Performer: Edward Gardner| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Tuesday 18-Jun-13 07:30pm |
 The London ColiseumDeath in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Tuesday 18-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
| Thursday 20-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony Hall Flowers and Fables |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 20-Jun-13 07:30pm Flowers and Fables Sibelius took the classical symphony and charged it with the freshness and energy of nature itself. Lutoslawski, meanwhile, launched brilliant musical fireworks into the grey skies of postwar Poland. Edward Gardner loves them both, and he begins and ends this concert with two of the twentieth century’s most original – and inspiring – symphonies. In between, something magical happens, as soprano Lucy Crowe re-tells Sibelius’s primal northern myth - and proves that Lutoslawski’s enchanted nursery rhymes aren’t just for children. (£10-£42) | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Death in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Friday 21-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
| Monday 24-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Death in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Monday 24-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
| Tuesday 25-Jun-13 08:00pm |
St Paul's Cathedral, London CBSO: Britten's War Requiem City of London Festival |
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| St Paul's Cathedral, London, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom Tuesday 25-Jun-13 08:00pm CBSO: Britten's War Requiem Tickets £5, £10, £15, £25, £32, £42, £48, Event sponsored by BNY Mellon. | ||
| Wednesday 26-Jun-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Death in Venice |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Wednesday 26-Jun-13 07:30pm Two unspoken themes run throughout Britten’s much-admired opera: the impossible passion that a troubled writer forms for a fellow hotel guest, and the cholera epidemic which the authorities are all too keen to hush up. In Death in Venice, Britten revisits the subject of corruption of youth and innocence that so fascinated him and delivers a haunting theatrical experience of consummate power.
Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of his operas. This production reunites award-winning director Warner with ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, who returns to Britten following ENO’s productions of Billy Budd (2012) and Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).
Tickets £16 - £99.Edward Gardner, Conductor Deborah Warner, Director Tom Pye, Set Designer Kim Brandstrup, Choreography John Graham-Hall, Tenor: Gustav von Aschenbach Andrew Shore, Baritone: Voice of Dionysius Tim Mead, Countertenor: Voice of Apollo | ||
| Wednesday 3-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 Wednesday 3-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 |
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 | ||
| Sunday 7-Jul-13 01:30pm |
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 Sunday 7-Jul-13 01:30pm 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 | ||
| Monday 29-Jul-13 07:45pm |
Gloucester Cathedral Wagner and Verdi with Edward Gardner Three Choirs Festival |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Monday 29-Jul-13 07:45pm Wagner and Verdi with Edward Gardner Tickets will be available online from 18th April 2013. Edward Gardner is supported by Harry Prince & Michael Guittard. Sarah Connolly is supported by Richard Arenschieldt.Image credit: Edward Garnder c.Jillian Edelstein | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:30pm |
Royal Albert Hall, London Prom 32 BBC Proms |
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| Royal Albert Hall, London, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP, United Kingdom Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:30pm Prom 32 Leading champion of Lutosławski’s music and Music Director of English National Opera, Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a programme contrasting one each of the Polish composer’s earliest and latest works with music by the British composer Gustav Holst. Completed shortly before the occupation of Poland, Lutosławski’s Symphonic Variations is juxtaposed with Holst’s rarely heard tribute to Thomas Hardy, Egdon Heath. Louis Lortie is the soloist in Lutosławski’s monumental 1988 Piano Concerto in a concert that closes with Holst’s extraordinarily visionary The Planets.Tickets £7.50 - £36. | ||
| Wednesday 25-Sep-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Fidelio |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Wednesday 25-Sep-13 07:30pm Fidelio, Op.72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)) (New production) Co-produced by ENO and the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.
In Fidelio, political prisoner Florestan is unjustly held captive by Don Pizarro, the corrupt governor of a state prison. Florestan's wife, Leonore, searches for him by assuming the disguise of a young man called Fidelio and joining the prison staff as a guard. Her rescue of Florestan offers a universal story of the power of marital love and fidelity triumphing over injustice and tyranny. Two hundred years after its premiere, Beethoven's Fidelio continues to thrill audiences with its many echoes of the composer's symphonic works, powerful orchestral imagination and exquisite melodies. Calixto Bieito's unique vision of Beethoven's only opera explores the psychological prison of each character, in a production which is contemporary and yet abstract, and which always seeks to challenge our expectations and certainties about this much-admired opera. Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco | ||
| Friday 27-Sep-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Fidelio |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Friday 27-Sep-13 07:30pm Fidelio, Op.72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)) (New production) Co-produced by ENO and the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.
In Fidelio, political prisoner Florestan is unjustly held captive by Don Pizarro, the corrupt governor of a state prison. Florestan's wife, Leonore, searches for him by assuming the disguise of a young man called Fidelio and joining the prison staff as a guard. Her rescue of Florestan offers a universal story of the power of marital love and fidelity triumphing over injustice and tyranny. Two hundred years after its premiere, Beethoven's Fidelio continues to thrill audiences with its many echoes of the composer's symphonic works, powerful orchestral imagination and exquisite melodies. Calixto Bieito's unique vision of Beethoven's only opera explores the psychological prison of each character, in a production which is contemporary and yet abstract, and which always seeks to challenge our expectations and certainties about this much-admired opera. Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco | ||
| Tuesday 1-Oct-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Fidelio |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Tuesday 1-Oct-13 07:30pm Fidelio, Op.72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)) (New production) Co-produced by ENO and the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.
In Fidelio, political prisoner Florestan is unjustly held captive by Don Pizarro, the corrupt governor of a state prison. Florestan's wife, Leonore, searches for him by assuming the disguise of a young man called Fidelio and joining the prison staff as a guard. Her rescue of Florestan offers a universal story of the power of marital love and fidelity triumphing over injustice and tyranny. Two hundred years after its premiere, Beethoven's Fidelio continues to thrill audiences with its many echoes of the composer's symphonic works, powerful orchestral imagination and exquisite melodies. Calixto Bieito's unique vision of Beethoven's only opera explores the psychological prison of each character, in a production which is contemporary and yet abstract, and which always seeks to challenge our expectations and certainties about this much-admired opera. Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco | ||
| Thursday 3-Oct-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Fidelio |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Thursday 3-Oct-13 07:30pm Fidelio, Op.72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)) (New production) Co-produced by ENO and the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.
In Fidelio, political prisoner Florestan is unjustly held captive by Don Pizarro, the corrupt governor of a state prison. Florestan's wife, Leonore, searches for him by assuming the disguise of a young man called Fidelio and joining the prison staff as a guard. Her rescue of Florestan offers a universal story of the power of marital love and fidelity triumphing over injustice and tyranny. Two hundred years after its premiere, Beethoven's Fidelio continues to thrill audiences with its many echoes of the composer's symphonic works, powerful orchestral imagination and exquisite melodies. Calixto Bieito's unique vision of Beethoven's only opera explores the psychological prison of each character, in a production which is contemporary and yet abstract, and which always seeks to challenge our expectations and certainties about this much-admired opera. Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco | ||
| Sunday 6-Oct-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Fidelio |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Sunday 6-Oct-13 07:30pm Fidelio, Op.72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)) (New production) Co-produced by ENO and the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.
In Fidelio, political prisoner Florestan is unjustly held captive by Don Pizarro, the corrupt governor of a state prison. Florestan's wife, Leonore, searches for him by assuming the disguise of a young man called Fidelio and joining the prison staff as a guard. Her rescue of Florestan offers a universal story of the power of marital love and fidelity triumphing over injustice and tyranny. Two hundred years after its premiere, Beethoven's Fidelio continues to thrill audiences with its many echoes of the composer's symphonic works, powerful orchestral imagination and exquisite melodies. Calixto Bieito's unique vision of Beethoven's only opera explores the psychological prison of each character, in a production which is contemporary and yet abstract, and which always seeks to challenge our expectations and certainties about this much-admired opera. Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco | ||
| Thursday 10-Oct-13 09:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam AAA: The Fifties - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 10-Oct-13 09:15pm AAA: The Fifties - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Image credit: Edward Gardner © Jillian Edelstein | ||
| Friday 11-Oct-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam AAA: The Fifties - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Friday 11-Oct-13 08:15pm AAA: The Fifties - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Image credit: Edward Gardner © Jillian Edelstein | ||
| Saturday 12-Oct-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Fidelio |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Saturday 12-Oct-13 07:30pm Fidelio, Op.72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)) (New production) Co-produced by ENO and the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.
In Fidelio, political prisoner Florestan is unjustly held captive by Don Pizarro, the corrupt governor of a state prison. Florestan's wife, Leonore, searches for him by assuming the disguise of a young man called Fidelio and joining the prison staff as a guard. Her rescue of Florestan offers a universal story of the power of marital love and fidelity triumphing over injustice and tyranny. Two hundred years after its premiere, Beethoven's Fidelio continues to thrill audiences with its many echoes of the composer's symphonic works, powerful orchestral imagination and exquisite melodies. Calixto Bieito's unique vision of Beethoven's only opera explores the psychological prison of each character, in a production which is contemporary and yet abstract, and which always seeks to challenge our expectations and certainties about this much-admired opera. Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco | ||
| Thursday 17-Oct-13 07:30pm |
The London Coliseum Fidelio |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Thursday 17-Oct-13 07:30pm Fidelio, Op.72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)) (New production) Co-produced by ENO and the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.
In Fidelio, political prisoner Florestan is unjustly held captive by Don Pizarro, the corrupt governor of a state prison. Florestan's wife, Leonore, searches for him by assuming the disguise of a young man called Fidelio and joining the prison staff as a guard. Her rescue of Florestan offers a universal story of the power of marital love and fidelity triumphing over injustice and tyranny. Two hundred years after its premiere, Beethoven's Fidelio continues to thrill audiences with its many echoes of the composer's symphonic works, powerful orchestral imagination and exquisite melodies. Calixto Bieito's unique vision of Beethoven's only opera explores the psychological prison of each character, in a production which is contemporary and yet abstract, and which always seeks to challenge our expectations and certainties about this much-admired opera. Edward Gardner, Conductor Calixto Bieito, Director Emma Bell, Soprano: Leonore Sarah Tynan, Soprano: Marzelline Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Florestan Adrian Dwyer, Tenor: Jaquino Philip Horst, Bass-baritone: Don Pizarro Roland Wood, Baritone: Don Fernando James Creswell, Bass: Rocco | ||
| Friday 22-Nov-13 07:00pm |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Friday 22-Nov-13 07:00pm Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs | ||
| Monday 25-Nov-13 07:00pm |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Monday 25-Nov-13 07:00pm Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs | ||
| Saturday 30-Nov-13 12:30pm |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Saturday 30-Nov-13 12:30pm Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs | ||
| Tuesday 3-Dec-13 07:00pm |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Daniela Sindram, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Tuesday 3-Dec-13 07:00pm Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Daniela Sindram, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs | ||
| Saturday 7-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Daniela Sindram, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Saturday 7-Dec-13 07:30pm Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Daniela Sindram, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs | ||
| Tuesday 10-Dec-13 07:00pm |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Daniela Sindram, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Tuesday 10-Dec-13 07:00pm Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Daniela Sindram, Mezzo-soprano: Octavian Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs | ||
| Friday 13-Dec-13 07:00pm |
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY Der Rosenkavalier |
Metropolitan Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs |
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| Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, New York City, 10023, United States Friday 13-Dec-13 07:00pm Edward Gardner, Conductor Nathaniel Merrill, Director Martina Serafin, Soprano: Feldmarschallin Mojca Erdmann, Soprano: Sophie Eric Cutler, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone: Herr von Faninal Peter Rose, Bass: Baron Ochs | ||
| Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Barbican Centre: Hall, London Wagner's Prelude to Tristan and Isolde |
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| Barbican Centre: Hall, London, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom Friday 20-Dec-13 07:30pm Wagner's Prelude to Tristan and Isolde Celebrated American soprano Christine Brewer is a very special guest for this sumptuous evening of Wagner, Strauss and composers of the Second Viennese school, conducted by the Edward Gardner of English National Opera. Tristan and Isolde and the Wesendonck- Lieder belong to the same turbulent period of Wagner’s life, when he was amorously involved with Mathilde Wesendonck. His settings of her poetry share the same heady chromaticism and ecstatic heights as Tristan, and find an echo in Strauss’s lavish tone poem Death and Transfiguration. Webern’s masterly Passacaglia anticipates the exquisitely-heard, Expressionist world of Berg’s Seven Early Songs. Tickets £10 - 32. | ||
| Sunday 12-Jan-14 11:00am |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam Landsacpes: Brahms and Walton |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sunday 12-Jan-14 11:00am Landsacpes: Brahms and Walton Image credit: Edward Gardner © Jillian Edelstein | ||
| Wednesday 29-Jan-14 07:00pm |
The London Coliseum Peter Grimes |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-Jan-14 07:00pm Classic Revival of 209 production. In English with English surtitles.
Co-produced by ENO, De Vlaamse Opera, Opera de Oviedo and Deutsche Oper Berlin.
The bleak, enclosed world of a fishing village provides the backdrop for the story of fisherman Peter Grimes and his uneasy relationship with the other inhabitants. Following the death of Grimes's apprentice, the community presumes Grimes to be guilty. Although he is cleared of any blame, the villagers no longer trust him, and when his new apprentice accidentally falls to his death, Grimes spirals towards a tragic breakdown.
The most significant British opera in over two centuries, Peter Grimes is a work of visceral and sustained beauty, and is notable for the orchestral interludes that depict the sea in different moods.Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece | ||
| Saturday 1-Feb-14 06:00pm |
The London Coliseum Peter Grimes |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Saturday 1-Feb-14 06:00pm Classic Revival of 209 production. In English with English surtitles.
Co-produced by ENO, De Vlaamse Opera, Opera de Oviedo and Deutsche Oper Berlin.
The bleak, enclosed world of a fishing village provides the backdrop for the story of fisherman Peter Grimes and his uneasy relationship with the other inhabitants. Following the death of Grimes's apprentice, the community presumes Grimes to be guilty. Although he is cleared of any blame, the villagers no longer trust him, and when his new apprentice accidentally falls to his death, Grimes spirals towards a tragic breakdown.
The most significant British opera in over two centuries, Peter Grimes is a work of visceral and sustained beauty, and is notable for the orchestral interludes that depict the sea in different moods.Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece | ||
| Thursday 6-Feb-14 07:00pm |
The London Coliseum Peter Grimes |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Thursday 6-Feb-14 07:00pm Classic Revival of 209 production. In English with English surtitles.
Co-produced by ENO, De Vlaamse Opera, Opera de Oviedo and Deutsche Oper Berlin.
The bleak, enclosed world of a fishing village provides the backdrop for the story of fisherman Peter Grimes and his uneasy relationship with the other inhabitants. Following the death of Grimes's apprentice, the community presumes Grimes to be guilty. Although he is cleared of any blame, the villagers no longer trust him, and when his new apprentice accidentally falls to his death, Grimes spirals towards a tragic breakdown.
The most significant British opera in over two centuries, Peter Grimes is a work of visceral and sustained beauty, and is notable for the orchestral interludes that depict the sea in different moods.Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece | ||
| Saturday 8-Feb-14 06:00pm |
The London Coliseum Peter Grimes |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Feb-14 06:00pm Classic Revival of 209 production. In English with English surtitles.
Co-produced by ENO, De Vlaamse Opera, Opera de Oviedo and Deutsche Oper Berlin.
The bleak, enclosed world of a fishing village provides the backdrop for the story of fisherman Peter Grimes and his uneasy relationship with the other inhabitants. Following the death of Grimes's apprentice, the community presumes Grimes to be guilty. Although he is cleared of any blame, the villagers no longer trust him, and when his new apprentice accidentally falls to his death, Grimes spirals towards a tragic breakdown.
The most significant British opera in over two centuries, Peter Grimes is a work of visceral and sustained beauty, and is notable for the orchestral interludes that depict the sea in different moods.Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece | ||
| Friday 14-Feb-14 07:00pm |
The London Coliseum Peter Grimes |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Friday 14-Feb-14 07:00pm Classic Revival of 209 production. In English with English surtitles.
Co-produced by ENO, De Vlaamse Opera, Opera de Oviedo and Deutsche Oper Berlin.
The bleak, enclosed world of a fishing village provides the backdrop for the story of fisherman Peter Grimes and his uneasy relationship with the other inhabitants. Following the death of Grimes's apprentice, the community presumes Grimes to be guilty. Although he is cleared of any blame, the villagers no longer trust him, and when his new apprentice accidentally falls to his death, Grimes spirals towards a tragic breakdown.
The most significant British opera in over two centuries, Peter Grimes is a work of visceral and sustained beauty, and is notable for the orchestral interludes that depict the sea in different moods.Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece | ||
| Friday 21-Feb-14 07:00pm |
The London Coliseum Peter Grimes |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Friday 21-Feb-14 07:00pm Classic Revival of 209 production. In English with English surtitles.
Co-produced by ENO, De Vlaamse Opera, Opera de Oviedo and Deutsche Oper Berlin.
The bleak, enclosed world of a fishing village provides the backdrop for the story of fisherman Peter Grimes and his uneasy relationship with the other inhabitants. Following the death of Grimes's apprentice, the community presumes Grimes to be guilty. Although he is cleared of any blame, the villagers no longer trust him, and when his new apprentice accidentally falls to his death, Grimes spirals towards a tragic breakdown.
The most significant British opera in over two centuries, Peter Grimes is a work of visceral and sustained beauty, and is notable for the orchestral interludes that depict the sea in different moods.Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece | ||
| Sunday 23-Feb-14 03:00pm |
The London Coliseum Peter Grimes |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Sunday 23-Feb-14 03:00pm Classic Revival of 209 production. In English with English surtitles.
Co-produced by ENO, De Vlaamse Opera, Opera de Oviedo and Deutsche Oper Berlin.
The bleak, enclosed world of a fishing village provides the backdrop for the story of fisherman Peter Grimes and his uneasy relationship with the other inhabitants. Following the death of Grimes's apprentice, the community presumes Grimes to be guilty. Although he is cleared of any blame, the villagers no longer trust him, and when his new apprentice accidentally falls to his death, Grimes spirals towards a tragic breakdown.
The most significant British opera in over two centuries, Peter Grimes is a work of visceral and sustained beauty, and is notable for the orchestral interludes that depict the sea in different moods.Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece | ||
| Thursday 27-Feb-14 07:00pm |
The London Coliseum Peter Grimes |
English National Opera Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece |
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| The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom Thursday 27-Feb-14 07:00pm Classic Revival of 209 production. In English with English surtitles.
Co-produced by ENO, De Vlaamse Opera, Opera de Oviedo and Deutsche Oper Berlin.
The bleak, enclosed world of a fishing village provides the backdrop for the story of fisherman Peter Grimes and his uneasy relationship with the other inhabitants. Following the death of Grimes's apprentice, the community presumes Grimes to be guilty. Although he is cleared of any blame, the villagers no longer trust him, and when his new apprentice accidentally falls to his death, Grimes spirals towards a tragic breakdown.
The most significant British opera in over two centuries, Peter Grimes is a work of visceral and sustained beauty, and is notable for the orchestral interludes that depict the sea in different moods.Edward Gardner, Conductor David Alden, Director Stuart Skelton, Tenor: Peter Grimes Elza van den Heever, Soprano: Ellen Orford Iain Paterson, Bass: Captain Balstrode Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzo-soprano: Auntie Matthew Best, Bass-baritone: Swallow Leigh Melrose, Baritone: Ned Keene Michael Colvin, Tenor: Bob Boles Felicity Palmer, Soprano: Mrs Sedley Matthew Treviño, Bass: Hobson Timothy Robinson, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Rhian Lois, Soprano: First Niece Mary Bevan, Soprano: Second Niece | ||
| Thursday 6-Mar-14 07:30pm |
Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen Edward Gardner conducts |
Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen (Final scene) Sibelius, Six Songs for Baritone and Orchestra (orch. E. Rautavaara, world premiere) |
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| Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen, Edvard Griegs plass 1, Bergen 5015, Norway Thursday 6-Mar-14 07:30pm Edward Gardner conducts Themes of war begin and end this concert, led by Principal Guest Conductor (and soon to be Chief) Edward Gardner. Britten’s Sinfonia was commissioned by the Japanese government on the very eve of WWII, then rejected because of its religious and pacifistic nature. Janácek’s Sinfonietta, on the other hand, has a distinctly martial character, for which the composer employed no less than 14 trumpets. Grammy-winning baritone Gerald Finley takes the spotlight in the final scene from the Cunning Little Vixen opera, (which Janácek asked to be played at his own funeral), and a cycle of Sibelius’ songs. Rautavaara's orchestration of Sibelius is commissioned by Gothenburg Symphony and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Janáček, Leoš (1854-1928), The Cunning Little Vixen (Final scene) Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957), Six Songs for Baritone and Orchestra (orch. E. Rautavaara, world premiere) | ||
| Thursday 3-Apr-14 07:30pm |
Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia: Gardner conducts Wagner, Berlioz and Elgar |
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| Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, London, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom Thursday 3-Apr-14 07:30pm Philharmonia: Gardner conducts Wagner, Berlioz and Elgar | ||
