Friday 18 January 2019, 7.30pm
With the ENO Orchestra
Featuring scenes from operas by Mozart, Rossini, Beethoven, Handel and more.
Saturday 19 January 2019, 7.30pm
The American virtuoso performs Tchaikovsky's passionate Violin Concerto, and directs Barber's heart-rending Adagio for Strings and early symphonies by Prokofiev and Bizet.
Sunday 20 January 2019, 3.00pm
Following a two year absence from Cadogan Hall the ever-popular Japanese violinist, Taro Hakase returns to his ‘home from home’ for one special afternoon.
Featuring many of...
Tuesday 22 January 2019, 10.30am
Love & Duty in Verdi’s operas
Few other composers have so perfectly explored the complexity of duty vs. personal relationships like Verdi. Focusing on some of his most well-known compositions, this lecture...
Saturday 26 January 2019, 7.00pm
The Fire of Orpheus Foundation warmly invites you to a musical tale exploring the landscapes of the voice and the creative traditions of the land of Orpheus.
Traditional and...
Tuesday 29 January 2019, 10.30am
The tragedy of Silence. Puccini, Orientalism & Miscommunication
In this lecture Becca Marriott will explore the concepts of Exoticism and Orientalism in verismo opera and how Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Turandot uphold and defy our ideas...
Tuesday 5 February 2019, 10.30am
The spectrum of romantic declaration in the tenor repertoire
Love is the tenor's realm. Look through any compilation of tenor arias from history's greatest operas and you will find that love and romance is the overwhelming theme. That word...
Wednesday 6 February 2019, 7.30pm
The Four Seasons²
What does Italian baroque music have in common with Argentinian tango? They’re both full of rhythm and dance, both have freedom to embellish and improvise. Hear the two meet as...
Tuesday 12 February 2019, 10.30am
The famous and forgotten of operatic history
As an art form, opera stands entirely alone; a unique blend of music, drama, poetry and emotion. It is as addictive, glamorous and fascinating now as it was at its...
Tuesday 12 February 2019, 7.30pm
Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610
The Sixteen revisits one of the most magnificent pieces of the classical repertoire, Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, famed for its thrilling rhythms, grand choruses and beautiful...
Thursday 14 February 2019, 7.30pm
Valentine's Day Opera Gala
Allow yourself to be swept off your feet for an evening of passion and drama from the world of opera in this Valentine’s Day Opera Gala. Performed by the exciting soprano Elin...
Tuesday 19 February 2019, 10.30am
Now in its sixth year, the Opera Prelude Singers’ Prize offers one of our young singers the unique chance of private masterclasses with Della Jones, one of Great Britain’s...
Tuesday 19 February 2019, 7.30pm
with Ana de la Vega, flute
Flute concertos by Mozart and his Bohemian contemporary Mysliveček, with Grieg’s delightful Holberg Suite and Tchaikovsky’s majestic Serenade for Strings.
Wednesday 20 February 2019, 7.30pm
with Zakir Hussain, tabla
The brilliant percussionist joins the orchestra to perform his Concerto for tabla & orchestra, followed by Rimsky-Korsakov's colourful Scheherazade. Berlioz's Roman Carnival...
Thursday 21 February 2019, 7.30pm
Fire and Passion
Genius, revolutionary, rebel – there are so many words used to describe Beethoven, many of which also epitomise his ground-breaking Symphony No. 3. Composed at the turn of the...
