One of the UKs most exciting young cellists plays Bach, Kodaly & Cassados
Piotr Lempa performs as Nurabad in George Bizets’s opera.
A double bill of Scheherazade by Ravel and Rimsky Korsakov.
Third festival, Hinckley Opera Festival 2019, two weeks of exciting events generously sponsored by Arts Council England.
The World Premiere of Jonathan Berger’s One Man Show ‘Leonardo’ featuring TYLER DUNCAN April 6 LEONARDO by Jonathan Berger at the 92st Y in New York City
Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose presents the fully-staged, national tour of their new English version of Donizetti’s Mary, Queen of Scots (Maria Stuarda).
The University of Surrey Choir and Symphony Orchestra join forces for a performances of Mozart’s powerfully moving Requiem Mass.
For many years, the Heidelberg Lied Academy has been a location for those eager to engage with the art song from a wider perspective. Under Thomas Hampson’s leadership, outstanding teachers, singers, pianists, theatre directors and Lied experts come and go, open classes vouchsafe fascinating glimpses of the Lied cosmos and reveal the quality of the young singers from all over the world.
The first fully staged professional production Rossini’s opera Elizabeth I (Elisabetta) to tour the UK. The production features Mary Plazas in the title role and is directed by ETO’s General Director James Conway.
World-renowned Bach specialist Masaaki Suzuki directs the composer’s iconic masterpiece.
Christof Loy directs a star-studded cast of singers in Verdi’s epic opera, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
PROGRAMME
Mozart – Regina coeli
Mozart – Ah, lo previdi
Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No. 2
Mozart – Mass in C minor K. 427 (Great)
DIE KUNST ZU TRÄUMEN (The Art to Dream) is the theme of the 2019 Classic con Brio Festival in Osnabruck which runs from 8-17 March in Germany.
At the Classic con Brio Festival, the focus is on musical quality and artistic sincerity.
Created in 2017 in Toulouse in France, La Saison Bleu is a Classical Music & Jazz Season which showcases exceptional musicians and promotes young talent and career development.
Nothing matches the massive sound of the CMU Festival Chorus plus the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir in Verdi’s tour de force.
DIE KUNST ZU TRÄUMEN (The Art to Dream) is the theme of the 2019 Classic con Brio Festival in Osnabruck which runs from 8-17 March in Germany.
At the Classic con Brio Festival, the focus is on musical quality and artistic sincerity.
The final performance of Mozart’s greatest opera seria in ETOs Spring Season Tour
Director James Conway
Conductor Jonathan Peter Kenny
Designer Frankie Bradshaw
Lighting Designer Rory Beaton
A concert with Violinist Sarah Chang to celebrate Women’s History Month this March.
An artist of international acclaim, French pianist Philippe Cassard is revered for his remarkable performances as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. His interpretation of Debussy’s complete piano works has been presented and praised throughout world.
Richard Strauss – Death and Transfiguration
Brahms – A German Requiem
Performed by London Concert Choir with Canticum
Southbank Sinfonia
Claire Seaton – Soprano
Thomas Humphreys – Baritone
FESTIVAL CONCERTANDO ROMA – David Cohen will be performing chamber music, solo and teaching masterclasses at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
“Un immense pianiste et un grand penseur de la musique” Philippe Cassard performs Schubert’s Sonatas D.845 & D.850 “Philippe Cassard sera l’interprète, en récital, des deux grandes sonates écrites par Schubert en 1825, la Sonate en la mineur D.845 et la Sonate en ré majeur D.850. Un rendez-vous très prometteur puisque Philippe Cassard est l’un des plus merveilleux spécialistes du compositeur autrichien” Théâtre de la ville de Valence Place de.
Buckle your swash and enjoy an evening packed full of sentimental pirates, blundering policemen, absurd adventures, improbable paradoxes – and realistic women.
A cocktail of Victorian light party fun with a twist of Merry Opera.
The first fully staged professional production Rossini’s opera Elizabeth I (Elisabetta) to tour the UK. The production features Mary Plazas in the title role and is directed by ETO’s General Director James Conway.
Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park in a witty adaptation by renowned British composer Jonathan Dove and librettist Alastair Middleton; a thrilling enactment by Opera South, a professional ensemble of emerging operatic stars.
Tchaikovsky’s most ambitious opera receives star treatment in Stefan Herheim’s staging, with a cast including Eva-Maria Westbroek, Felicity Palmer and Aleksandrs Antonenko.
David Titterington returns to Moscow to perform in the International Organ Festival “Organ Art”. His programme entitled “The Universe of Bach” will be played on the magnificent organ in the Great Hall
East Anglia Chamber Orchestra and the Cohens return to The Apex.
Featuring conductor Jacques Cohen and soloist David Cohen.
This is the perfect try-it-out event for those a bit nervous about giving classical a go.
There’s a huge variety of music – some of which you might not think you know (but you probably do) and all of which is thrilling, soothing, moving or energising. Composers include Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Satie, Tavener and Eric Whitacre.
You can sit, stand or lie down. There are two main performance stages, but performers move around the space and crop up in surprising places. (NB – You are very welcome to bring your own rugs, cushions, picnic chairs, etc – there will also be some unreserved seating available on the ground floor as well.)