Upcoming events.
Old Pictures, New Worlds - BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Martyn Brabbins takes the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on an adventure that spans oceans – from a majestic choral masterwork from 19th century Brazil to Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
YUM!
A participatory XR opera combined with a dining experience with posing a critical question: What will dinner look like in the future?
Mozart Requiem - The Hallé - Conducted by Matthew Hamilton
Experience the thrill of singing alongside one of the world's most renowned choirs and orchestras in a full day of inspiring choral music. You will have the joy of singing one of the most iconic works in the choral repertoire, Mozart’s Requiem, in all its sublime beauty and dramatic intensity. Led by the Hallé's fun, exceptional and motivating Choral Director, Matthew Hamilton, this is your chance to be part of an unforgettable musical journey, in a stunning venue.
The participant ticket includes a full day of rehearsal before a public performance at 6:30pm.
We will be using the Breitkopf edition of the score, which participants will need to bring with them. Our friends at Forsyth, Manchester, are offering a generous discount to participants by using this link.
So come and raise the roof of The Bridgewater Hall, with hundreds of fellow enthusiasts, to the accompaniment of the award-winning Hallé Orchestra. Joining you will be singers from the Hallé Choir and four outstanding soloists.
A Duchess of Benin - Cooper Hall Residency
April Koyejo-Audiger – Soprano Ailsa Aitkenhead – Piano
“… April Koyejo-Audiger … a gloriously full-bodied soprano…” – The Guardian.
The Duchess of Benin is part Performance Art, part Recital. It is an experiment in collaboration and rediscovery, combining a variety of pieces by early music composers, such as Monteverdi, Purcell and Rameau; West African Art and Folk Songs.
April will also include songs by Copland, and arias by Verdi and Puccini in this compelling spring concert.
Brum Comissions
the heart must weather what the heart was made to take and i lay by a lake and fell asleep - Cassie Kinoshi (composer) and lydia luke (librettist)
A two-part collaboration for solo voice, piano and cello from Cassie Kinoshi and lydia luke immerses the listener into the rich inner world of Black women who yearn to grasp life with both hands. This commission is the beginning of a proposed song-cycle of eight pieces which, according to composer Cassie Kinoshi, “…sits at the premise of a new opera idea and is intended to solidify our creative duo before we embark on a more intense and narrative project together.”
Performed by: April Koyejo-Audiger (soprano), Allyson Devenish (piano) & Simone Seales (cello)
Directed by: Abigail Kelly
Les nuits d'été - Haffner Orchestra
April performs Les nuits d’ete with the Haffner Orchestra.
Conducted by Alex Robinson
Recital - Dazzling Debuts - Royal Opera House
DAZZLING DEBUTS – PART OF THE ROYAL BALLET’S FESTIVAL OF NEW CHOREOGRAPHY
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
Les Noces / The Departure - Woolwich Works
One hundred years after Stravinsky and Nijinska created the powerful masterpiece Les Noces, New Movement Collective presents a re-imagining of this iconic ballet with a mass celebration.
Les Noces / The Departure - Woolwich Works
One hundred years after Stravinsky and Nijinska created the powerful masterpiece Les Noces, New Movement Collective presents a re-imagining of this iconic ballet with a mass celebration.
Les Noces / The Departure - Woolwich Works
One hundred years after Stravinsky and Nijinska created the powerful masterpiece Les Noces, New Movement Collective presents a re-imagining of this iconic ballet with a mass celebration.
Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle - Rossini’s optimistic and effervescent “sin of old age”, written for performance in a Parisian salon, will be sung in the classical splendour of the Royal Pump Rooms.
Hansel and Gretel
Deep in the forest, a gingerbread house conceals a terrible secret...
The Brothers Grimm’s tale of hunger, enchantment, entrapment and rescue has thrilled children and adults for two hundred years. Many adaptations exist but Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera is by far the most delicious. Charming folksongs and sweeping orchestration cast a potent spell as the siblings Hansel and Gretel venture into the forest to forage for berries, encountering The Sandman, The Dew Fairy and The Gingerbread Witch on their adventure.
Hansel and Gretel
Deep in the forest, a gingerbread house conceals a terrible secret...
The Brothers Grimm’s tale of hunger, enchantment, entrapment and rescue has thrilled children and adults for two hundred years. Many adaptations exist but Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera is by far the most delicious. Charming folksongs and sweeping orchestration cast a potent spell as the siblings Hansel and Gretel venture into the forest to forage for berries, encountering The Sandman, The Dew Fairy and The Gingerbread Witch on their adventure.
Hansel and Gretel
Deep in the forest, a gingerbread house conceals a terrible secret...
The Brothers Grimm’s tale of hunger, enchantment, entrapment and rescue has thrilled children and adults for two hundred years. Many adaptations exist but Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera is by far the most delicious. Charming folksongs and sweeping orchestration cast a potent spell as the siblings Hansel and Gretel venture into the forest to forage for berries, encountering The Sandman, The Dew Fairy and The Gingerbread Witch on their adventure.
Hansel and Gretel
Deep in the forest, a gingerbread house conceals a terrible secret...
The Brothers Grimm’s tale of hunger, enchantment, entrapment and rescue has thrilled children and adults for two hundred years. Many adaptations exist but Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera is by far the most delicious. Charming folksongs and sweeping orchestration cast a potent spell as the siblings Hansel and Gretel venture into the forest to forage for berries, encountering The Sandman, The Dew Fairy and The Gingerbread Witch on their adventure.
Hansel and Gretel
Deep in the forest, a gingerbread house conceals a terrible secret...
The Brothers Grimm’s tale of hunger, enchantment, entrapment and rescue has thrilled children and adults for two hundred years. Many adaptations exist but Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera is by far the most delicious. Charming folksongs and sweeping orchestration cast a potent spell as the siblings Hansel and Gretel venture into the forest to forage for berries, encountering The Sandman, The Dew Fairy and The Gingerbread Witch on their adventure.
The Magic Flute - Plymouth
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Mayflower Theatre
Music for Liberia
Music for Liberia founder and pianist Kamilla Arku is joined by soprano April Koyejo-Audiger, presenting a programme of music from Africa in this fundraising concert, supporting the development and education of children in Liberia.
The programme will include works from composers Ayo Bankole, Daisy Hawa Moore, Florence Price, Shirley Thompson, Fred Onovwerosuoke, Tania Leon and Nkeiru Okoye.
The Magic Flute - Southampton
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Mayflower Theatre
The Magic Flute - Birmingham
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Birmingham Hippodrome
The Magic Flute - Birmingham
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Birmingham Hippodrome
The Magic Flute - Bristol
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Bristol Hippodrome
The Magic Flute - Bristol
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Bristol Hippodrome
The Magic Flute - Milton Keynes
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Milton Keynes Theatre
The Magic Flute - Milton Keynes
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Milton Keynes Theatre
The Magic Flute - Llandudno
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Venue Cymru
The Magic Flute - Cardiff
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Source: https://wno.org.uk/whats-on/the-magic-flute-mozart#overview
The Magic Flute - Cardiff
Step into a land of mystery, magic and adventure. With a magic flute and a set of magic bells for protection Tamino sets off on his quest to save Pamina from the grip of an evil enchanter, accompanied by his sidekick the endearing Bird Catcher. Along the way he encounters unforgettable characters – from the mysterious Queen of the Night to animals that can be tamed by music. But as he overcomes a series of challenges, all is not what it seems…
Source: https://wno.org.uk/whats-on/the-magic-flute-mozart#overview
The BBC Symphony Orchestra Performs George Walker - BBC Radio 3 Broadcast
Alpesh Chauhan conducts four of George Walker’s most potent orchestral works: the climax of a day of Total Immersion in the imagination of this Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra Performs George Walker
Alpesh Chauhan conducts four of George Walker’s most potent orchestral works: the climax of a day of Total Immersion in the imagination of this Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e9h3v2
Tamerlano
A gripping psychological contest between Tamerlano, the Emperor of the Tartars, and his captive Bajazet, Sultan of the Turks, Tamerlanois the most perfect of Handel’s operas and a true marriage of drama and music. It was written in a year of inspired creativity that also saw the composition of Giulio Cesareand Rodelinda, and also features one of the first major tenor roles in opera.
English Touring Opera present Tamerlano in a new production from Artistic Director James Conway, performed with ETO’s period instrument partners the Old Street Band.
Tamerlano
A gripping psychological contest between Tamerlano, the Emperor of the Tartars, and his captive Bajazet, Sultan of the Turks, Tamerlanois the most perfect of Handel’s operas and a true marriage of drama and music. It was written in a year of inspired creativity that also saw the composition of Giulio Cesareand Rodelinda, and also features one of the first major tenor roles in opera.
English Touring Opera present Tamerlano in a new production from Artistic Director James Conway, performed with ETO’s period instrument partners the Old Street Band.
Summer Performance
Join the Jette Parker Artists for a very special 20th Anniversary Celebration. Music Director of The Royal Opera Antonio Pappano and Jette Parker Young Artist colleagues take to the podium to conduct the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in semi-staged works from across the opera canon, performed by current and former Programme artists. Favourite arias from Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Massenet’s Manon feature alongside lesser-known works including Verdi’s Luisa Miller and Rachmaninov’s Aleko. At this 20th Anniversary Celebration we bid a fond farewell to the artists who leave The Royal Opera this Season and catch up with stellar graduates. Hear stories from the early days of the Programme and explore its future in specially-commissioned short films featuring live interviews, archive images and footage.