A 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.
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A 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 – 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 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 Northern Treat!
Tue 21 May 2013
Education Director Cherry Forbes is currently up in Beverley, working on an exciting project based on Purcell’s Fairy Queen. Here, Cherry tells us about the first day of the project; the quirks of staying in this beautiful historic town and what to expect from the rest of the week.
Read MoreQueens, Heroines and Ladykillers – Podcast
Mon 20 May 2013
On 3 June, we return to Royal Festival Hall to perform A Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, the final concert of the season and the last of our Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers series.
Read MoreHelen-Jane Howells – Speed Interview
Mon 20 May 2013
Soprano Helen-Jane Howells joined us on Friday for the last edition in our Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos series. We caught up with her after the show, for a chat about rituals and Ska music.
Read MoreNew season brochure 2013-2014
Fri 17 May 2013
The time has come to unveil our new season brochure.This year we went for a purely visual approach, developed with our designers Harrison and Co and photographer Eric Richmond, which has a slight retro feel, using geometric shapes combined with a simple two tone palette.
Read MoreAnd now for something completely different…
Thu 16 May 2013
It’s that time of year again, when we reveal our ‘look’ for the new season. You might have seen a few things that hinted at our forthcoming brochure, most notably our recent video showing it on the printing presses, but here for the first time we can reveal the full set of pictures.
Read MoreSneak Peak: The New 2013-2014 Season Images
Wed 15 May 2013
The new 2013-2014 Season Brochure has landed and with each new season comes a new look…
Read MoreMusic for now, for later, for ever – Anthem and the RPS!
Tue 14 May 2013
The inspiration for the OAE’s Anthem project came from watching David Walliams complete a sponsored cycle ride, from one end of the country to the other, about five years ago. It made me think how could we pass the baton in sound? How could we unite our partner cities in a large scale project and…
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