Sun 23 Jun 2013
All Saints’ Boughton Aluph
Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers: A Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
William Christie director
Renata Pokupic mezzo-soprano
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was one of the foremost mezzo-sopranos of our time, and an artist the OAE worked with regularly, most notably at Glyndebourne and on CD. Today’s tribute to her features some of Handel’s most dramatic and emotionally intense arias, interspersed with some of his gutsy orchestra music, all directed by renowned baroque specialist…
Sat 22 Jun 2013
Glyndebourne
Falstaff
Verdi Falstaff
Sir Mark Elder conductor
Richard Jones director
Laurent Naouri Falstaff
Ailyn Perez Alice Ford
Roman Burdenko Ford
Lucia Cirillo Meg Page
Susanne Resmark Mistress Quickly
Elena Tsallagova Nannetta
Antonio Poli Fenton
Graham Clark Dr Cajus
Colin Judson Bardolfo
Paolo Battaglia Pistola
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Sir Mark Elder conducts Verdi’s ‘commedia lirica’ Falstaff. Adapted from Shakespeare’s plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Falstaff was Verdi’s final opera and only his second a comedy. Revered for its stunning orchestration and electrifying libretto, this performance gives audiences a rare opportunity to hear this glorious masterpiece played on instruments…
Jean-Phillippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Composer
The Man Rameau was secretive about the first half of his life: it seems that he never imparted any detail of it to his friends or even to his wife. We know he was born in a family of musicians, that his father was his first teacher and that he worked as an organist in…
Read MoreVote Offenbach!
Thu 13 Jun 2013
One of the highlights of our upcoming new season at Southbank Centre is our collaboration with rare opera specialists Opera Rara. We’re teaming up with them to make a recording and give what will be the UK premiere of Offenbach’s opera Fantasio – at the Royal Festival Hall on 15 December. As this is such…
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Pre-concert talk: Julian Rushton – 29 January 2013
Tue 11 Jun 2013
Professor Julian Rushton takes a detailed look at Mozart’s last three symphonies, in a pre-concert talk given before the concert ‘By Jupiter, that’s the last of Mozart!’ on 29 January 2013 at the Royal Festival Hall, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
Read MoreA Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson – Audience Reactions
Mon 10 Jun 2013
The 3 June saw us perform an all Handel programme in the final concert of our 2012-2013 Season – Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers: A Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.
Read MoreA bit about Karine Deshayes
Fri 7 Jun 2013
For those of you who attended our Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson on Monday 3 June, we can tell you that the encore performed was the Musette from Handel’s Concerto Grosso Op6 No6. You may have also noticed that Stéphanie d’Oustrac was unfortunately indisposed and unable to join us on this occasion. We were, however,…
Read MoreCurrent Distractions
Thu 6 Jun 2013
It’s lovely and sunny in London today, but in case you’re at work and not out enjoying it, here’s a list of things that’ll fill you with more warmth than a thousand suns.
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Fix up, Look ♯ (How composers might look today…)
Thu 6 Jun 2013
Their music might have stood the test of time, but what about their looks?
Read MoreThe OAE in 60 seconds (or just over…)
Wed 5 Jun 2013
We’ve managed to cram footage from all the myriad of activities we get up to here at the OAE, into the time it takes a second hand to do a full revolution… …from our regular Southbank concerts to our Education projects to our late night The Night Shift events and more, it’s all here.
Read MorePlymouth Music Zone
Tue 4 Jun 2013
Continuing a partnership developed during our Anthem project last year, this April, OAE musicians Katherine Spencer, Katie Heller and Iurii Gavryliuk went to Plymouth Music Zone (PMZ), for a three day creative music course with disabled young adults and local secondary school students.
Read MoreNot all audiences are the same – Playlist
Mon 3 Jun 2013
Last season we proved that not all audiences are the same and with the last concert of the season taking place tonight, we put together a playlist to find out what tracks our audience and Orchestra love to listen to. Enjoy.
Read MoreNot all audiences are the same – Last Chance to See…
Fri 31 May 2013
Over the last year we’ve had the opportunity to work with some fantastic collaborators and what’s more, some of those collaborators were our very own audience. At the start of the season, we put a call-out to members of the OAE audience, asking for volunteers with a ‘strong look’ to star in a marketing campaign…
Read MoreA Souvenir from Beverley
Thu 30 May 2013
Education Director Cherry Forbes discusses her time at the Beverley Early Music Festival.
Read MoreLindsay Kemp on Handel and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Wed 29 May 2013
When we close our season on 3 June, all arias performed will be from roles associated with Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Here Lindsay Kemp discusses the performer and the history behind the music.
Read MoreSpeed Interview – Stéphanie d’Oustrac
Tue 28 May 2013
Mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d’Oustrac joins us on 3 June for Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers: A Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Here she goes up against the clock in our speed interview…
Read MoreLorraine Hunt Lieberson – Performing Handel
Fri 24 May 2013
On 3 June, we take to the stage at Royal Festival Hall for a tribute to the great mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.
Read MoreBach Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos – Audience Reactions
Fri 24 May 2013
A chance to hear some of the audience reactions to the third and final part of our Kings Place ‘Bach Unwrapped’ series ‘Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos’.
Read MoreCurrent Distractions
Thu 23 May 2013
This week, Communications Intern Pep Gorgori tells us his Current Distractions. Pep is a musicologist and journalist from Barcelona who, after working some years in Spain, is now studying an MA at Goldsmiths College, to improve his knowledge in Arts Administration and Cultural Policies.
Read MoreA Way Forward
Wed 22 May 2013
This week, as part of our collaboration with National Centre for Early Music (NCEM), we’ve been working with students from Years 7 and 8 from Beverly Grammar School, as well as York University MEG students, recreating Purcell’s Fairy Queen.
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