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| Wednesday 22-May-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonLa Bayadère |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 La Bayadère Music by Minkus, Ludwig (1826-1917) Original choreography by Marius Petipa Choreography by Natalia Makarova (revisions) | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 01:00pm |
1901 Arts Club, LondonMMSF Lunchtime Recital - Ella Rundle (cello) |
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| 1901 Arts Club, London, 7 Exton Street,, Waterloo, London SE1 8UE, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 01:00pm MMSF Lunchtime Recital - Ella Rundle (cello) Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, administered by the Philharmonia Orchestra, has given invaluable support to countless young musicians since 1968. Its anonymous founder and benefactor provided enough money to enable exceptionally talented students to bridge the difficult gap between full-time study and professional status. Many Martin Music Scholarship Fund award winners have gone on to extremely successful orchestral or solo careers with names such as Natalie Clein, Nigel Kennedy, Freddy Kempf, Steven Isserlis and Jennifer Pike forming part of the Fund's alumni. Doors 12.30pm, unreserved seating. Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849), Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C major for cello and piano, Op.3 Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:00pm |
Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, LondonBach - The Architect Of Modern Music |
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| Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:00pm Bach - The Architect Of Modern Music | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:00pm |
Wilton's Music Hall, LondonBeethoven Begins 'Dances and Nocturnes' |
Works by Roberts |
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| Wilton's Music Hall, London, Graces Alley, London E1 8JB, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:00pm Beethoven Begins 'Dances and Nocturnes' Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805), La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid, String Quartet no. 60 in C major, G.324 Works by Roberts, Jeremy Dale (b. 1934) Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
St John's Smith Square, LondonM & G Series |
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| St John's Smith Square, London, Smith Square, London, London SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm M & G Series | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, LondonZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-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. | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
Kings Place: Hall One, LondonTalk and Concert: Orient in Song |
Strauss R., Gesänge des Orients, Op.77 (excerpts) Ravel, Shéhérazade (excerpts) Saint-Saëns, Mélodies Persanes, Op.26 (excerpts) |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm Talk and Concert: Orient in Song The great Goethe, when in his sixties, fell under the spell of Hafiz, the 14th century Persian poet. Hafiz’s poetry inspired Goethe to create the ‘West-Östlicher Divan’ – a collection of love poems, epigrams and drinking songs. Goethe’s verses in turn inspired composers such as Franz Schubert and Felix Mendelssohn, while poems of Hafiz were set to music by Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss. Join us as we explore Europe’s century-long love affair with the Orient through poetry, painting and song. Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937), Shéhérazade (excerpts) | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, LondonSir Andrew Davis conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in London |
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor David Edwards, Stage Director Giselle Allen, Soprano Susan Bullock, Soprano James Rutherford, Bass Katherine Broderick, Soprano Elaine McKrill, Soprano Kimberly Myers, Soprano Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano Miriam Sharrad, Mezzo-soprano Antonia Sotgiu, Mezzo-soprano Harriet Williams, Mezzo-soprano Julianne Young, Mezzo-soprano Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, London, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in London Sir Andrew Davis conducts a concert celebrating the exact 200th anniversary of Wagner’s birth, showcasing the British Wagner tradition and featuring one of the composer’s finest achievements. The Walküren (or Valkyries) of the title are an army of maidens who ride through the air on horseback. We see twin brother and sister, Siegmund and Sieglinde, fall in love, thereby committing both adultery and (unwittingly) incest. The former is subsequently killed by Wotan, although Brünnhilde (Wotan's warrior Valkyrie daughter) saves Sieglinde in the nick of time. The opera reaches a blazing climax during the unforgettable Third Act, when Brünnhilde is punished by Wotan, who surrounds her with a ring of fire that can only be crossed by a fearless hero destined to be none other than Sieglinde's eventual son, Siegfried. This concert also launches Wagner 200, a wideranging, London-based festival to celebrate the bicentenary of Richard Wagner’s birth, featuring events from May to November 2013 in association with leading venues and producers. It is the culmination of a day of activity at Southbank Centre, including pop up open-air performances on the riverside terraces and balconies featuring young singers and performers. Semi-staged performance in German with English surtitles Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor David Edwards, Stage Director Giselle Allen, Soprano Susan Bullock, Soprano James Rutherford, Bass Katherine Broderick, Soprano Elaine McKrill, Soprano Kimberly Myers, Soprano Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano Miriam Sharrad, Mezzo-soprano Antonia Sotgiu, Mezzo-soprano Harriet Williams, Mezzo-soprano Julianne Young, Mezzo-soprano Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
St Mary's Perivale, LondonGrace Yeo / Tasmin Waley-Cohen & the Badke Quartet |
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| St Mary's Perivale, London, London UB6 8SS, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm Grace Yeo / Tasmin Waley-Cohen & the Badke Quartet St Mary's Perivale Wednesday Evening 'Double Concert'. Free, easy parking, refreshments provided. Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), Four Impromptus in C minor, E flat major, G flat major and A flat major, D.899 Price type: Free | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
Barbican Centre: Hall, LondonValery Gergiev 60th Birthday Gala Concert |
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| Barbican Centre: Hall, London, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm Valery Gergiev 60th Birthday Gala Concert Join us for a special gala performance to celebrate the 60th birthday of the LSO's Principal Conductor Valery Gergiev. Tickets £10-£36 | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:45pm |
Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonIn Portrait: Luke Bedford |
Bedford, Wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale (UK première of ensemble version) |
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| Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:45pm In Portrait: Luke Bedford Bedford, Luke (b. 1978), Wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale (UK première of ensemble version) Bedford, Luke (b. 1978), Renewal (world première) | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, LondonWitch-hunt |
Bern:Ballett |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-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. | ||
| Wednesday 22-May-13 08:00pm |
Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, LondonDaniel Linehan — Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost |
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| Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, London, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 08:00pm Daniel Linehan — Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost New York-born Daniel Linehan has developed a successful career as a performer and choreographer since graduating from the world-renowned PARTS dance school in Brussels in 2010. After performing Zombie Aporia at the Lilian Baylis Studio in 2012, he returns this spring with his latest work, Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost, co-commissioned by Sadler’s Wells.Combining video and live dance, Gaze is a Gap is a Ghost looks at the relationship between the human body and technology, the real and the virtual. Through pre-recorded video footage, the audience is given imaginative access to the visual perspectives of three dancers, as they perform live on stage in unison with their past. Daniel Linehan has been greeted with critical praise both in America and Europe since he presented his first work in 2004. He is currently a Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate, Associate Artist at deSingel, Antwerp, and Artist in Residence at L’Opéra de Lille. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 |
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 | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 01:00pm |
Christ Church, Spitalfields, LondonGresham College Lecture and Performance: Britten's String Quartet No 2 |
Britten, String Quartet no. 2 in C major, Op.36 (Lecture by Professor Roger Parker with a performance by the Badke Quartet) |
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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, LondonLunchtime 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, LondonMarek 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 07:00pm |
St Paul's Cathedral, LondonBeethoven 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 07:30pm |
St Martin-in-the-Fields, LondonHandel 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 |
Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonInternational Piano Series: Piotr Anderszewski |
Programme to include: Works by Bach J.S. Works by Schumann |
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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) | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Wigmore Hall, LondonRosenblatt 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. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
St John's Smith Square, LondonFrench 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, LondonTurangalîla |
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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.
Part of the Southbank Centre's year-long festival The Rest is Noise which is inspired by Alex Ross' bookImage credit: Messiaen at the RCM in 1986. Photo: www.nickwhite.co.uk | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Fairfield, Croydon, LondonLondon 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
Music Director Gérard Korsten.Tickets: £12 - £31.50 | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
The London ColiseumWozzeck |
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 | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, LondonZooNation 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 |
Kings Place: Hall One, LondonThe 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 ![]() | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, LondonSylvie 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. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Cadogan Hall, LondonAcademy 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 | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, LondonWitch-hunt |
Bern:Ballett |
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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. | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 09:00pm |
Kings Place: Hall One, LondonThe Swingle Singers - 2 Bach Unwrapped |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 09:00pm The Swingle Singers - 2 ![]() | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonRaven Girl / Symphony in C |
Royal Ballet |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 Raven Girl / Symphony in C Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal) Music by Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) Choreography by George Balanchine | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 01:00pm |
St Dunstan-In-The-West, LondonCello / Piano Duet : Dvorak / Boellmann |
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| St Dunstan-In-The-West, London, Fleet Street, London EC4A 2HR, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 01:00pm Cello / Piano Duet : Dvorak / Boellmann Price type: Free | ||
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Regent Hall, LondonLunchtime Wind quintet Recital |
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| Regent Hall, London, 275 Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 01:00pm Lunchtime Wind quintet Recital Royal Academy of Music presentsChrome Wind Quintet Luke O'Toole, Flute Lavinia Redman, Oboe Jernej Albreht, Clarinet Joshua Wilson, Bassoon Elliot Seidman, Horn Price type: Free | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm |
St Peter's Eaton Square, LondonPurcell and Britten: A Celebration |
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| St Peter's Eaton Square, London, London SW1W 9AL, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm Purcell and Britten: A Celebration Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
LSO St Lukes, LondonCity University Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Emperor |
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| LSO St Lukes, London, 161 Old Street, London EC1V 9NG, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm City University Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Emperor Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), A Suite on English Folk Tunes "A Time There Was" for chamber orchestra, Op.90 Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Royal College of Music: Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, LondonVoyages |
Works by Poulenc |
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| Royal College of Music: Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Voyages The Royal College of Music's second concert of French vocal music features performances by RCM singers of some of Poulenc's most famous songs, and also features renowned soprano Janis Kelly in a performance of the rarely heard monologue La dame de Monte-Carlo. Works by Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Lauderdale House, LondonVols de la Fantaisie |
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| Lauderdale House, London, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Vols de la Fantaisie Programme not known | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
St John's Smith Square, LondonRachmaninov Vespers |
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| St John's Smith Square, London, Smith Square, London, London SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Rachmaninov Vespers | ||
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Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, LondonZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Friday 24-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. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, LondonSylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Friday 24-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. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
The London ColiseumLa Bohème |
English National Opera Jonathan Miller, Director Natascha Metherell, Revival Director Isabella Bywater, Set Designer Gwyn Hughes Jones, Tenor: Rodolfo Kate Valentine, Soprano: Mimì Richard Burkhard, Baritone: Marcello Angel Blue, Soprano: Musetta Andrew Craig Brown, Bass: Colline Duncan Rock, Baritone: Schaunard Simon Butteriss, Bass: Benoît |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Puccini’s gift for writing emotional music is brought to the fore in La bohème’s tale of doomed love in poverty-stricken Paris. One of the world’s most recognised and widely performed operas, it focuses on two central relationships: that of the poet Rodolfo, who falls in love with the pretty but consumptive seamstress Mimì; and the painter Marcello, who has a glamorous and popular on-off mistress, Musetta.
Jonathan Miller’s production for ENO has quickly become a company classic and here receives its second revival since its 2009 premiere. Inspired by Brassaï’s photographs of the Paris Left Bank in the 1930s, Miller modernises the original bohemian setting to evoke the stark poverty of the day, creating a highly effective contemporary resonance, citing the film Withnail and I as an inspiration. Playing Mimì is Kate Valentine, who in recent seasons has played the Countess in Fiona Shaw’s production of The Marriage of Figaro and an ‘excellent’ (The Times) Helena in Christopher Alden’s Olivier Award-nominated A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Gwyn Hughes Jones returns to the role of Rodolfo following his great success in ENO’s 2010 production, and recent acclaimed Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly.Jonathan Miller, Director Natascha Metherell, Revival Director Isabella Bywater, Set Designer Gwyn Hughes Jones, Tenor: Rodolfo Kate Valentine, Soprano: Mimì Richard Burkhard, Baritone: Marcello Angel Blue, Soprano: Musetta Andrew Craig Brown, Bass: Colline Duncan Rock, Baritone: Schaunard Simon Butteriss, Bass: Benoît | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:45pm |
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, LondonWitch-hunt |
Bern:Ballett |
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| Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, London, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Friday 24-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. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonDon Carlo |
Royal Opera Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor Nicholas Hytner, Director Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor: Don Carlos Anja Harteros, Soprano: Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain Mariusz Kwiecien, Baritone: Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Mezzo-soprano: Princess Eboli Ferruccio Furlanetto, Bass: Philippe II, King of Spain Eric Halfvarson, Bass: Grand Inquisitor |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 Sung in Italian. Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor Nicholas Hytner, Director Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor: Don Carlos Anja Harteros, Soprano: Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain Mariusz Kwiecien, Baritone: Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Mezzo-soprano: Princess Eboli Ferruccio Furlanetto, Bass: Philippe II, King of Spain Eric Halfvarson, Bass: Grand Inquisitor | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 02:00pm |
Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, LondonSaturday Concert |
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| Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 02:00pm Saturday Concert Programme not known | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 02:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, LondonZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 02:30pm 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. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
Barbican Centre: Hall, LondonBBC Symphony Orchestra / Metzmacher |
Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (selection of songs) |
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| Barbican Centre: Hall, London, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm BBC Symphony Orchestra / Metzmacher Tickets £10 - 30. Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911), Des Knaben Wunderhorn (selection of songs) | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
The London ColiseumWozzeck |
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 Saturday 25-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 | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, LondonZooNation Dance Company — Some Like It Hip Hop |
ZooNation Dance Company |
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| Sadler's Wells: Peacock Theatre, London, Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2 2HT, United Kingdom Saturday 25-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. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
Sadler's Wells, LondonSylvie Guillem — 6000 miles away |
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| Sadler's Wells, London, Rosebery Avenue,, London EC1R 4TN, United Kingdom Saturday 25-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. | ||