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| Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm |
Howard Assembly Room, LeedsAlbert Herring |
Opera North Josephine Barstow, Soprano: Lady Billows Alexander Sprague, Tenor: Albert Herring Mary Hegarty, Soprano: Miss Wordsworth Joe Shovelton, Tenor: Mr Upfold Justin Doyle, Conductor Giles Havergal, Director |
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| Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, Leeds Grand Theatre, , 46 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NU, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm ![]() Josephine Barstow, Soprano: Lady Billows Alexander Sprague, Tenor: Albert Herring Mary Hegarty, Soprano: Miss Wordsworth Joe Shovelton, Tenor: Mr Upfold Justin Doyle, Conductor Giles Havergal, Director | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Civic Hall Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon The Trumpet Shall Sound |
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| Civic Hall Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon , Stratford-on-Avon CV37 6LU, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm The Trumpet Shall Sound | ||
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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 | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Gewandhaus, Großer Saal, LeipzigMDR special concert to Wagner |
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| Gewandhaus, Großer Saal, Leipzig, D 04109 Leipzig, Germany Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm MDR special concert to Wagner | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus) Saraste's farewell as chief conductor |
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| Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus), Oslo 0250, Norway Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Saraste's farewell as chief conductor This is by no means a farewell concert as Saraste will be returning as guest conductor already in the 2013–2014 season. At the same time, these concerts mark the end of a seven-year engagement with us in Oslo as well as an extremely important chapter in the orchestra’s artistic history. It will be next to impossible to leave the concert hall unmoved when the final chorus of Mahler’s’ symphony no. 2 finishes with “Bereite dich zu leben”. | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Teatru Manoel, VallettaMalta Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| Teatru Manoel, Valletta, Old Theatre street, Valletta VLT 1060, Malta Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Malta Philharmonic Orchestra ![]() | ||
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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, ILChicago Philharmonic Presents Bernstein and Schubert |
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| Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 60208, United States Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Chicago Philharmonic Presents Bernstein and Schubert Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm |
Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QCEldar Djangirov... Three Stories Montreal Chamber Music Festival |
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| Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC, 1101 Rue Stanley, Montreal H3B 2S2, Canada Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm Eldar Djangirov... Three Stories This third concert in our TD Jazz series features the outstanding New York based pianist Eldar Djangirov. Eldar came to the Festival last year for his first ever concert in Montreal and blew us all away with his amazing dexterity and sophisticated musical choices. He’s back and this time in a solo performance that we know will sell out. Based on his recent CD titled Three Stories, Eldar will offer us standards, original works and classical selections ranging from Bach to Gershwin to Corea to Prokofiev to Radiohead. He’s been described as the next Oscar Peterson and Dave Brubeck called him a genius beyond question.
Don’t believe me? Go to his home page, scroll down and watch the video of his performance here last year. Don’t hesitate, don’t wait or you’ll be disappointed. Eldar’s back but for one night only! | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm |
Vlaamse Opera, AntwerpMessa da requiem |
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| Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp, Frankrijklei 3, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm Messa da requiem ![]() Image credit: Pavel Cernoch | ||
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Segerstrom Center for the Arts: Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CAGustavo Dudamel & LA Philharmonic |
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| Segerstrom Center for the Arts: Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CA, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 92626, United States Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm Gustavo Dudamel & LA Philharmonic | ||
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Palais Montcalm: Salle Raoul-Jobin, Quebec, QCTheodora |
Bernard Labadie, Conductor Karina Gauvin, Soprano: Theodora Iestyn Davies, Countertenor: Didymus Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Mezzo-soprano: Irene Allan Clayton, Tenor: Septimius Andrew Foster-Williams, Bass: Valens La Chapelle de Québec Les Violons du Roy |
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| Palais Montcalm: Salle Raoul-Jobin, Quebec, QC, 95, place D’Youville, Quebec, QC, Canada Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm Theodora For the grand season finale, Bernard Labadie will conduct for the first time one of Handel’s greatest oratorios, featuring five of the Baroque world’s brightest stars. Bernard Labadie, Conductor Karina Gauvin, Soprano: Theodora Iestyn Davies, Countertenor: Didymus Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Mezzo-soprano: Irene Allan Clayton, Tenor: Septimius Andrew Foster-Williams, Bass: Valens La Chapelle de Québec Les Violons du Roy | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 03:00pm |
Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus) Saraste's farewell as chief conductor |
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| Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus), Oslo 0250, Norway Saturday 25-May-13 03:00pm Saraste's farewell as chief conductor This is by no means a farewell concert as Saraste will be returning as guest conductor already in the 2013–2014 season. At the same time, these concerts mark the end of a seven-year engagement with us in Oslo as well as an extremely important chapter in the orchestra’s artistic history. It will be next to impossible to leave the concert hall unmoved when the final chorus of Mahler’s’ symphony no. 2 finishes with “Bereite dich zu leben”. | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:00pm |
Dorchester Abbey, OxfordSullivan's 'The Golden Legend' English Music Festival |
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| Dorchester Abbey, Oxford, High Street, Dorchester, Oxford OX10 7HH, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:00pm Sullivan's 'The Golden Legend' | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, ZürichJoyce DiDonato recital |
Works by Vivaldi Works by Fauré Works by Rossini Works by Schubert Works by Schumann Works by Head Works by Hahn |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 25-May-13 07:00pm Joyce DiDonato recital ![]() Works by Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) Works by Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) Works by Rossini, Gioacchino (1792-1868) Works by Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Works by Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) Works by Head, Michael (1900-1976) Works by Hahn, Reynaldo (1875-1947) | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:00pm |
Howard Assembly Room, LeedsAlbert Herring |
Opera North Josephine Barstow, Soprano: Lady Billows Alexander Sprague, Tenor: Albert Herring Mary Hegarty, Soprano: Miss Wordsworth Joe Shovelton, Tenor: Mr Upfold Justin Doyle, Conductor Giles Havergal, Director |
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| Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, Leeds Grand Theatre, , 46 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NU, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:00pm ![]() Josephine Barstow, Soprano: Lady Billows Alexander Sprague, Tenor: Albert Herring Mary Hegarty, Soprano: Miss Wordsworth Joe Shovelton, Tenor: Mr Upfold Justin Doyle, Conductor Giles Havergal, Director | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterElgar, Delius and Vaughan Williams |
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| Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Manchester M2 3WS, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm Elgar, Delius and Vaughan Williams Preview 6.30pmViolinist Tasmin Little in conversation. Taxis, street-sellers, traffic jams and fog; for Ralph Vaughan Williams, Edwardian London was a symphony just waiting to be written, packed with humour, atmosphere and delightfully hummable tunes. Listen for the chimes of Big Ben as Sir Andrew Davis shows us the sights, and then soars high above the English countryside with virtuoso Tasmin Little in 'The Lark Ascending'. Is this the most beautiful piece of British music ever written? Little and Davis introduce another contender: Delius's haunting, rarely-heard Légende. Tickets: £34, £27, £23, £19, £14, £10 | ||
| 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 |
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CAThe Marriage of Figaro |
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale Christopher Maltman, Baritone: Count Almaviva Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Baritone: Figaro Malin Christensson, Soprano: Susanna James Darrah, Director Rafael Payare, Conductor |
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| Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale Christopher Maltman, Baritone: Count Almaviva Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Baritone: Figaro Malin Christensson, Soprano: Susanna James Darrah, Director Rafael Payare, Conductor | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm |
St Martin-in-the-Fields, LondonFaure - Requiem by Candlelight |
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| St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, London, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm Faure - Requiem by Candlelight | ||
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Holy Trinity Church, PetersfieldMozart ~ Haydn ~ Beethoven |
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| Holy Trinity Church, Petersfield, Privett, Petersfield GU34 3PE, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm Mozart ~ Haydn ~ Beethoven Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
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La Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Montreal, QCTheodora |
Bernard Labadie, Conductor Karina Gauvin, Soprano: Theodora Iestyn Davies, Countertenor: Didymus Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Mezzo-soprano: Irene Allan Clayton, Tenor: Septimius Andrew Foster-Williams, Bass: Valens La Chapelle de Québec Les Violons du Roy |
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| La Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Montreal, QC, 1600, rue Saint-Urbain, Montreal, QC, Canada Saturday 25-May-13 07:30pm Theodora For the grand season finale, Bernard Labadie will conduct for the first time one of Handel’s greatest oratorios, featuring five of the Baroque world’s brightest stars. Bernard Labadie, Conductor Karina Gauvin, Soprano: Theodora Iestyn Davies, Countertenor: Didymus Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Mezzo-soprano: Irene Allan Clayton, Tenor: Septimius Andrew Foster-Williams, Bass: Valens La Chapelle de Québec Les Violons du Roy | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm |
Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QCBach Week: The Complete Violin Concertos Montreal Chamber Music Festival |
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin Elizabeth Wallfisch, Violin Jocelyn Roy, Flute Hank Knox, Harpsichord Marie-Ève Poupart, Violin Matilda Kaul, Violin Boson Mo, Violin Iryna Krechkovsky, Violin Kerry DuWors, Violin Andréa Tyniec, Violin Emily Westell, Violin Marcus Thompson, Viola Lambert Chen, Viola Emmanuel Vukovich, Viola Arnold Choi, Cello Rachel Desoer, Cello Ariel Barnes, Cello James VanDemark, Double Bass Theodore Baskin, Oboe |
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| Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC, 1101 Rue Stanley, Montreal H3B 2S2, Canada Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm Bach Week: The Complete Violin Concertos This concert completes our week of Bach as we present all of his violin concertos. There are six of them that feature one, two or three violins as soloists and we have a star-studded cast of musicians to perform them for you. The great American violinist Rachel Barton Pine returns to the Festival as soloist and leader of the ensemble. She’ll be joined by violinists Elizabeth Wallfisch and Timmy Chooi and OSM Principal Oboe Ted Baskin. The ensemble will be made up of the winners of the Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank 2012 competition. A world-class evening in store for you!
The Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank possesses 35 million dollars of string instruments and, through competition, offers each one for three years to outstanding young Canadian artists. A few of the instruments came together on stage at the Festival several years ago but otherwise the collection, which includes Stradivarius, Guarneri del Gesù and Gagliano, has never been seen on the same stage at the same time, until now.Rachel Barton Pine, Violin Elizabeth Wallfisch, Violin Jocelyn Roy, Flute Hank Knox, Harpsichord Marie-Ève Poupart, Violin Matilda Kaul, Violin Boson Mo, Violin Iryna Krechkovsky, Violin Kerry DuWors, Violin Andréa Tyniec, Violin Emily Westell, Violin Marcus Thompson, Viola Lambert Chen, Viola Emmanuel Vukovich, Viola Arnold Choi, Cello Rachel Desoer, Cello Ariel Barnes, Cello James VanDemark, Double Bass Theodore Baskin, Oboe | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm |
Tulane University: Dixon Hall, New Orleans, LABirdfoot Festival Final Gala Concert |
Danny Driver, Piano Kristopher Tong, Violin Dimitri Murrath, Viola Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet Jenna Sherry, Violin Prach Boondiskulchok, Piano Lisa Romain, Violin Ari Isaacman-Beck, Violin Alex Fortes, Violin Dash Nesbitt, Viola Daniel Arocha, Viola Gwen Krosnick, Cello Joann Whang, Cello Caleb van der Swaagh, Cello Jihyun Kim, Cello Jeran Philleo, Oboe |
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| Tulane University: Dixon Hall, New Orleans, LA, Tulane University, New Orleans, 70118, United States Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm Birdfoot Festival Final Gala Concert Danny Driver, Piano Kristopher Tong, Violin Dimitri Murrath, Viola Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet Jenna Sherry, Violin Prach Boondiskulchok, Piano Lisa Romain, Violin Ari Isaacman-Beck, Violin Alex Fortes, Violin Dash Nesbitt, Viola Daniel Arocha, Viola Gwen Krosnick, Cello Joann Whang, Cello Caleb van der Swaagh, Cello Jihyun Kim, Cello Jeran Philleo, Oboe | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 |
Staatsoper, ViennaCarmen |
Vienna State Opera Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Sunday 26-May-13 Check start time of performance. Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 11:00am |
Philharmonic Hall, KrakowHAYDN The Seasons - Great Oratorios with a lunch break |
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| Philharmonic Hall, Krakow, ul. Zwierzyniecka 1, Krakow 31-103, Poland Sunday 26-May-13 11:00am HAYDN The Seasons - Great Oratorios with a lunch break | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 01:30pm |
Het Muziektheater, AmsterdamLa Traviata |
De Nederlandse Opera Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera |
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| Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 26-May-13 01:30pm ![]() Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 02:00pm |
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CATosca |
Los Angeles Opera Plácido Domingo, Conductor John Caird, Director Sondra Radvanovsky, Soprano: Floria Tosca Marco Berti, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Lado Ataneli, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Joshua Bloom, Bass: Cesare Angelotti |
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| Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA90012, United States Sunday 26-May-13 02:00pm Plácido Domingo, Conductor John Caird, Director Sondra Radvanovsky, Soprano: Floria Tosca Marco Berti, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Lado Ataneli, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Joshua Bloom, Bass: Cesare Angelotti | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 02:30pm |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris)Giulio Cesare |
Opéra de Paris Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Lawrence Zazzo, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Varduhi Abrahamyan, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Karine Deshayes, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Sandrine Piau, Soprano: Cleopatra Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paul Gay, Bass: Achilla Dominique Visse, Countertenor: Nireno Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Bass: Curio Orchestre et choeur du Concert d'Astrée |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Sunday 26-May-13 02:30pm Never had his melodic genius been more effulgent: the score contains some of his brightest jewels, like Cleopatra's arias. Jane Archibald, Karine Deshayes and Laurence Zazzo are the heroes of this vocal festivity. Performed in Italian. Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Lawrence Zazzo, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Varduhi Abrahamyan, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Karine Deshayes, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Sandrine Piau, Soprano: Cleopatra Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paul Gay, Bass: Achilla Dominique Visse, Countertenor: Nireno Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Bass: Curio Orchestre et choeur du Concert d'Astrée | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, ZürichDon Giovanni |
Zurich Opera Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm Following the success of the Prague première of Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart was immediately commissioned to write another opera. This time, Lorenzo Da Ponte chose the story of the Spanish nobleman Don Juan. The subject matter had been considered a crowd-puller for more than a century, due in particular to the spectacular demise of the hero. Don Giovanni invites the statue of the Commendatore, whom he has murdered, to dinner, and is swallowed up by the jaws of hell. However, the view of the hero had changed considerably since the Spanish dramatist and monk Tirso de Molina first brought the blasphemous deeds and just punishment of the villain to the stage in the 17th century. While de Molina was still entirely on the side of order, which is ultimately re-established through divine intervention, Mozart and Da Ponte turn the sexual braggart and seducer into a man whose unquenchable thirst for happiness calls into the question the very foundations of social coexistence. Don Giovanni thus becomes – involuntarily and perhaps even without realising it – a danger for the social order, which can be maintained only if it functions smoothly. In their comedy, which is shrouded in darkness throughout, Mozart and Da Ponte do not conceal the price that others have to pay for this kind of self-realisation. However, since they do not pass any final judgement and instead do justice to both sides, their work becomes a drama of humanity of indestructible power and relevance – a dramma giocoso that becomes all the more comic the more the tragic aspects behind the course of events become apparent.
The much-vaunted German director Sebastian Baumgarten will present his interpretation of Don Giovanni in Zurich. At the rostrum will be the young Robin Ticciati, a rising star among the new generation of conductors. Our Don Giovanni is the charismatic Peter Mattei, who is sought-after in this role from the Scala in Milan to the New York Met.In Italian with German and English surtitles.Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 07:30pm |
Gewandhaus, Großer Saal, LeipzigMDR Zauber der Musik |
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| Gewandhaus, Großer Saal, Leipzig, D 04109 Leipzig, Germany Sunday 26-May-13 07:30pm MDR Zauber der Musik | ||
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Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NYMozart: Requiem |
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| Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Sunday 26-May-13 08:30pm Mozart: Requiem | ||
| Monday 27-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 Monday 27-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 | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 06:00pm |
St Mary's Church, Stoke by Nayland, SuffolkHandel: Susanna |
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| St Mary's Church, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk CO6 4QU, United Kingdom Monday 27-May-13 06:00pm Handel: Susanna | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 08:00pm |
Benslow Music, HitchinDoric String Quartet - Benslow Music International Recital Series 2012 - 2013 |
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| Benslow Music, Hitchin, Peter Morrison Hall, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Hitchin SG4 9RB, United Kingdom Monday 27-May-13 08:00pm Doric String Quartet - Benslow Music International Recital Series 2012 - 2013 Tickets £10 (Free for all 8 - 25 yr olds supported by the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust) / Free Parking / Bar Opens 7.30pm | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 08:00pm |
Tonhalle: Großer Saal, DüsseldorfDüsseldorf Symphony |
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| Tonhalle: Großer Saal, Düsseldorf, Ehrenhof 1, D 40479 Düsseldorf, Germany Monday 27-May-13 08:00pm Düsseldorf Symphony | ||
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La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall, BrusselsAlbert Dohmen: Sonetti di Michalangelo e del Petrarca |
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| La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall, Brussels, Muntplein-Place de la Monnaie, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Monday 27-May-13 08:00pm Albert Dohmen: Sonetti di Michalangelo e del Petrarca The recital by Albert Dohmen provides the public with a chance to discover an exceptional singer who is, amongst other things, one of the most talented Wotans of his generation. The sheer sonorousness of his dark, warm voice is fascinating, and gives substance to all the registers of the performance. His musical command and sensitivity are also remarkable in the most intimist repertoires, such as the romantic Lied, presented here in all its aspects and extremes: the wonder of love with sonnets by Petrarch set to music by Liszt, existential meditation with Wolf’s sober and powerful Michelangelo Lieder, the hallucinatory melancholy which permeates Pfitzner’s melodies, and the sublimation of death by love, which Strauss celebrates like no other. Befreit – ‘liberated’ – is the last Lied in this programme, and O Glück – ‘oh happiness’ – is the last sung word. This is, indeed, what the evening promises.Image credit: (c) Johannes Ifkovits Pfitzner, Hans (1869-1949), Lieder | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:00pm |
Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris)Giulio Cesare |
Opéra de Paris Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Lawrence Zazzo, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Varduhi Abrahamyan, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Karine Deshayes, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Sandrine Piau, Soprano: Cleopatra Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paul Gay, Bass: Achilla Dominique Visse, Countertenor: Nireno Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Bass: Curio Orchestre et choeur du Concert d'Astrée |
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| Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris), 75009 Paris, France Tuesday 28-May-13 07:00pm Never had his melodic genius been more effulgent: the score contains some of his brightest jewels, like Cleopatra's arias. Jane Archibald, Karine Deshayes and Laurence Zazzo are the heroes of this vocal festivity. Performed in Italian. Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor Laurent Pelly, Director Lawrence Zazzo, Mezzo-soprano: Giulio Cesare Varduhi Abrahamyan, Mezzo-soprano: Cornelia Karine Deshayes, Mezzo-soprano: Sesto Sandrine Piau, Soprano: Cleopatra Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Tolomeo Paul Gay, Bass: Achilla Dominique Visse, Countertenor: Nireno Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Bass: Curio Orchestre et choeur du Concert d'Astrée | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, ZürichZürcher Kammerorchester |
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| Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich, Claridenstrasse 7, Zürich 8002, Switzerland Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm Zürcher Kammerorchester ![]() | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 08:00pm |
Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QCThe Art of Jean-Philippe Collard: Part 1 Montreal Chamber Music Festival |
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| Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC, 1101 Rue Stanley, Montreal H3B 2S2, Canada Tuesday 28-May-13 08:00pm The Art of Jean-Philippe Collard: Part 1 France has given great gifts to the world and one of them is pianist Jean-Philippe Collard. His elegance, his refinement, his pianistic style are legendary and we are proud to be able to offer him in concert over two nights. His chosen repertoire will be French as he touches four of France’s greatest composers: Ravel, Debussy, Fauré and César Franck.
The first evening of his two concert series offers two works by Ravel and one by César Franck. To begin the evening, David Jalbert joins Collard in a performance of the original version of the Mother Goose Suite. Ravel’s String Quartet in F major follows in a presentation by the Cecilia String Quartet and after the intermission, you will hear César Franck’s Piano Quintet featuring Collard and the Cecilia in what has been called a work of ecstasy and unconstrained sensuality. | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, ZürichDon Giovanni |
Zurich Opera Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Wednesday 29-May-13 07:00pm Following the success of the Prague première of Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart was immediately commissioned to write another opera. This time, Lorenzo Da Ponte chose the story of the Spanish nobleman Don Juan. The subject matter had been considered a crowd-puller for more than a century, due in particular to the spectacular demise of the hero. Don Giovanni invites the statue of the Commendatore, whom he has murdered, to dinner, and is swallowed up by the jaws of hell. However, the view of the hero had changed considerably since the Spanish dramatist and monk Tirso de Molina first brought the blasphemous deeds and just punishment of the villain to the stage in the 17th century. While de Molina was still entirely on the side of order, which is ultimately re-established through divine intervention, Mozart and Da Ponte turn the sexual braggart and seducer into a man whose unquenchable thirst for happiness calls into the question the very foundations of social coexistence. Don Giovanni thus becomes – involuntarily and perhaps even without realising it – a danger for the social order, which can be maintained only if it functions smoothly. In their comedy, which is shrouded in darkness throughout, Mozart and Da Ponte do not conceal the price that others have to pay for this kind of self-realisation. However, since they do not pass any final judgement and instead do justice to both sides, their work becomes a drama of humanity of indestructible power and relevance – a dramma giocoso that becomes all the more comic the more the tragic aspects behind the course of events become apparent.
The much-vaunted German director Sebastian Baumgarten will present his interpretation of Don Giovanni in Zurich. At the rostrum will be the young Robin Ticciati, a rising star among the new generation of conductors. Our Don Giovanni is the charismatic Peter Mattei, who is sought-after in this role from the Scala in Milan to the New York Met.In Italian with German and English surtitles.Robin Ticciati, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Barbara Ehnes, Set Designer Marina Rebeka, Soprano: Donna Anna Julia Kleiter, Soprano: Donna Elvira Anna Gorbachyova, Soprano: Zerlina Peter Mattei, Baritone: Don Giovanni Pavol Breslik, Tenor: Don Ottavio Rafal Siwek, Bass: The Commendatore Ruben Drole, Baritone: Leporello Lukas Jakobski, Bass: Masetto | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm |
Barbican Centre: Hall, LondonAcademy of Ancient Music / Imeneo - opera in concert |
Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood, Conductor Rebecca Bottone, Soprano: Rosmene Lucy Crowe, Soprano: Clomiri David Daniels, Countertenor: Tirinto Vittorio Prato, Baritone: Imeneo Stephan Loges, Bass-baritone: Argenio Choir of the AAM |
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| Barbican Centre: Hall, London, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm Academy of Ancient Music / Imeneo - opera in concert Tickets £8 - 35. Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood, Conductor Rebecca Bottone, Soprano: Rosmene Lucy Crowe, Soprano: Clomiri David Daniels, Countertenor: Tirinto Vittorio Prato, Baritone: Imeneo Stephan Loges, Bass-baritone: Argenio Choir of the AAM | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm |
Het Muziektheater, AmsterdamLa Traviata |
De Nederlandse Opera Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera |
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| Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wednesday 29-May-13 08:00pm ![]() Giuliano Carella, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Marina Poplavskaya, Soprano: Violetta Valéry Karin Strobos, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Ismael Jordi, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Dimitris Tiliakos, Baritone: Giorgio Germont Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Koor van De Nederlandse Opera | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 |
Staatsoper, ViennaCarmen |
Vienna State Opera Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela |
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| Staatsoper, Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria Thursday 30-May-13 Check start time of performance. Bertrand de Billy, Conductor Franco Zeffirelli, Director Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Carmen Roberto Alagna, Tenor: Don José Ludovic Tézier, Baritone: Escamillo Anita Hartig, Soprano: Micaela | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 07:00pm |
Tampere Hall Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland Thursday 30-May-13 07:00pm Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 07:30pm |
Sage: Hall One, GatesheadDanse Concertantes |
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| Sage: Hall One, Gateshead, Gateshead, United Kingdom Thursday 30-May-13 07:30pm Danse Concertantes “I feel certain it shall please” wrote Mozart upon finishing his Paris symphony after a series of frustrating false-starts in France. The new symphony did just that, brimming with an effervescence, hope and freshness that tuned directly in to the city’s love for the bold and gregarious. Saint-Saëns, Stravinsky and Prokofiev all lived in Paris after Mozart, their music never losing that elegance, élan and energy which its citizens so adore. | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 07:30pm |
Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, GothenburgGothenburg Symphony with Gustavo Dudamel and Lisa Batiasvhili |
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| Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, Gothenburg, Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden Thursday 30-May-13 07:30pm Gothenburg Symphony with Gustavo Dudamel and Lisa Batiasvhili Tickets 360 kr, students 100 kr. | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 07:30pm |
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CATosca |
Los Angeles Opera Plácido Domingo, Conductor John Caird, Director Sondra Radvanovsky, Soprano: Floria Tosca Marco Berti, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Lado Ataneli, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Joshua Bloom, Bass: Cesare Angelotti |
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| Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA90012, United States Thursday 30-May-13 07:30pm Plácido Domingo, Conductor John Caird, Director Sondra Radvanovsky, Soprano: Floria Tosca Marco Berti, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi Lado Ataneli, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Joshua Bloom, Bass: Cesare Angelotti | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm |
Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QCEmerson String Quartet, Passing the Torch Montreal Chamber Music Festival |
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| Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC, 1101 Rue Stanley, Montreal H3B 2S2, Canada Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm Emerson String Quartet, Passing the Torch The Emerson String Quartet is recognized as one of the finest quartets in the world. With more than 30 recordings to their credit since 1987 and 9 Grammy Awards, the Emerson is the world’s benchmark for string quartet performance. For the first time in 34 years, there will be a change to one of their members. Cellist David Finckel is leaving and Paul Watkins will take his chair. The Festival is proud to offer you the world premiere of the Emerson with Paul Watkins, an exceptional and unique opportunity.
The evening’s program will include Quartet no. 3 in G minor by Haydn, Quartet no. 2 in A minor by Bartók and Beethoven’s famed 8th String Quartet, one of the three Razumovsky’s. | ||
| Friday 31-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 Friday 31-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 | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 06:00pm |
Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, GothenburgGothenburg Symphony with Gustavo Dudamel and Lisa Batiasvhili |
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| Konserthuset (Concert Hall): Stora Salen, Gothenburg, Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden Friday 31-May-13 06:00pm Gothenburg Symphony with Gustavo Dudamel and Lisa Batiasvhili Tickets 360 kr, students 100 kr. | ||