The Royal Opera House celebrates 10-years of live cinema broadcasts
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See Pop-Up Opera’s La Tragédie de Carmen this Autumn
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.
Bampton’s Clever UK Modern-Times Première of Isouard’s Cendrillon
United Kingdom Bampton Classical Opera 2018 – Isouard, Cendrillon: Soloists and Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera / Harry Sever (conductor), Westonbirt Orangery, Tetbury, 27.8.2018. (CP)
in Cendrillon (c) Bampton Classical Opera
This October Carlos Acosta Returns to London to Celebrate Thirty Years in Dance
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.
A Q&A WITH GERMAN SOPRANO PETRA LANG
To admirers of great singing Petra Lang needs little introduction because of her superb performances on the world’s leading opera stages and concert platforms. In recent years, especially, she has brought the audiences at the annual Bayreuth Festival to their feet to acclaim her wonderful portrayals of Ortrud (review click here) and Isolde (review click here). Seen and Heard was delighted when Petra Lang agreed to answer our questions to look back – amongst much else – at how she began as a singer, who gave her advice along the way, a singer’s life, her thoughts on the roles she has sung and the colleagues she has worked with, as well as, her own advice for young singers.
Ten Debussy Premieres at the York Late Music Concert Series on 1 September
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.
The Roman River Music Festival Returns This September
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.
Opera Appreciation Talks this Autumn from Helen Astrid
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.