Plush 4 Plush Festival |
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| St John the Baptist, Plush, Dorset, UK, Plush DT2 7RJ, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm Plush 4 Dvorak’s Dumky Trio remains one of the composer’s best-loved works, its irresistible array of folk tunes contrasted with simple, elegiac melodies. Hungarian composer Sándor Veress also incorporated folk music in his compositions, guided and inspired by his teacher Bartok, whose vivid piano miniatures are performed tonight.
‘dazzling virtuosity, sensitive musicianship and playful elegance…’
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Cadogan Hall, London An Evening with Ida Haendel |
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| Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm An Evening with Ida Haendel Works by Enescu, George (1881-1955) Works by Various | ||
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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 Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm | ||
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Château de Versailles: Royal Opera House, Paris Lully - Amadis Versailles Festival |
Judith van Wanroij, Soprano: Oriane Hasnaa Bennani, Soprano: Corisande Ingrid Perruche, Soprano: Arcabonne Bénédicte Tauran, Soprano: Urgande Cyril Auvity, Tenor: Amadis Benoît Arnould, Baritone: Florestan Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Baritone: Arcalaüs Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset, Conductor Chœur de chambre de Namur |
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| Château de Versailles: Royal Opera House, Paris, Place d’Armes, Entrance at the Gate of Honour, 78000 Paris, France Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm Lully - Amadis Price: 110/70/50/30 €, or 95/58/40/25 € for under 26Image credit: © Agathe Poupeney Judith van Wanroij, Soprano: Oriane Hasnaa Bennani, Soprano: Corisande Ingrid Perruche, Soprano: Arcabonne Bénédicte Tauran, Soprano: Urgande Cyril Auvity, Tenor: Amadis Benoît Arnould, Baritone: Florestan Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Baritone: Arcalaüs Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset, Conductor Chœur de chambre de Namur | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm |
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Baroque Festival |
Purcell, Abdelazer, Z 570 (Rondeau) Bach J.S., Harpsichord Concerto, BWV1059 (Largo from Harpsichord Concerto in F) Handel, Water Music, HWV 348-50 (Adagio) Handel, Larghetto and Allegro for violin and piano (Larghetto in E) |
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| St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, London, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm Baroque Festival Featuring Bach’s great concerto for oboe and violin, some hauntingly beautiful adagios for oboe and strings and Vivaldi’s vivid musical picture of an Italian winter, there is much to enjoy in this evening of popular baroque masterpieces.
Including John Landor’s ‘Meet the Music’, an entertaining internal event featuring our unique ‘orchestra walkabout.’ Purcell, Henry (1659-1695), Abdelazer, Z 570 (Rondeau) Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Harpsichord Concerto, BWV1059 (Largo from Harpsichord Concerto in F) Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741), The Four Seasons: Concerto in G minor, "L'estate (Summer)", RV315, Op.8 no.2 Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741), The Four Seasons: Concerto in F minor "L'Inverno (Winter)", RV 297, Op.8 no.4 Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| 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 07:30pm |
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 Friday 5-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). | ||
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Opéra Bastille, Paris Signes |
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| Opéra Bastille, Paris, 120 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, France Friday 5-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 | ||
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Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) La Sylphide |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Friday 5-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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Olin Auditorium at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 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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| Olin Auditorium at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 30 Campus Rd, Annandale-on-Hudson, 12504, United States Friday 5-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 | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Two Russians: Nikolai Lugansky and Sergei Rachmaninov Robeco Summer Nights |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm Two Russians: Nikolai Lugansky and Sergei Rachmaninov Tickets €55 - €45 - €32Image credit: Nikolai Lugansky © Marco Borggreve | ||
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Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall The Planets |
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| Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall, 10 Salisburg Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm The Planets Holst wrote his epic suite to depict the diverse characters of the planets in our night sky, and for such a monumental project he employs an enormous orchestra. In these final performances of our season, we’ll be projecting high resolution images of each planet while the orchestra plays. In collaboration with the Hong Kong Space Museum, there will be other stargazing activities in Tsimshatsui for this concert – cloud cover permitting! Holst, Gustav (1874-1934), The Planets, Op.32 (Performance with images) | ||
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Helmut-List-Halle, Graz Auf der Liebesinsel Styriarte Festival Graz |
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| Helmut-List-Halle, Graz, Graz, Austria Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm Auf der Liebesinsel Image credit: Werner Kmetitsch | ||
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War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA The Gospel of Mary Magdalene - World première |
San Francisco Opera Company Michael Christie, Conductor Kevin Newbury, Director Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-soprano: Mary Magdalene Maria Kanyova, Soprano: Miriam William Burden, Tenor: Peter Nathan Gunn, Baritone: Yeshua |
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| War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, 94102, United States Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm The Gospel of Mary Magdalene - World première Sung in English with English supertitles. Approximate running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes. Michael Christie, Conductor Kevin Newbury, Director Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-soprano: Mary Magdalene Maria Kanyova, Soprano: Miriam William Burden, Tenor: Peter Nathan Gunn, Baritone: Yeshua | ||
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Kurhaus Wiesbaden: Friedrich-von-Thiersch Hall Opera Gala Rheingau Music Festival |
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| Kurhaus Wiesbaden: Friedrich-von-Thiersch Hall, Kurhausplatz 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm Opera Gala | ||
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Kurhaus Bad Hamm Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Klassik Sommer Hamm |
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| Kurhaus Bad Hamm, Ostenallee 87, 59071 Hamm, Germany Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie | ||
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Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg (Ludwigsburg Palace): Ordenssaal Tafelmusik - Telemann's Feast Ludwigsburg Festival |
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| Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg (Ludwigsburg Palace): Ordenssaal, Schlossstraße 30, 71634 Ludwigsburg, Germany Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm Tafelmusik - Telemann's Feast | ||
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Ravinia Festival: Martin Theatre, Highland Park, IL RSMI 25th Anniversary Ravinia Festival |
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| Ravinia Festival: Martin Theatre, Highland Park, IL, Lake Cook and Green Bay Roads, Highland Park, 60035, United States Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm RSMI 25th Anniversary Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m. | ||
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Philharmonie: Alfried Krupp Saal, Essen András Schiff Ruhr Piano Festival |
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| Philharmonie: Alfried Krupp Saal, Essen, Huyssenallee 53, 45128 Essen, Germany Friday 5-Jul-13 08:00pm András Schiff Prices € 75 | 65 | 55 | 30 | 15 | Standing room € 10 | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 09:00pm |
Church of Notre-Dame d'Auvers, Auvers-Sur-Oise Closing concert 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 Friday 5-Jul-13 09:00pm Closing concert Tickets: 90€ / 60€ / 40€ / 30€ / 20€ / "Pass Culture" 5€ Works by Machuel, Thierry | ||
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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 Friday 5-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 | ||
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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) | ||
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Cheltenham Ladies College: Parabola Arts Centre La Voix Humaine - A One-Act Opera Cheltenham Music Festival |
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| Cheltenham Ladies College: Parabola Arts Centre, Bayshill Road, Cheltenham GL50 3EP, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 09:45pm La Voix Humaine - A One-Act Opera Sarah Gabriel’s fascinating, unorthodox career has taken her from being a political speech-writer to playing Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady at Paris’ Chatelet, a collaboration with Rambert Dance Company and her first feature film, Brigitte Rouan’s BAFTA nominated Tu honoreras ta mere.
Edward Dick is one of the UK’s most exciting young directors in the field of theatre, opera and film. Training initially with Cheek by Jowl, credits include Shakespeare for the Sydney Theatre Company and Shakespeare’s Globe, and opera productions for ROH2, Aldeburgh and Garsington. | ||
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Château de Versailles: Galerie des Glaces, Paris The Royal Serenade Versailles Festival |
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| Château de Versailles: Galerie des Glaces, Paris, Place d'Armes, Paris, France Saturday 6-Jul-13 The Royal Serenade Just before the Night Fountains show, relive the flamboyant days of the reign of Louis XIV by viewing the apartments of the king to the sound of a serenade. Under the gold and reflections of the Hall of Mirrors, as the sun sets, cross the Palace Of Versailles and join the dance! You will be accompanied by the music of a group of baroque musicians and dancers of La Compagnie Baroque for a grand French ball. Please check website for times | ||
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Gloriana |
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 Saturday 6-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 | ||
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Cathedral: Lady Chapel, Lichfield Aisa Ijiri, Lichfield Festival |
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| Cathedral: Lady Chapel, Lichfield, 19A The Close, Lichfield WS13 7LD, United Kingdom Saturday 6-Jul-13 11:00am Aisa Ijiri, Lichfield Festival Works by Prokofiev, Gabriel | ||
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Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna Timo Mustakallio Competition, first round Savonlinna Opera Festival |
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| Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna, Savonlinna 57150, Finland Saturday 6-Jul-13 11:00am Timo Mustakallio Competition, first round Programme not known | ||
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Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham Schubert & Britten Songs Cheltenham Music Festival |
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| Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, Cheltenham GL52 3JE, United Kingdom Saturday 6-Jul-13 11:00am Schubert & Britten Songs Life at the Outset and Life Towards the End. In this recital, two Britten cycles – one relating to childhood and the other about life’s experience – balance beautifully with Mussorgsky’s own take on nursery songs and some reflections on life-lived by Schubert. Imogen Cooper, a longstanding favourite with Cheltenham audiences, joins one of the world’s most esteemed singers of her generation, Dutch mezzo Christianne Stotijn, Her one-time teacher, Janet Baker, has passed on to her a score of Winter Words given to her especially by Benjamin Britten, and to be heard for the first time in this concert from a mezzo. Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), Winter Words for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.52 (Version Première - arrangement for mezzo-soprano) | ||
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Ravinia Festival: Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, IL RSMI 25th Anniversary Piano and Strings Concert Ravinia Festival |
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| Ravinia Festival: Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, IL, Highland Park, IL, United States Saturday 6-Jul-13 02:00pm RSMI 25th Anniversary Piano and Strings Concert Programme not known Price type: Free | ||
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Cheltenham Town Hall The Young Person's (painted) Guide to the Orchestra Cheltenham Music Festival |
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| Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, United Kingdom Saturday 6-Jul-13 02:00pm The Young Person's (painted) Guide to the Orchestra Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra shows off all the colours and sounds of a modern orchestra instrument by instrument. This special performance features James Mayhew describing and painting the special characters of flutes, violins, trumpets, drums and more. What a magnificent riot of sound and colour when the whole orchestra plays the final part together and James paints them into one big picture – all projected onto a big screen! Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 (Features author and illustrator James Mayehw) | ||
