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English National Ballet presents Swan Lake in-the-round in cinemas
To celebrate its 75th season, English National Ballet gives cinemagoers the world over the opportunity to enjoy its performance of Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall, which took place earlier this year. Starring Sanguen Lee and Albert Haw, this spectacular performance gives a 360-degree view of Derek Deane’s production, with Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score played…
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Mark Elder leads London Philharmonic & James Ehnes in ‘A Hero’s Life’
The London Philharmonic Orchestra led by Conductor Emeritus Vladimir Jurowski – photo Ben Ealovega Canadian violinist James Ehnes is the guest artist in the London Philharmonic Orchestra concert, A Hero’s Life, led by Sir Mark Elder. The programme is one of storytelling, featuring Ravel’s Mother Goose Ballet, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No 2 and Richard Strauss’…
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Monte-Carlo Opera celebrates Puccini Centennial Festival
Pretty Yende in Monte-Carlo Opera’s concert version of Puccini’s ‘La rondine’ To mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini, Monte-Carlo Opera presents a staged version of La rondine (The Swallow). This opera in three acts stars South African soprano, Pretty Yende, as Magda – the Parisian courtesan who longs for…
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San Francisco Opera stages Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’
Anja Kampe and Simon O’Neill as the title roles in Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’ San Francisco Opera presents one of the most significant works in the repertoire – Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde – for the first time in 18 years. The opera features well-known Wagnerian interpreters Simon O’Neill and Anja Kampe in the title…
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The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas
To mark the 80th birthday of Michael Tilson Thomas, Pentatone is releasing a deluxe collection of the compositions of this legendary conductor, composer, pianist, recording artist and teacher. It’s titled GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas. MTT, as he is affectionately known, served as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years,…
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‘The Met: Live in HD’ opens new season with Offenbach’s ‘Les contes d’Hoffmann’
A scene from Act I of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera The Metropolitan Opera opens the 18th Season of Live in HD productions with Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann on October 5. This award-winning series brings some of the Company’s finest performances to opera lovers worldwide in more than 1,800 cinemas.…
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Nice Opera stages Lecoq’s ‘La fille de Madame Angot’
Nice Opera opens the 2024-25 season with a comic-opera by Charles Lecoq – La fille de Madame Angot (The Daughter of Madame Angot). This fun and joyful production is staged by Richard Brunel and directed by Lise Labro, with Chloé Dufresne leading the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nice Opera Chorus. Charles Lecoq, who lived…