Schedule
Cunegonde - Candide - Welsh National Opera
Leonard Bernstein’s Candide is a supercharged wild ride in which 18th-century France crashes into 20th-century post-war America. Take a seat and strap in tight for a mind-boggling journey as we hurtle through a fantastical world of chaos – from castles in the Alps to skyscrapers in Montevideo, from earthquakes in Lisbon to the Amazonian jungles beyond the Andes. With societies riven by inequality and families displaced by war today, the story remains as relevant now as when it was first written in 1759.
https://wno.org.uk/whats-on/candide
Bronwen (Cover) - Blaze of Glory! - Welsh National Opera
Set in a 1950s Welsh Valleys’ community Blaze of Glory! follows the fortunes of a small group of miners who embark upon a musical escapade by reforming their Male Voice Choir to raise spirits following a mining disaster. Led by their heroic Chorus Master and supported by the strong-willed women who stand by them, the men embark on a series of adventures: they kidnap a yodeller, take part in the historic trans-Atlantic link-up with Paul Robeson and blaze a trail to the Eisteddfodau and beyond.
Blaze of Glory! celebrates the Land of Song and how community spirit can triumph over adversity. Traditional Welsh harmonies blend with the a cappella sounds of the 1950s, operetta, gospel and big band as our intrepid band of gleemen Lindy Hop their way to glory. Join our men in blazers, for a feel-good performance which will make your heart sing.
Chorus - Glyndebourne Christmas Concert
The Christmas concert will showcase the talents of the Glyndebourne Chorus and Tour Orchestra. The concert starts with opera highlights – rousing tunes that will stay in your head long after the curtain comes down. This is followed by yuletide classics and carols for all.
As well as the family-friendly Christmas concert you can also enjoy a host of festive offerings at Glyndebourne during your visit.
What better way to start the Christmas countdown?
Chorus - Mozart's Requiem - Glyndebourne Touring Opera
A SPECIAL CONCERT OF INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL MUSIC.
A special concert of instrumental and vocal works pairs music by French composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – celebrated swordsman, virtuoso violinist, and the first star classical composer of African ancestry – with that of his contemporary and rival Mozart.
Chorus - La Bohème - Glyndebourne Touring Opera
Sometimes love just isn’t enough.
When seamstress Mimì meets the struggling writer Rodolfo they are instantly drawn together. But while Paris is a magical city of love, it’s also a very real place of hardship as the two young Bohemians and their friends soon discover, when not just jealousy but poverty and sickness tear them apart.
First Bridesmaid - Le Nozze Di Figaro - Glyndebourne Touring Opera
One wedding; one marriage on the rocks; one scheme; one day.
When a womanising aristocrat tries to seduce his valet’s pretty young fiancée, his wife and servants conspire to teach him a lesson in fidelity he’ll never forget. Plots are hatched, promises made (and broken) and disguises donned, as Mozart’s ‘mad day’ unfolds.
Director Michael Grandage updates the action to the dying days of Spain’s Franco regime in his 2012 production.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 ‘Pastoral’
North Wales International Music Festival - 50th Anniversary
The North Wales International Music Festival is a festival of primarily classical music held annually in September/October in St Asaph Cathedral, with its renowned superb acoustics.
Oberto (Cover) - Alcina (Handel) - Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Performances - June 2, 5, 8, 14, 17, 24, 27, 30 & August 4, 6, 9, 15, 19, 24
‘SPIRITS OF THE NIGHT AND MINISTERS OF REVENGE, COME TO ME…’
Seductive enchantress Alcina can conjure anything she wants – anything, except love.
Alcina rules over an enchanted island, its trees, rocks and animals all the bewitched forms of her discarded lovers. But Ruggiero is different. Alcina has fallen in love with the handsome knight. Can love perform the ultimate enchantment and transform Alcina herself? Or, faced with her lover’s desertion, will she once again choose vengeance and violence?
Wandsworth Wednesday: Free Lunchtime Recital
The last Wandsworth Wednesday lunchtime recital of the 2021/22 year, streamed live from the National Opera Studio's Blackburn Hall in London. The recital features all of this year's 2021/22 Young Artists.
National Opera Studio - Sondheim Before and After
Celebrated British opera director Keith Warner (who was a friend of Sondheim) and the Young Artists of the National Opera Studio come together to present a very special production celebrating the work of Stephen Sondheim. The show features some of his most celebrated works (Sweeney Todd, Company, Follies, Assassins, Sunday in the Park with George and A Little Night Music) alongside music by composers who he admired (Britten, Berg, Ravel) and by American composers who have learned from his legacy (Jake Heggie, Jeanine Tesori, Nico Muhly, Missy Mazzoli).
National Opera Studio - Wandsworth Wednesday: Free Lunchtime Recital
National Opera Studio - A Wandsworth Wednesday recital featuring 2021/22 Young Artists Ffion Edwards (Soprano) and Kamohelo Tsotesi (Baritone) and NOS repetiteurs Chloe Kim and Elli Welsh.
Please join us at the Studio by booking your ticket(s) to the event below. Entry only accepted if you have a ticket. Capacity is limited.
The recital will also be streamed live via the National Opera Studio's YouTube channel.
Where - The Clore Building, 2 Chapel Yard, Wandsworth, SW18 4HZ
Insights: Masterclass with Angel Blue - The Royal Opera House
Watch world-renowned American soprano Angel Blue lead our annual masterclass with artists of the National Opera Studio.
National Opera Studio at Hoxton Hall - Anarchy At The Opera
ANARCHY AT THE OPERA
The Young Artists of the National Opera Studio perform Anarchy at the Opera, devised and directed by Emma Jenkins.
Through some of the most anarchic and off-the-wall pieces in the operatic repertoire from Les Mamelles de Tirésias to Alcina, Cheryomushki to Le Roi Carotte, experience the dread and disorientation of a seemingly meaningless and absurd world, where the value of human existence is questioned.
Following their successful residencies with Scottish Opera and Welsh National Opera in Cardiff, the National Opera Studio’s Young Artists make their much anticipated return to London’s Hoxton Hall showcasing their recent opera scenes production.
This semi-staged performance will feature piano accompaniment from our four highly-skilled repetiteurs.
National Opera Studio at Welsh National Opera - Anarchy At The Opera
ANARCHY AT THE OPERA
An energy-packed exploration of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Consumed by the irrational and illogical, the exceptional Young Artists of the National Opera Studio return to Wales Millennium Centre to explore the theme of Absurdism.
Through some of the most anarchic and off-the-wall pieces in the operatic repertoire from Les Mammelles des Tiresias to Alcina, Cheryomushki to Le Roi Carotte, experience the dread and disorientation of a seemingly meaningless and absurd world, where the value of human existence is questioned.
WNO Orchestra accompanies this semi-staged production of opera scenes, devised, and directed by Emma Jenkins, in an unforgettable afternoon of anarchy and mirth.
The Cunning Little Vixen / ENO
Role - Frantik / The Jay
The Cunning Little Vixen tells the tale of a clever vixen named Sharp Ears. Captured by a local Forester when she is young, she later manages to escape his clutches, but he is forever haunted by her memory.
Exploring man’s relationship with nature, Janáček’s opera moves through the contrasting worlds of the Vixen and the Forester, showing how one chance meeting can forever change the lives of both.
This new production is directed by up-and-coming director Jamie Manton, following his acclaimed stagings of Paul Bunyan and The Day After for ENO’s talent development programme Studio Live.
The Cunning Little Vixen / ENO
Role - Frantik / The Jay
The Cunning Little Vixen tells the tale of a clever vixen named Sharp Ears. Captured by a local Forester when she is young, she later manages to escape his clutches, but he is forever haunted by her memory.
Exploring man’s relationship with nature, Janáček’s opera moves through the contrasting worlds of the Vixen and the Forester, showing how one chance meeting can forever change the lives of both.
This new production is directed by up-and-coming director Jamie Manton, following his acclaimed stagings of Paul Bunyan and The Day After for ENO’s talent development programme Studio Live.
The Cunning Little Vixen / ENO (Relaxed Performance)
Role - Frantik / The Jay
The Cunning Little Vixen tells the tale of a clever vixen named Sharp Ears. Captured by a local Forester when she is young, she later manages to escape his clutches, but he is forever haunted by her memory.
Exploring man’s relationship with nature, Janáček’s opera moves through the contrasting worlds of the Vixen and the Forester, showing how one chance meeting can forever change the lives of both.
This new production is directed by up-and-coming director Jamie Manton, following his acclaimed stagings of Paul Bunyan and The Day After for ENO’s talent development programme Studio Live.
The Cunning Little Vixen / ENO
Role - Frantik / The Jay
The Cunning Little Vixen tells the tale of a clever vixen named Sharp Ears. Captured by a local Forester when she is young, she later manages to escape his clutches, but he is forever haunted by her memory.
Exploring man’s relationship with nature, Janáček’s opera moves through the contrasting worlds of the Vixen and the Forester, showing how one chance meeting can forever change the lives of both.
This new production is directed by up-and-coming director Jamie Manton, following his acclaimed stagings of Paul Bunyan and The Day After for ENO’s talent development programme Studio Live.
The Cunning Little Vixen / ENO
Role - Frantik / The Jay
The Cunning Little Vixen tells the tale of a clever vixen named Sharp Ears. Captured by a local Forester when she is young, she later manages to escape his clutches, but he is forever haunted by her memory.
Exploring man’s relationship with nature, Janáček’s opera moves through the contrasting worlds of the Vixen and the Forester, showing how one chance meeting can forever change the lives of both.
This new production is directed by up-and-coming director Jamie Manton, following his acclaimed stagings of Paul Bunyan and The Day After for ENO’s talent development programme Studio Live.
The Cunning Little Vixen / ENO
Role - Frantik / The Jay
The Cunning Little Vixen tells the tale of a clever vixen named Sharp Ears. Captured by a local Forester when she is young, she later manages to escape his clutches, but he is forever haunted by her memory.
Exploring man’s relationship with nature, Janáček’s opera moves through the contrasting worlds of the Vixen and the Forester, showing how one chance meeting can forever change the lives of both.
This new production is directed by up-and-coming director Jamie Manton, following his acclaimed stagings of Paul Bunyan and The Day After for ENO’s talent development programme Studio Live.
The Cunning Little Vixen / ENO
Role - Frantik / The Jay
The Cunning Little Vixen tells the tale of a clever vixen named Sharp Ears. Captured by a local Forester when she is young, she later manages to escape his clutches, but he is forever haunted by her memory.
Exploring man’s relationship with nature, Janáček’s opera moves through the contrasting worlds of the Vixen and the Forester, showing how one chance meeting can forever change the lives of both.
This new production is directed by up-and-coming director Jamie Manton, following his acclaimed stagings of Paul Bunyan and The Day After for ENO’s talent development programme Studio Live.
National Opera Studio / Cadogan Hall
Join the stars of the future for a showcase of semi-staged scenes from well-loved operas, accompanied by the ENO Orchestra under the baton of celebrated British conductor and N.O.S. alumnus Richard Farnes (Metropolitan Opera, Opera North, Royal Danish Opera).
Joining Richard on the podium will be the current English National Opera Mackerras Fellow, conductor Olivia Clarke.