The Three Choirs Festival 2023: A Preview
When I attended the recent launch event for the 2023 Three Choirs Festival programme, there was, as always, the excitement over the unveiling of what lies in store.
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The 17th Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition – LSO St Luke’s (21 – 23 March 2023)
TWENTY FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 17th DONATELLA FLICK LSO CONDUCTING COMPETITION – LSO St Luke’s, London, Tuesday 21 – Thursday 23 March 2023
Twenty competitors from across Europe have been announced for the 17th Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition. Internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading conducting competitions, the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition will see twenty competitors compete for the £15,000 prize awarded by Donatella Flick and opportunity to become Assistant Conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra for up to one year.
For more information CLICK HERE
The Mousetrap continues its 2023 UK tour
MAJOR NEW TOUR LAUNCHED THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE MOUSETRAP – THE WORLD’S LONGEST RUNNING PLAY
From the East End to Monkswell Manor, The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary tour will star John Altman, Todd Carty and Gwyneth Strong whilst Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller continues its record-breaking run at London’s St Martin’s Theatre.
Having held its world premiere at Theatre Royal Nottingham in 1952, this 70th Anniversary tour opened there in September 2022 before visiting over 70 theatres throughout the UK and Ireland, including all cities to which it originally played 70 years ago, plus many more.
Ukrainian National Opera is touring the UK until 5 April 2023
Ukrainian National Opera presents three classic operas: Aida, Madama Butterfly, and Carmen
We are thrilled to announce that for the first time ever the Ukrainian National Opera is touring the UK now until 5 April 2023. Coming all the way from Dnipro, Ukraine, this opera company, featuring an impressive cast and accompanied by a large live orchestra comprising over thirty musicians, will premiere three of the most iconic opera titles this season.
For more information about them now touring again in 2024 CLICK HERE.
FOR A REVIEW OF MADAMA BUTTERFLY CLICK HERE.
The Royal Opera Chorus and London-based Ukrainians perform at Covent Garden on 16th March
Royal Opera House and London-based Ukrainians to mark one year since invasion
Almost a year since Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine, the Royal Opera Chorus and more than 130 London-based Ukrainians are preparing for a performance at the Royal Opera House’s iconic home in the heart of Covent Garden. For more information CLICK HERE.
Chelsea Opera Group’s The Oprichnik (The Guardsman) at Cadogan Hall on 11th March
Chelsea Opera Group’s next concert at Cadogan Hall will be The Oprichnik (The Guardsman), an early, rarely performed opera by Tchaikovsky. Written in the early 1870s, it premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, on 24 April 1874.