NEW! See Pop-Up Opera’s La Tragédie de Carmen this Autumn
30/08/2018
Pop-Up Opera: Autumn Season 2018
La Tragédie de Carmen
Thursday 20th September – Friday 23rd November 2018
Pop-Up Opera return this autumn with a reimagining of Bizet’s famous masterpiece La Tragédie de Carmen. In 1981 Peter Brook collaborated with composer Marius Constant to reimagine this emotive opera and, now, Pop-Up Opera will stage this stripped back incarnation. Sung in French with Pop-Up Opera’s signature ‘silent movie’ captions in English, this dark and thrilling piece may not always be as you expect. Read more
This October Carlos Acosta Returns to London to Celebrate Thirty Years in Dance
28/08/2018
CARLOS ACOSTA – A CELEBRATION THIRTY YEARS IN DANCE
The Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore, Kensington, London SW7 2AP
2, 3, 4 and 5 October 2018 at 7.30pm
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Internationally renowned Carlos Acosta is delighted to announce the repertoire that he will be performing, alongside his company Acosta Danza, for four special performances only at the Royal Albert Hall from 2nd to 5th October. Read more
Ten Debussy Premieres at the York Late Music Concert Series on 1 September
16/08/2018
TEN NEW DEBUSSYS PROJECT CELEBRATES DEBUSSY’S CENTENARY
Venue: St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel (York) – Saturday 1 September 2018, 7.30PM
Marking the centenary of Debussy’s death, on Saturday 1 September the York Late Music Concert Series presents Ten New Debussys, an evening of new music inspired and framed by works by the French composer. Read more
The Roman River Music Festival Returns This September
13/08/2018
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR ROMAN RIVER FESTIVAL 2018
FOR SEEN AND HEARD’S REVIEW OF THE CONCERT ON 29 SEPTEMBER
Starring over 80 world-class performers, Roman River Music presents a spectacular array of theatre, talks, music and debates, throughout a fun filled 10-day festival – taking place within unusual buildings across Colchester and the surrounding areas, between Thursday 20th and Sunday 30th September 2018. Read more
NEW! Opera Appreciation Talks this Autumn from Helen Astrid
12/08/2018
Opera Appreciation Talks
This autumn, opera singer Helen Astrid (formerly English National Opera) will reveal the beauty, fascination and myths surrounding one of the most celebrated of all art forms. Read more
Jonas Kaufmann: Under the Stars in Cinemas on 30 August
09/08/2018
JONAS KAUFMANN: UNDER THE STARS
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In Cinemas Across the UK & Ireland
Thursday 30 August 2018
CinemaLive, leading producers and distributors of Event Cinema, will bring Jonas Kaufmann’s spectacular ‘Dolce Vita’ concert from Berlin’s Waldbühne to cinemas across the UK and Ireland for one night only, on Thursday 30 August. Regarded as one of the world’s greatest tenors, Jonas Kaufmann has captivated audiences across the globe since his sensational 2006 debut in La traviata at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Read more
NEW! A Major Work by Stanford to be Premiered – 99 Years Late!
20/07/2018
John Quinn discusses Stanford’s Mass Via Victrix, Op.173 with Adrian Partington
Adrian Partington conducting at the Three Choirs Festival,
July 2016 (c) Ash Mills
NEW! Grimeborn Opera Festival 2018 Starts on 24 July
20/07/2018
Arcola announces 2018 Grimeborn Opera Festival
‘Dalston’s attitude-packed alternative opera festival’ – Time Out
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