The Royal Opera House’s Sundays for a Fiver Festival in November
18/10/2018
Festivals at the Royal Opera House © Sim Canetty-Clarke/ROH 2015
Month of Sundays Festival for a fiver in November
The Royal Opera House is throwing open its doors every Sunday in November for an immersive new festival programme at just £5 per person. Exclusive pop-up opera and ballet performances will animate the new Royal Opera House spaces; upcycling workshops will transform props of the past; and dance workshops will help you to limber up before you fall down the rabbit hole with Alice to drink tea at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Each weekend, audiences are encouraged to feel something new, with a unique range of daytime events and activities for all ages. Read more
Opera Holland Park’s 2019 Season
18/10/2018
Investec Opera Holland Park announces 2019 Season casts and dates
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R.I.P. Montserrat Caballé (1933 – 2018): A Personal Tribute by Jack Buckley
10/10/2018
MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ
(12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018)
Jack Buckley’s Personal Tribute Read more
The Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre Reopens in December 2018
19/09/2018
The Royal Opera House announces opening Season for the new Linbury Theatre
- The Linbury Theatre, the West End’s newest and most intimate theatre, showcases an exciting array of opera and dance in its inaugural Season, from an 18th-century rarity to 21st-century new works.
- The first Season features four world premieres, including Gavin Higgins’s new opera The Monstrous Child, based on Francesca Simon’s novel of the same name.
- Directors and choreographers participating include Ivo van Hove, Aletta Collins, Adele Thomas, Wayne McGregor and Timothy Sheader.
- Co-producers and visiting companies and artists include Alessandra Ferri, National Dance Company Wales, Introdans, Cas Public,Ballet Black, Yorke Dance Project, Lost Dog, London Handel Festival, Isango Ensemble and Muziektheater Transparant.
- Ticket prices range from £5 to £45, with 25 per cent of seats priced at £25 or less.
Northampton’s 13th Malcolm Arnold Festival – 13 to 14 October 2018
19/09/2018
‘The Consummate Communicator’ is the theme of the 13th Malcolm Arnold Festival, 13th – 14th October 2018; an annual weekend packed with live music, films and talks on this multi-faceted composer and his music, and taking place in the composer’s birthplace, Northampton, at the town’s dedicated arts’ venue Royal & Derngate.
LMTO Bring Camelot Back to the West End for the First Time in 30 Years on 6 October
18/09/2018
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents
Lerner and Loewe’s
CAMELOT
AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM
FOR SEEN AND HEARD’S REVIEW CLICK HERE
7.30pm on Saturday 6th October 2018
STARRING
DAVID THAXTON, SAVANNAH STEVENSON, CHARLES RICE and CLIVE CARTER, with MATTHEW MCKENNA,
CELINDE SCHOENMAKER, EMMANUEL KOJO, OLIVER SAVILE, RAPHAEL HIGGINGS-HUMES and SAM SWANN
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The Met: Live in HD in 2018/19
05/09/2018
The Met: Live in HD season returns to international screens this October with three productions. Read more
The Royal Opera House’s Exciting 2018/19 Cinema Season
05/09/2018
The Royal Opera House celebrates 10-years of live cinema broadcasts
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