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| 19 July 2024 until 2 August 2024 | |
| 7.30pm Opera Holland Park Theatre Ilchester Place London W8 6LU United Kingdom Details: Box Office Web site +44 (0 )300 999 1000 From £24 | Acis and Galatea Michael Papadopoulos, conductor Louise Bakker, cirector Alyson Cummins, cesigner Johanne Jensen, lighting designer Merry Holden, choreographer Anthony Gregory, Acis Elizabeth Karani, Galatea Chuma Sijeqa, Polyphemus Ruairi Bowen, Damon G F Handel: Acis and Galatea Composed in 1718 for private performance in the gardens of the Duke of Chandos’s palace, and based on an episode in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Handel’s tragicomic serenata is a miniature masterpiece of love, loss and transformation. Birdsong and murmuring waters weave through the music as the sea nymph Galatea and the shepherd Acis celebrate their mutual love, enraging the lustful cyclops, Polyphemus. When Polyphemus attacks Acis, the shepherd is transformed into a natural spring, forever at one with the idyllic landscape and the tears of his beloved nymph. Louise Bakker directs Opera Holland Park’s first production of a Handel opera. Former Opera Holland Park Young Artist and alumnus of the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker scheme Michael Papadopoulos conducts, with Anthony Gregory and Elizabeth Karani as the lovers, Acis and Galatea. South African bass-baritone Chuma Sijeqa takes the role of Polyphemus, the cyclops driven mad by unrequited passion. |
| 17 July 2024 until 3 August 2024 | |
| 7.30pm Opera Holland Park Theatre Ilchester Place London W8 6LU United Kingdom Details: Box Office Web site +44 (0 )300 999 1000 From £24 | Il segreto di Susanna / Pagliacci Il segreto di Susanna: John Andrews, conductor John Wilkie, director Takis, designer Mark Jonathan, lighting designer Clare Presland, Countess Susanna Richard Burkhard, Count Gil John Savournin, Sante Pagliacci: Francesco Cilluffo, conductor Martin Lloyd-Evans, director Bridget Kimak, designer Mark Jonathan, lighting designer Richard Harker, chorus master and assistant conductor David Butt Philip, Canio Alison Langer, Nedda Robert Hayward, Tonio Zwakele Tshabalala, Beppe Harry Thatcher, Silvio Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Il segreto di Susanna Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci A double bill fuelled by sexual jealousy contrasts Wolf-Ferrari’s elegant honeymoon comedy with Leoncavallo’s shocking story of a double murder. When Gil detects the scent of a cigarette in his apartment, he assumes that his wife, Susanna, has taken a lover, but Susanna’s secret is not what it seems. When Canio the clown is told that his wife, Nedda, is unfaithful, he determines to wreak revenge on her and her lover, bringing a bloody end to their Harlequinade. Sophisticated and deadly, Pagliacci was purported to be based on true crime, while Il segreto di Susanna anticipates the screwball comedies of 1930s Hollywood, with music of delicious wit and charm. Clare Presland, Richard Burkhard and John Savournin reunite for this first revival of John Wilkie’s stylish 2019 production of Il segreto di Susanna. Now the leading tenor of his generation, David Butt Philip returns to Opera Holland Park to make his role debut as Canio in Martin Lloyd-Evans’s new production of Pagliacci, conducted by Francesco Cilluffo. Alison Langer sings the role of Nedda, Canio’s unhappy wife, with Harry Thatcher as her lover, Silvio. |
| 7 August 2024 until 10 August 2024 | |
| 7.30pm Opera Holland Park Theatre Ilchester Place London W8 6LU United Kingdom Details: Box Office Web site +44 (0 )300 999 1000 From £24 | The Yeomen of the Guard David Eaton, Conductor John Savournin, Director Alyson Cummins, Designer Jake Wiltshire, Lighting Designer Merry Holden, Choreographer Richard Harker, Chorus Master William Morgan, Colonel Fairfax Matthew Kellett, Jack Point Llio Evans, Elsie Maynard Samantha Price, Phoebe Meryll Stephen Gadd, Sir Richard Cholmondeley Amy J Payne, Dame Carruthers John Savournin, Wilfred Shadbolt Jack Roberts, Leonard Meryll Darren Jeffery, Sergeant Meryll Natasha Agarwal, Kate Christopher Killerby, First Yeoman Alistair Sutherland, Second Yeoman Ben Newhouse-Smith, First Citizen Stuart McDermott, Second Citizen W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard In the gloomy bulk of the Tower of London, Colonel Fairfax awaits his execution for the trumped up crime of sorcery. Helplessly in love with Fairfax, Phoebe Meryll is but one of the characters whose heart is as vulnerable as the colonel’s head in Gilbert and Sullivan’s tongue-twisting Shakespearean comedy. With the arrival of two strolling players, Jack Point and Elsie Maynard, the scene is set for a daring escape, sparking a series of misunderstandings and reluctant marriage proposals. Opera Holland Park and Charles Court Opera join forces for their fourth co-production. John Savournin directs and takes the role of Wilfred Shadbolt, Head Jailor and Assistant Tormentor, while David Eaton conducts the City of London Sinfonia in this new production of The Yeomen of the Guard. Full casting to follow. |
| 19 September 2024 | |
| 7.30pm Victoria Area London SW1 United Kingdom Details: Web site | an evening of rare songs and arias |
| 25 September 2024 until 29 September 2024 | |
| Cracow 00100 Poland Details: Web site | International Choir and Orchestra Festival CRACOW – one of the twelve most important towns in the world. The former capital of Poland is one of Europe's last undiscovered destinations by mass tourism. Here the Holy Father Pope John Paul II served as a Bishop for more than twelve years. Centre of the old town is Rynek (main market place), one of Europe's most beautiful and largest market places. This market place is divided by huge cloth halls as well as the gothic St Mary's Basilica. At the south edge of the old town rises the Wawelburg with the famous King’s castle. In these historic surroundings, in the renowned churches of Krakow as well as in the concert hall with its appealing acoustics, the concerts of the Cracovia Music Festival take place. |
| 17 October 2024 until 21 October 2024 | |
| Lake Garda Lake Garda Italy Details: Web site | Lago di Garda Music Festival 2023 International choir and orchestra festival on Lake Garda (Italy) LAKE GARDA (Italian: Lago di Garda) - the most mediterranean lake of all Italian Alpine lakes. To the alert eye the lake offers a spectacle of natural brightness and colours which makes this place a unique holiday destination for all seasons. Visitors are impressed by places like Riva del Garda or Limone sul Garda with historic buildings and ancient traces of old Roman settlements as well as by imposing palaces and patrician villas that create a fascinating surrounding area for the Lago di Garda Music Festival. This magnificent backdrop provides the opportunity for amateur choirs and orchestras to experience an unforgettable musical event. |
| 2 November 2024 | |
| 1.00pm Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street London W1U 2BP United Kingdom Details: Web site | the recital features lost and forgotten songs by Gaetano Donizetti |
| 31 October 2024 until 4 November 2024 | |
| Vienna Austria Details: Web site | Wien Music Festival International festival of choirs and orchestras in Vienna (Austria) VIENNA - one of the greatest metropolises of the world There are few cities with as wide a cultural offer as that of Vienna which includes the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Boys' Choir, Vienna State Opera, and countless museums. The city also boasts astounding architecture with a plethora of historic buildings, e.g. the St. Stephen's Cathedral built in 12th century and the baroque Schönbrunn Palace. The vicinities of Vienna are also attractive to visitors. There are the Wachau valley on the Danube river and the Benedictine Melk Abbey. For many people Vienna is the most important music center of Europe where the famous Wien Music Festival takes place. |
| 7 November 2024 until 8 November 2024 | |
| 7.30pm Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ United Kingdom Details: Web site | Immerse yourself in the resplendent world of Baroque music in this choral concert. |
| 23 January 2025 | |
| 7.30pm Lansdowne Club 9 Fitzmaurice Pl London W1J 5JD United Kingdom Details: Web site | a performance of songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries. |
| 10 March 2025 | |
| 7.30pm Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ United Kingdom Details: Web site | lost and forgotten songs by Gaetano Donizetti – many of which have not been heard in 200 years |
| 25 March 2025 | |
| 7.30pm World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens 3 Ponton Rd London SW11 7BD United Kingdom Details: Web site | a concert of rare songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries |
| 7.30pm World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens 3 Ponton Rd London SW11 7BD United Kingdom Details: Web site | a concert of rare songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries |
| 9 April 2025 until 13 April 2025 | |
| Porec Istria Croatia Details: Gregor Laskowski Web site | Istra Music Festival International festival of choirs and orchestras in Porec (Istria, Croatia) ISTRIA - the country by the sea The largest peninsula of the Adriatic is Croatia's most popular holiday destination. Despite the relatively small surface of Istria it offers an unbelievable multitude of impressive sceneries to be discovered. The combination of natural beauties, the healing powers of air, sun and the ocean, as well as the hospitality of the local inhabitants are like magic. Besides gorgeous parks, a picturesque stone coast and long beaches the Croatian Riveria provides many superb cultural events, such as the Istra Music Festival with performances from choirs and orchestras from all over the world. |
| 30 April 2025 until 4 May 2025 | |
| Calella Costa Barcelona Spain Details: Web site | Costa Barcelona Music Festival 9th International choir and orchestra festival in Calella on the Costa Barcelona (Spain) |
| 8 May 2025 | |
| 7.30pm 22 Mansfield Street London W1G 9NR United Kingdom Details: Web site | a programme of newly discovered songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries |
| 14 May 2025 until 18 May 2025 | |
| Venice and Jesolo Venezia Italy Details: Web site | Venezia Music Festival VENICE – city of channels and gondolas Since 1987 Venice and its lagoon have been on the UNESCO-list of cultural heritage. For many people it is the most beautiful city in the world, and is especially fascinating due to its architectural wealth. The heart of Venice - Piazza San Marco with the gorgeous Basilica - is one of the beautiful places in the world. In the proximity, at famous locations, the concerts of the Venezia Music Festival take place. |
| 25 June 2025 until 29 June 2025 | |
| Budapest Hungary Details: Web site | International choir and orchestra festival in Budapest Budapest – a city with one of the best locations in the world: No visitor of the Hungarian capital can resist its beauty. The city enchants, impresses, and fascinates at the same time. The Danube divides the city into the hilly Buda and the flat Pest. The most interesting attractions of Budapest are the Fishermen's Bastion, the Mathias Church, the Royal Castle, the Citadel, and the Parliament building. It is here, “by the beautiful blue Danube,” that the Budapest Music Festival takes place. |
| 16 July 2025 until 20 July 2025 | |
| Tuscany Italy Details: Web site | Toscana Music Festival Tuscany - country of cypress trees and soft hills. Italy's most popular holiday region is renowned for its joy of life, culinary delights and rich culture. Take part in the International festival of choirs and orchestras in Tuscany. |
| 20 August 2025 until 24 August 2025 | |
| Paris France Details: Web site | International choir and orchestra festival in Paris Paris - city of love, dreams and senses. Nobody can think of Paris without various associations and a multitude of pictures crossing their mind: the river Seine, the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Napoleon, the Arc de Triumphe, the Champs-Elysees. No other city exalts the imagination like this metropolis, which is also particularly popular for its musical events. As of late these also include the Paris Music Festival. |
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