Sun 26 May 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…
Fri 24 May 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…
Handel, Theodora CD
Peter Sellers takes Handel’s tale of self sacrificial love between a Christian virgin and a Roman bodyguard in 4th century Antioch and by resetting it in modern day America, transforms it into a timeless parable of spiritual resistance to tyranny and persecution. Handel Theodora William Christie conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Cast: Lorraine Hunt,…
Read MoreCurrent Distractions
Thu 30 Aug 2012
Welcome to the first of a new section based around what’s been catching our collective eye…
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OAE at the Edinburgh International Festival
Fri 26 Aug 2011
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We’re really excited to be part of the Edinburgh International Festival and are taking our tour with the brilliant Vladimir Jurowski to the Usher Hall tonight where he’ll be conducting a programme of Weber, Liszt’s dramatic Faust Symphony and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E with Alina Ibragimova. Here’s a taster of what’s to come tonight,…
Read MoreGet to know the OAE: Part 11
Thu 4 Aug 2011
Sorry, we haven’t put one of these up for a while, but the OAE have been just too darned busy! This week, we speak to Projects Manager, Megan Russell: What’s your role in the OAE office? Not sure if I can answer this one ‘quickly’! My job covers so many different areas – booking flights,…
Read MoreThe Story of Mr John…
Thu 30 Jun 2011
Next Tuesday 5 July, we’ll be coming straight from Glyndebourne’s Opera House to the Corn Exchange in King’s Lynn to perform in an hour-long family concert, playing highlights from one of Mozart’s most famous pieces, Don Giovanni. OAE musicians will be joined by over 150 children from local schools who’ll be performing live on stage….
Read MoreAlison Bury: Speed Interview
Fri 3 Jun 2011
Ahead of our all-Handel programme tomorrow night at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, we caught up with OAE leader and director for this concert, Alison (Ally) Bury… What do you fear the most? Monsters – inner and outer, real and metaphorical. Which mobile number do you call the most? My husband, Richard Earle, OAE oboist. But…
Read MoreElin Manahan Thomas: Speed Interview
Thu 19 May 2011
As we mentioned in our last post, we’re taking our Night Shift to the Village Underground, Shoreditch, on Friday 24 June – a building played in by the Klaxons, Jarvis Cocker and The XX. It should be a fab night and details are available from our Night Shift website. The full programme will be performed…
Read MoreThe Night Shift in pictures
Tue 17 May 2011
We’ve just had the films developed from our disposable cameras that we dotted around the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer at the last Night Shift event on 4 May. Here’s a few choice ones for you: For the full set, you can visit our Flickr page where you can also find the official pics, taken by…
Read MoreThe UK's leading opera maestros in conversation
Mon 16 May 2011
Just thought we’d share a very interesting video here, from an event at the Royal Opera House . Conductors Antonio Pappano, Edward Gardner and our Principal Artist Vladimir Jurowski talk to Sir John Tusa about conducting opera and what it takes to be a musical director of a leading opera house. Plus – a little…
Read MoreGet to know the OAE: Part 10
Thu 14 Apr 2011
This week, we chat to Georgina Cooksley about life as an intern with the OAE… What’s your role in the OAE office? I’m the graduate intern so I get to be involved in all parts of the OAE. Mainly I work with the Projects team organizing and planning concerts but I also liaise with the…
Read MoreBaroque. Contrasted: final Daily Trivia
Wed 6 Apr 2011
It’s the last day of our hugely exciting trivia section… *sob* Here are the final titbits for your musical pleasure: Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630) was a German composer of the early Baroque era and was afflicted with poor health- his wife died in childbirth; four of his five children died in infancy; he died at…
Read MoreBaroque. Contrasted: Daily Trivia 3
Tue 5 Apr 2011
As promised, here’s another dose of daily trivia for you, featuring some of the lesser known composers we’ll be showcasing this week at Kings Place: Biagio Marini (1594-1663) was an Italian virtuoso violinist and composer of the first half of the seventeenth century who married three times and had five children. He was the first…
Read MoreBaroque. Contrasted: Daily Trivia
Fri 1 Apr 2011
Next week sees the start of our mini-festival at Kings Place, Baroque. Contrasted. We kick off on 6 April with 5 days of concerts, talks, demonstrations and two chances to join the OAE. Most of the composers we’ll be featuring should be pretty familiar- Vivaldi, Purcell, Bach- but we’re also showcasing some of the lesser-known…
Read MorePre-concert talk series: No.3 – Rob Cowan talks to David Zinman
Mon 28 Mar 2011
Before the ‘From a Dream to a Revolution’ concert on 08 Feb 2011 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, David Zinman talked to Radio 3 presenter Rob Cowan about his career, life and recordings and how musical interpretations have changed over the years. listen to the whole talk below: http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F12530521 Pre-concert talk: David Zinman – 08 February 2011…
Read MoreGet to know the OAE: Part 9
Fri 18 Feb 2011
This week, Lisa Sian tells us about the joys of working in the OAE office… What’s your role in the OAE office? Finance Director and Company Secretary. What does your typical day involve? Creating budgets, checking incomes and costs against budgets, reporting to other management and the board, currently I am finalising our most recent…
Read MoreGet to know the OAE: Part 8
Wed 2 Feb 2011
This week, we speak to Lucy Pilcher… What’s your role in the OAE office? Development Events Officer – I organise all of the events for people who support the Orchestra AND get to go to them, best job ever! What does your typical day involve? Anything from emailing corporates to arranging caterers to making pink…
Read MoreGet to know the OAE: Part 7
Tue 18 Jan 2011
This week, we speak to Ingrid van Boheemen in the OAE office about her time with the Orchestra (she’s leaving us this week ) What’s your role in the OAE office? The Intern (or The Office-Wide Resource) What does your typical day involve? Answering the phone, sending emails, updating the database, drafting schedules/contracts and pretty…
Read MoreRecent reviews
Thu 16 Dec 2010
Here are some reviews from our recent tour of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio: The Guardian on 10 December concert at St. George’s Bristol Bristol Evening Post on 10 December concert at St. George’s Bristol Classical Source on 12 December concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Classical Music Blog from Robert Hugill on 12 December concert at…
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