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London Coliseum, London, UK Sat, 20th November 2010 - Sat, 4th December 2010 From £16.00*Hailed by Stephen Daldry as 'one of the dozENOr so most important theatre directors working anywhere in the world', Simon McBurney, Artistic Director of Complicite, makes his operatic debut with the premiere of a new work proudly following in the absurdist tradition of Shostakovich's The Nose and Schnittke's Life with an Idiot, both former ENO successes. Based on Mikhail Bulgakov's once-banned satire on the New Soviet Man, Alexander Raskatov's A Dog's Heart tells of a stray mongrel who becomes human after an experimental organ transplant. But, as the Professor soon discovers to his cost, a beast is still a beast, even if it looks like a man. For this exciting new co-production with De Nederlandse Opera in collaboration with Complicite, we welcome back two of the team behind Anthony Minghella's Olivier Award-winning Madam Butterfly: set designer Michael Levine and master puppeteers Blind Summit Theatre, who created the eerily human puppet of Butterfly's child and will here bring Sharik the dog to life. Conductor Garry Walker; Director Simon McBurney; Set Designer Michael Levine; Costume Designer Christina Cunningham; Lighting Designer Paul Anderson; Projections Designer Finn Ross; Movement Director Toby Sedgwick; Puppetry Blind Summit ...
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Tue, 1st March 2011 - Fri, 20th May 2011 From £15.00*Bizet’s tale of passion, sexual obsession and revenge consistently rates as one of the best loved operas, with ‘Toreador’ recognised worldwide. Celebrated American director Daniel Kramer brings his treatment to Carmen, which has not been seen by Opera North audiences for over ten years. The fiery Carmen, sung by soprano Heather Shipp, acclaimed recently at Opera North in diverse roles Mad Margaret, Ruddigore and Donna, Skin Deep, sparks jealousy and violence around her through her flirtatious and flighty behaviour. Toying with emotions, she leads a merry dance that results in tragedy with the revengeful murder of her lover. American soprano, Sandra Piques Eddy makes her British debut in the Spring, sharing the role of Carmen. Young Lithuanian bass-baritone Kostas Smoriginas also makes his Company debut as Escamillo. Sung in French with English titles Lasts approximately 3 hours...
New Victoria Theatre, Woking, UK Wed, 3rd November 2010 - Sat, 6th November 2010 From £29.00*Rossini’s comedy La Cenerentola, vividly brought to life in Sir Peter Hall’s acclaimed production for Glyndebourne, is a retelling of Perrault’s classic fairy tale, Cinderella.
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Sat, 10th September 2011 - Sat, 10th September 2011 From £12.50*As giants, dwarves, gods and goddesses struggle to be the lords of the ring, Wagner’s mammouth music brings concert halls across the north of England to life in Opera North’s most ambitious project yet, Der Ring des Nibelungen. Developing the ‘opera in concert’ series, for which the Company is becoming highly respected, this is the first in the cycle that will be lead by Music Director, Richard Farnes, over the next four years. Bringing a wealth of international talent and prestige to the stage, the cast includes bass-baritone Joachim Seipp, Wolfgang Ablinger and the American mezzo-soprano Andrea Baker. Dame Anne Evans is Britain’s most famous Brunnhilde and is involved in casting, mentoring and taking masterclasses with members of the cast. Performances will take place in concert halls from June – September 2010, including Leeds Town Hall, The Sage Gateshead, The Lowry, Salford Quays and Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Sung in German with English titles Lasts approximately 2 hours 30 minutes (no interval)...
Capesthorne Hall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 26th October 2010 - Tue, 26th October 2010 From £18.50*Heritage Opera present Die Fledermaus By J Strauss Fully staged in period costume; sung in a new English version by Chris Gill 'There is a source of pride in the north west, and it's called Heritage Opera.' – The Independent 'One of the most adept and adventurous companies bringing staged opera to the north of England' – Opera Now 'This company is a jewel in the cultural life of the North West' – Lancashire Evening Post All performances start at 7.30pm and last for approximately two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
Haigh Hall, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 29th October 2010 - Fri, 29th October 2010 From £18.50*Heritage Opera present Die Fledermaus By J Strauss Fully staged in period costume; sung in a new English version by Chris Gill 'There is a source of pride in the north west, and it's called Heritage Opera.' – The Independent 'One of the most adept and adventurous companies bringing staged opera to the north of England' – Opera Now 'This company is a jewel in the cultural life of the North West' – Lancashire Evening Post All performances start at 7.30pm and last for approximately two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
Holy Trinity Church, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 30th October 2010 - Sat, 30th October 2010 From £18.50*Heritage Opera present Die Fledermaus By J Strauss Fully staged in period costume; sung in a new English version by Chris Gill 'There is a source of pride in the north west, and it's called Heritage Opera.' – The Independent 'One of the most adept and adventurous companies bringing staged opera to the north of England' – Opera Now 'This company is a jewel in the cultural life of the North West' – Lancashire Evening Post All performances start at 7.30pm and last for approximately two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
Lancaster Castle, Quaytickets, UK Mon, 1st November 2010 - Tue, 2nd November 2010 From £18.50*Heritage Opera present Die Fledermaus By J Strauss Fully staged in period costume; sung in a new English version by Chris Gill 'There is a source of pride in the north west, and it's called Heritage Opera.' – The Independent 'One of the most adept and adventurous companies bringing staged opera to the north of England' – Opera Now 'This company is a jewel in the cultural life of the North West' – Lancashire Evening Post All performances start at 7.30pm and last for approximately two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
Preston Minster, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 23rd October 2010 - Sat, 23rd October 2010 From £18.50*Heritage Opera present Die Fledermaus By J Strauss Fully staged in period costume; sung in a new English version by Chris Gill 'There is a source of pride in the north west, and it's called Heritage Opera.' – The Independent 'One of the most adept and adventurous companies bringing staged opera to the north of England' – Opera Now 'This company is a jewel in the cultural life of the North West' – Lancashire Evening Post All performances start at 7.30pm and last for approximately two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
Thornton Manor, Quaytickets, UK Wed, 27th October 2010 - Wed, 27th October 2010 From £18.50*Heritage Opera present Die Fledermaus By J Strauss Fully staged in period costume; sung in a new English version by Chris Gill 'There is a source of pride in the north west, and it's called Heritage Opera.' – The Independent 'One of the most adept and adventurous companies bringing staged opera to the north of England' – Opera Now 'This company is a jewel in the cultural life of the North West' – Lancashire Evening Post All performances start at 7.30pm and last for approximately two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
Towneley Hall, Quaytickets, UK Sun, 24th October 2010 - Sun, 24th October 2010 From £18.50*Heritage Opera present Die Fledermaus By J Strauss Fully staged in period costume; sung in a new English version by Chris Gill 'There is a source of pride in the north west, and it's called Heritage Opera.' – The Independent 'One of the most adept and adventurous companies bringing staged opera to the north of England' – Opera Now 'This company is a jewel in the cultural life of the North West' – Lancashire Evening Post All performances start at 7.30pm and last for approximately two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
London Coliseum, London, UK Sat, 6th November 2010 - Fri, 3rd December 2010 From £23.00*Rufus Norris, the multi-award-winning director of such West End and international hits as Cabaret, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Festen, makes his operatic debut with Mozart's most darkly seductive score. Set designer Ian MacNeil has also won numerous awards, including two Evening Standard Awards (one for Festen), two Oliviers (one for ENO's Ariodante) and a Tony (for Billy Elliot: The Musical). Here making his London operatic debut, the outstanding young Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits launched his four-year tenure as Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with a 2009 BBC Proms concert that, The Guardian declared, 'has made Karabits something of a star'. An outstanding cast is led by Iain Paterson as the legendary sexaholic, with Rebecca Evans and Sarah Tynan among the ever-lengthening list of his past and present paramours. Conductor Kirill Karabits; Director Rufus Norris; Set Designer Ian MacNeil; Costume Designer Nicky Gillibrand; Lighting Designer Mimi Jordan Sherrin; Projections Designer Finn Ross; Movement Director Jonathan Lunn...
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Tue, 30th November 2010 - Sat, 4th December 2010 From £16.00*Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A new production for the 2010 Festival supported by Handel and Yvonne Evans Sung in Italian with English supertitles Mozart’s second collaboration with the mercurial librettist Lorenzo da Ponte is among the very blackest of black comedies. For its first new production of the opera in 10 years, Glyndebourne is pleased to welcome back the winning team of director Jonathan Kent and designer Paul Brown, while the conducting is shared between Festival Music Director, Vladimir Jurowski, and the new Music Director of Glyndebourne on Tour, Jakub Hruša. In the title role we also welcome back the great bass-baritone Gerald Finley, who has appeared in many Glyndebourne productions since joining the Chorus in 1986 – not least in the title role of Le nozze di Figaro at the opening of the new house in 1994. He has sung Don Giovanni to worldwide acclaim in New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Rome, Budapest and Prague. He is joined by Luca Pisaroni (Guglielmo in the 2006 Festival’s Così fan tutte) as Leporello, Kate Royal (the Governess in Jonathan Kent’s 2006 staging of The Turn of the Screw) as Donna Elvira, and the young Russian soprano Anna Samuil making her UK opera debut as Donna Anna....
London Coliseum + Hotel, PACKAGES, UK - From £41.00*With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you receive ticket(s) to "Don Giovanni" at the London Coliseum and choose your duration at our selection of London hotels. Rufus Norris, the multi-award-winning director of such West End and international hits as Cabaret, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Festen, makes his operatic debut with Mozart's most darkly seductive score. Set designer Ian MacNeil has also won numerous awards, including two Evening Standard Awards (one for Festen), two Oliviers (one for ENO's Ariodante) and a Tony (for Billy Elliot: The Musical). Here making his London operatic debut, the outstanding young Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits launched his four-year tenure as Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with a 2009 BBC Proms concert that, The Guardian declared, 'has made Karabits something of a star'. An outstanding cast is led by Iain Paterson as the legendary sexaholic, with Rebecca Evans and Sarah Tynan among the ever-lengthening list of his past and present paramours. Conductor Kirill Karabits; Director Rufus Norris; Set Designer Ian MacNeil; Costume Designer Nicky Gillibrand; Lighting Designer Mimi Jordan Sherrin; Projections Designer Finn Ross; Movement Director Jonathan Lunn ...
New Victoria Theatre, Woking, UK Tue, 2nd November 2010 - Fri, 5th November 2010 From £29.00*Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A new production for the 2010 Festival supported by Handel and Yvonne Evans Sung in Italian with English supertitles Mozart’s second collaboration with the mercurial librettist Lorenzo da Ponte is among the very blackest of black comedies. For its first new production of the opera in 10 years, Glyndebourne is pleased to welcome back the winning team of director Jonathan Kent and designer Paul Brown, while the conducting is shared between Festival Music Director, Vladimir Jurowski, and the new Music Director of Glyndebourne on Tour, Jakub Hruša. In the title role we also welcome back the great bass-baritone Gerald Finley, who has appeared in many Glyndebourne productions since joining the Chorus in 1986 – not least in the title role of Le nozze di Figaro at the opening of the new house in 1994. He has sung Don Giovanni to worldwide acclaim in New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Rome, Budapest and Prague. He is joined by Luca Pisaroni (Guglielmo in the 2006 Festival’s Così fan tutte) as Leporello, Kate Royal (the Governess in Jonathan Kent’s 2006 staging of The Turn of the Screw) as Donna Elvira, and the young Russian soprano Anna Samuil making her UK opera debut as Donna Anna....
London Coliseum, London, UK Sat, 18th September 2010 - Sat, 16th October 2010 From £17.00*Of all the music inspired by the ancient tale of the old philosopher who sells his soul for a second lease of life, Gounod's Goethe-based opera is at once the most grandly spectacular and the most endearingly romantic. Updating the story's classic setting to a more contemporary world at war, this new co-production with New York's Metropolitan Opera marks the UK opera debut of the Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff. A stunning cast is led by Toby Spence (2008's wide-eyed Candide) and Melody Moore (2009's heart-stopping Mimì in La bohème) as Faust and Marguerite, with Iain Paterson as the devilish Mephistopheles and Benedict Nelson (The Daily Telegraph's 'Best Newcomer' of 2009) as Gretchen's soldier brother Valentin. ENO's Olivier Award-winning Music Director, Edward Gardner conducts. Cast includes Toby Spence, Melody Moore, Iain Paterson, Benedict Nelson, Anna Grevelius & Pamela Helen Stephen Conductor Edward Gardner; Director Des McAnuff; Set Designer Robert Brill; Costume Designer Paul Tazewell; Lighting Designer Peter Mumford; Choreographer Kelly Devine; Video Designer Dustin O'Neill...
London Coliseum + Hotel, PACKAGES, UK - From £41.00*With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you receive ticket(s) to "Faust" at the London Coliseum and choose your duration at our selection of London hotels. Of all the music inspired by the ancient tale of the old philosopher who sells his soul for a second lease of life, Gounod's Goethe-based opera is at once the most grandly spectacular and the most endearingly romantic. Updating the story's classic setting to a more contemporary world at war, this new co-production with New York's Metropolitan Opera marks the UK opera debut of the Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff. A stunning cast is led by Toby Spence (2008's wide-eyed Candide) and Melody Moore (2009's heart-stopping Mimì in La bohème) as Faust and Marguerite, with Iain Paterson as the devilish Mephistopheles and Benedict Nelson (The Daily Telegraph's 'Best Newcomer' of 2009) as Gretchen's soldier brother Valentin. ENO's Olivier Award-winning Music Director, Edward Gardner conducts. Cast includes Toby Spence, Melody Moore, Iain Paterson, Benedict Nelson, Anna Grevelius & Pamela Helen Stephen Conductor Edward Gardner; Director Des McAnuff; Set Designer Robert Brill; Costume Designer Paul Tazewell; Lighting Designer Peter Mumford; Choreographer Kelly Devine; Video Designer Dustin O'Neill ...
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Wed, 18th May 2011 - Sat, 21st May 2011 From £15.00*A passion for liberty and justice and a belief in the human spirit’s ability to triumph over suffering is central to Beethoven’s celebrated and only opera. The opera took Beethoven ten years to write and has not been seen in Leeds for 20 years. Internationally acclaimed soprano Emma Bell sings the role of Leonore, Florestan’s wife, who disguises herself as a young prison guard named Fidelio in order to free her husband from jail. Her Florestan is American tenor Steven Harrison. The supporting cast features young talent, including Fflur Wyn singing the role of Marzelline and Joshua Ellicot as Jacquino. Tim Albery makes a welcome return to direct this production that originates from Scottish Opera. The esteemed Austrian conductor, Dietfried Bernet conducts. Sung in German with English titles Lasts approximately 2 hours 30 minutes ...
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Thu, 19th May 2011 - Thu, 19th May 2011 From £15.00*A volatile mix of restless tension and the crushing boredom experienced within the confines of a prison camp, this is Big Brother for its time. The prisoners, forced to live together in close proximity and with little stimulation, create a complex community that is rife with rivalries and dependencies. Janacek’s last and most powerful opera is based on the Dostoyevsky novel of the same name – written as a fictionalised account of the author’s years in a Siberian prison. The opera opened two years after the composer died at the age of 74 and weaves a plot through themes of freedom and captivity set to a richly evoking music score. Three male characters dominate and are brought to the fore in the strong singing and acting abilities of Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts as Filka Morozov, last seen at Opera North in the award-winning Peter Grimes (2006), Alan Oke (Bob Boles, Peter Grimes 2006) as Skuratov and Robert Hayward, who sang the gritty role of Scarpia to much acclaim in the 2008 production of Tosca, as Siskov. Roderick Williams (Don Giovanni 2006) is the political prisoner Goryanchikov. Director John Fulljames is rapidly establishing himself on the international scene and staged Opera North’s previous Janacek opera, The Adventures of Mr Broucek in 2009. Opera North’s Music Director, Richard Farnes, conducts. Sung in English with English titles Lasts approximately 1 hour 50 minutes...
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, UK Tue, 9th November 2010 - Fri, 12th November 2010 From £21.00*Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A new production from the 2010 Glyndebourne Festival. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. The performance lasts approximately three hours and fifteen minutes including a twenty minute interval. The blackest of Mozart's comedies, Don Giovanni charts the last 24 hours in the life of the legendary seducer Don Juan, before he meets his heaven-sent end in a closing scene of hell and damnation that remains one of the most profoundly shocking moments in opera. Directed and designed by the award winning team behind the 2009 Festival’s spectacular staging of Purcell's The Fairy Queen, Glyndebourne's long-awaited new production of Mozart's most demonic masterpiece is conducted by the new Music Director of Glyndebourne on Tour, the young Czech-born maestro Jakub Hruša. Introducing the cast Making his UK opera debut in the title role is prize-winning young Norwegian baritone Audun Iversen. Leporello, his score-keeping servant, is sung by the Canadian bass-baritone Robert Gleadow, a graduate of Covent Garden's Young Artists Programme, who makes his Glyndebourne Festival debut this year. As the abandoned Donna Elvira, we welcome the award-winning Chicago-born soprano Nicole Heaston. And, as the avenging Donna Anna, we have Natasha Jouhl (Micaëla in the 2008 Tour's Carmen) who was winner of the 2009 John Christie Award....
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, UK Thu, 11th November 2010 - Thu, 11th November 2010 From £21.00*L'Incoronazione Di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. L’incoronazione di Poppea is Claudio Monteverdi’s (1567-1643) last opera. It was premiered at Teatro di Giovanni e Paolo in Venice in 1642 and was given its first professional production at Glyndebourne in 1962. The plot, by librettist Busenello, is suggested in the prologue with the apparent triumph of Love over Virtue and Fortune. Love, reflected through Nerone’s blind infatuation for the amoral and relentlessly ambitious Poppea, is powerfully illustrated in one of the most beautiful love duets ever written at the conclusion of this masterpiece. Photographs by Mike Hoban....
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, UK Wed, 10th November 2010 - Sat, 13th November 2010 From £21.00*La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Rossini's take on the Cinderella story is no simplistic fairy tale. There's no pumpkin coach and no glass slipper, and in place of a fairy godmother there’s a wise old philosopher who wants his handsome Prince to marry not just the fairest of them all but also the best and the kindest. Yet, while reason and realism prevail, there's no shortage of magical enchantment in Rossini's miraculous score, which happily marries high comedy and heartfelt emotion, before climaxing with one of the most dazzling coloratura showpieces in all bel canto opera. The critics adored Sir Peter Hall's 2005 Festival staging: 'This is a performance that meets the Glyndebourne gold standard … understated, sensitive and thus deeply pleasurable' (The Daily Telegraph); 'sheer entertainment kissed by genius' (The Mail on Sunday). For this revival, we welcome back the stylish Spanish maestro Enrique Mazzola, conductor of L'elisir d’amore on the 2007 Tour. ...
Quays Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Sun, 24th October 2010 - Sun, 24th October 2010 From £16.00*Making a violin isn’t easy: it takes 400 years of love, murder and the devil’s whim. Weaving together tales from across Europe, this new folk opera is told through wild gypsy rhythms and a kaleidoscopic array of virtuosic playing. Whether made from the bones of a young woman or the strange alchemy of the violin-maker’s craft, the old magic and wanton science surrounding the fiddle are brought to life in story and song. With music by Joe Townsend and words by Alasdair Middleton (The Adventures of Pinocchio).
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, UK Thu, 14th April 2011 - Sat, 16th April 2011 Il trovatore Verdi Supported by the WNO idloes Owen Society Cast includes Gwyn Hughes Jones as Manrico, Katia Pellegrino as Leonora, David Kempster as Count di Luna and David Soar as Ferrando Love, vengeance and betrayal in 15th century Spain. Twenty years ago, Azucena's mother was burned for witchcraft by the Count di Luna. In retaliation Azucena is said to have thrown one of di Luna’s son on the fire. In the present day the truth of those events will haunt the next generation. No-one will escape the chilling truth. Verdi's Il trovatore is Italian opera at its most passionate and full blooded. Filled with memorable choruses and memorable arias, the audience are propelled through this tale of vengeance by music of enormous power. Peter Watson's period production returns with celebrated Welsh tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones making his role debut as Manrico. Following his acclaimed performances as Iago in Otello, David Kempster returns to WNO to tackle another great Verdian villain. Il trovatore promises an exhilarating evening at the theatre....
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Tue, 7th September 2010 - Sat, 11th September 2010 From £15.00*Presented by the award winning Romiley Operatic Society, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera tells the story of the last seven days in the life of Jesus Christ.
London Coliseum, London, UK Mon, 18th October 2010 - Thu, 27th January 2011 From £21.00*Jonathan Miller makes an eagerly awaited return to ENO to direct a new production of La bohème. In over thirty years of working with the Company, his productions — including The Mikado and The Barber of Seville — have become House classics. Setting the action in 1930s Paris, Miller’s La bohème will seek to emphasise the naturalism and psychological truth of Puccini’s tragic masterpiece. One of our brightest young opera stars, Alfie Boe, takes the role of the struggling artist Rodolfo. Talented new soprano, Melody Moore, is his tragic lover Mimí. Miguel Harth-Bedoya, who is gaining an international reputation as one of the most exciting conductors of his generation, makes his Company debut with this passionate and unforgettable score. CAST Mimì Melody Moore; Rodolfo Alfie Boe; Marcello Roland Wood; Musetta Hanan Alattar; Colline Pauls Putninš; Schaunard David Stout; Benoit To be announced; Alcindoro Richard Angas Please note, the La Boheme performance on the 2nd February will be broadcast live on SKY Arts TV....
London Coliseum + Hotel, PACKAGES, UK - From £43.50*With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you receive ticket(s) to "La Bohème" at the London Coliseum and choose your duration at our selection of London hotels. Jonathan Miller makes an eagerly awaited return to ENO to direct a new production of La bohème. In over thirty years of working with the Company, his productions — including The Mikado and The Barber of Seville — have become House classics. Setting the action in 1930s Paris, Miller’s La bohème will seek to emphasise the naturalism and psychological truth of Puccini’s tragic masterpiece. One of our brightest young opera stars, Alfie Boe, takes the role of the struggling artist Rodolfo. Talented new soprano, Melody Moore, is his tragic lover Mimí. Miguel Harth-Bedoya, who is gaining an international reputation as one of the most exciting conductors of his generation, makes his Company debut with this passionate and unforgettable score. CAST Mimì Melody Moore; Rodolfo Alfie Boe; Marcello Roland Wood; Musetta Hanan Alattar; Colline Pauls Putninš; Schaunard David Stout; Benoit To be announced; Alcindoro Richard Angas...
Holy Trinity Church, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 14th August 2010 - Sat, 14th August 2010 From £18.50*Heritage Opera present Madame Butterfly By Puccini Fully staged in period costume; sung in Italian with English surtitles 'There is a source of pride in the north west, and it's called Heritage Opera.' – The Independent 'One of the most adept and adventurous companies bringing staged opera to the north of England' – Opera Now 'This company is a jewel in the cultural life of the North West' – Lancashire Evening Post All performances start at 7.30pm and last for approximately two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
Thornton Manor, Quaytickets, UK Wed, 11th August 2010 - Wed, 11th August 2010 From £18.50*Heritage Opera present Madame Butterfly By Puccini Fully staged in period costume; sung in Italian with English surtitles 'There is a source of pride in the north west, and it's called Heritage Opera.' – The Independent 'One of the most adept and adventurous companies bringing staged opera to the north of England' – Opera Now 'This company is a jewel in the cultural life of the North West' – Lancashire Evening Post All performances start at 7.30pm and last for approximately two and a half hours, including a 20-minute interval.
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Thu, 2nd December 2010 - Thu, 2nd December 2010 From £16.00*L’incoronazione di Poppea is Claudio Monteverdi’s (1567-1643) last opera. It was premiered at Teatro di Giovanni e Paolo in Venice in 1642 and was given its first professional production at Glyndebourne in 1962. The plot, by librettist Busenello, is suggested in the prologue with the apparent triumph of Love over Virtue and Fortune. Love, reflected through Nerone’s blind infatuation for the amoral and relentlessly ambitious Poppea, is powerfully illustrated in one of the most beautiful love duets ever written at the conclusion of this masterpiece.
New Victoria Theatre, Woking, UK Thu, 4th November 2010 - Thu, 4th November 2010 From £29.00*L’incoronazione di Poppea is Claudio Monteverdi’s (1567-1643) last opera. It was premiered at Teatro di Giovanni e Paolo in Venice in 1642 and was given its first professional production at Glyndebourne in 1962. The plot, by librettist Busenello, is suggested in the prologue with the apparent triumph of Love over Virtue and Fortune. Love, reflected through Nerone’s blind infatuation for the amoral and relentlessly ambitious Poppea, is powerfully illustrated in one of the most beautiful love duets ever written at the conclusion of this masterpiece.
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Thu, 3rd March 2011 - Thu, 3rd March 2011 From £15.00*A talented but unsuccessful painter, acquires a portrait that is under a curse and allows him to quickly become a celebrated society artist. Bedazzled by the glory, the rich and famous are at his feet, the money and invitations roll in and he is the talk of the town. But ownership of the portrait leads him to betray his own art and when he realises this, he resorts to drastic and violent action… Based on the short story by Russian author Nikolai Gogol, Weinberg‘s little known opera portrays the harmful influence of money and fame. A close friend and follower of the composer Shostakovich, Opera North is very much part of a revival of interest in Weinberg’s work in Europe. Director David Pountney is a prime mover is this revival and will direct the Company’s production. Acclaimed tenor Paul Nilon sings the lead role of Chartkov, having worked closely with Opera North over many years, singing major roles such as Idomeneo, Orfeo and Werther. The major role of Nikita, Chartkov’s servant, is sung by Richard Burkhard, seen most recently as Sir Despard in 2010’s Ruddigore. This is a telling picture of the corrupt world of art and fashion - a powerful opera that emerges as a cautionary tale of our times. Sung in English Lasts approximately 2 hours 30 minutes...
London Coliseum, London, UK Thu, 7th October 2010 - Thu, 4th November 2010 From £17.00*Following Christopher Alden's Olivier Award-winning production of Partenope in 2008, ENO strengthens its position as the undisputed 'House of Handel' with a new production of the work that launched the composer's 20-year reign as London's lord of Italian opera. Premiered to celebrate the reconciliation of George I and his estranged son, the Prince of Wales, Radamisto is a tale of feuding royal families, torn apart by illicit and irrational passions. Conducted by leading Handelian Laurence Cummings and starring exciting young countertenor Lawrence Zazzo, this lavish and exotic new staging is directed by the multi-award-winning David Alden, whose Ariodante has long been admired as a jewel in ENO's Handelian crown. Cast includes Lawrence Zazzo, Christine Rice, Sophie Bevan, Ailish Tynan, Ryan McKinny and Henry Waddington Conductor Laurence Cummings; Director David Alden; Designer Gideon Davey; Lighting Designer Rick Fisher...
London Coliseum + Hotel, PACKAGES, UK - From £41.00*With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you receive ticket(s) to "Radamisto" at the London Coliseum and choose your duration at our selection of London hotels. Following Christopher Alden's Olivier Award-winning production of Partenope in 2008, ENO strengthens its position as the undisputed 'House of Handel' with a new production of the work that launched the composer's 20-year reign as London's lord of Italian opera. Premiered to celebrate the reconciliation of George I and his estranged son, the Prince of Wales, Radamisto is a tale of feuding royal families, torn apart by illicit and irrational passions. Conducted by leading Handelian Laurence Cummings and starring exciting young countertenor Lawrence Zazzo, this lavish and exotic new staging is directed by the multi-award-winning David Alden, whose Ariodante has long been admired as a jewel in ENO's Handelian crown. Cast includes Lawrence Zazzo, Christine Rice, Sophie Bevan, Ailish Tynan, Ryan McKinny and Henry Waddington Conductor Laurence Cummings; Director David Alden; Designer Gideon Davey; Lighting Designer Rick Fisher ...
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Fri, 5th November 2010 - Sat, 6th November 2010 From £15.00*Opera North’s family favourite returns. The irresistible story of the wooden boy who longs to be real is brought bursting to life in this musical tale for all the family. Enter a fairytale world full of colourful characters, spellbinding music, memorable songs and a magical set. This fantastical production captures all the inventiveness and charm of the original 1880s creation. Sung in English. ‘Funny, poignant, tuneful, spectacular...Beg, borrow, steal or preferably buy a ticket.’ The Times ***** The Guardian, The Sunday Telegraph, The Times
London Coliseum, London, UK Mon, 20th September 2010 - Tue, 5th October 2010 From £17.00*Amanda Roocroft's heartbreaking performance as the heroine in David Alden's 2006 staging of Janáček's Jenůfa won her the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera. Now she returns to ENO in the first revival of Christopher Alden's Olivier Award-nominated staging of the Czech composer's penultimate opera to star as the enigmatic Emilia Marty, the cold-hearted diva whose uncanny knowledge of past events provides the key to resolving a 100-year-old lawsuit but also unlocks ancient mysteries that call into question mankind's obsessive quest for eternal life. A co-production with the National Theatre in Prague, this striking steel-and-glass Art Deco staging is conducted by one of Britain's great conducting talents, and Janacek champion, Sir Richard Armstrong. Cast includes Amanda Roocroft, Andrew Shore, Alasdair Elliott, Peter Hoare and Ashley Holland Conductor Sir Richard Armstrong; Director Christopher Alden; Set Designer Charles Edwards; Costume Designer Sue Willmington; Lighting Designer Adam Silverman...
London Coliseum + Hotel, PACKAGES, UK - From £41.00*With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you receive ticket(s) to "The Makropulos Case" at the London Coliseum and choose your duration at our selection of London hotels. Amanda Roocroft's heartbreaking performance as the heroine in David Alden's 2006 staging of Janáček's Jenůfa won her the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera. Now she returns to ENO in the first revival of Christopher Alden's Olivier Award-nominated staging of the Czech composer's penultimate opera to star as the enigmatic Emilia Marty, the cold-hearted diva whose uncanny knowledge of past events provides the key to resolving a 100-year-old lawsuit but also unlocks ancient mysteries that call into question mankind's obsessive quest for eternal life. A co-production with the National Theatre in Prague, this striking steel-and-glass Art Deco staging is conducted by one of Britain's great conducting talents, and Janacek champion, Sir Richard Armstrong. Cast includes Amanda Roocroft, Andrew Shore, Alasdair Elliott, Peter Hoare and Ashley Holland Conductor Sir Richard Armstrong; Director Christopher Alden; Set Designer Charles Edwards; Costume Designer Sue Willmington; Lighting Designer Adam Silverman ...
London Coliseum, London, UK Fri, 10th December 2010 - Thu, 30th December 2010 From £10.00*Der Nussknacker (The Nutcracker) is a fairy tale ballet in two acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed between 1891 and 1892 and based on Der Nußknacker und der Mausekönig (The Nutcracker and the Mouse King), a story by E. T. A. Hoffmann. An adaptation of the story was set to music by Tchaikovsky (after a libretto possibly written by Marius Petipa) and commissioned by the Imperial Theatre in 1891.
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