Mon 3 Jun 2013
Royal Festival Hall
Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers: A Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Handel Overture to Giulio Cesare
Handel L’angue offeso mai riposa from Giulio Cesare
Handel Ah! Whither should we fly…As with rosy steps the morn from Theodora
Handel Concerto Grosso in B minor Op.6 No.12
Handel Where shall I fly? from Hercules
Handel Overture to Theodora
Handel Lord, to Thee each night and day from Theodora
Handel Dopo notte from Ariodante
Handel Concerto Grosso in B flat Op. 3 No. 2
Handel Svegliatevi nel core from Giulio Cesare William Christie director
Stéphanie d’Oustrac mezzo-soprano
Anna Stephany mezzo-soprano
Renata Pokupić 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.
Lorraine 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.
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Queens, 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 MoreLorraine Hunt Lieberson
Mon 13 May 2013
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was born in San Francisco, on 1 March 1954. She grew up in a very musical household, with both her parents being music teachers and heavily involved in opera.
Read MoreQueens, Heroines and Ladykillers: Curtain raisers and high drama- audience reaction
Fri 15 Mar 2013
We welcomed esteemed conductor Marin Alsop and British soprano Emma Bell to the stage for a dramatic concert featuring Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann on 8 March at the Southbank Centre. Here’s what the audience thought of the night…and below, what the press had to say. The Times (subscribers only) Seen and Heard Classical Source Lieto…
Read MoreMozart – Making Ennui Epic
Mon 25 Feb 2013
In Curtain Raisers and High Drama on 8 March, Marin Alsop joins us for an evening of hugely evocative music written for the female voice. Among works by Weber, Beethoven and Schumann, there’s also a chance to hear Elettra’s heart wrenching lament O smania! O furie!… from Mozart’s Idomeneo, an aria so powerful, you might…
Read MoreQueens, Heroines and Ladykillers: in conversation
Wed 20 Feb 2013
As part of our Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers podcast, we chatted to conductor Marin Alsop and soprano singer Emma Bell about their experiences with the OAE, including why singing certain arias can be like taking part in The Great British Bake Off…
Read MoreFeisty Females: Part 5
Tue 12 Feb 2013
After a bit of a break, our Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers series returns on 8 March at the Queen Elizabeth Hall when Emma Bell sings a whole host of arias written for the female voice, including an aria from Mozart’s Idomeneo featuring the famous ladykiller, Elektra. Here’s a bit about her… Who was she? Elektra…
Read MoreWomen in Opera – Study Day
Mon 19 Nov 2012
Perhaps the best way to describe an OAE Study Day is that it’s like a television documentary, only live.
Read MoreFrench Exchange: reviews
Mon 12 Nov 2012
Last week, we enjoyed a fabulous concert with fast rising star Jonathan Cohen conducting and regular OAE collaborator Sarah Connolly singing some wonderful arias from Purcell, Rameau and Charpentier. Here’s what the reviewers said about the concert: Evening Standard The Independent Classical Source Financial Times The Times (subscribers only) Thanks to all who tweeted during…
Read MoreFeisty Females: Part 4
Fri 2 Nov 2012
Our guide to female opera characters returns, with a look at Phaedra… The fabulous Sarah Connolly will be taking on the role next Thursday at our next Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, in Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie.
Read MoreFeisty Females: Part 3
Sun 30 Sep 2012
In Part 3 of our guide to female opera characters, we’re looking into the life of famous queen Dido…and tonight at the Royal Festival Hall, Anna Caterina Antonacci will be portraying the lady herself in an aria from Berlioz’s grand opera Les Troyens. Who was she? Dido was founder and queen of Carthage. She fled…
Read MoreFeisty Females: Part 2
Sat 29 Sep 2012
Next in our handy guide to female opera characters, we find out more about Iphigenia…if you’re coming to our concert on Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall, you’ll get to hear her distraught aria, taken from Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride.
Read MoreQueens, Heroines and Ladykillers: competition winner
Fri 28 Sep 2012
You may remember that we launched a competition a few weeks back, where you could win a night fit for a Queen. Entrants had the chance to win a private box plus interval drinks for the opening night of our Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers season on 30 September at the Southbank Centre, London. Well, we’ve…
Read MoreQueens, Heroines and Ladykillers Podcast
Thu 27 Sep 2012
Here’s our brand-new podcast dedicated to our new concert series for 2012-2013: Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers, which starts this Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall.
Read MoreFeisty Females
Wed 26 Sep 2012
Ahead of the first concert in our Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers series this Sunday, celebrating some amazing women in music, we thought we’d give you the lowdown on some of the female opera characters we’ll be featuring over the next few months. First on our list is Medea, one of the most notorious ladykillers of…
Read MoreWoman’s Hour: tomorrow
Tue 25 Sep 2012
At 10am tomorrow, OAE viola player Annette Isserlis and Chair of Musicology at Cardiff University; Professor Rachel Cowgill, will be donning the Radio 4 headphones and settling into the seats of Woman’s Hour to discuss our upcoming Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers Season, which starts this Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall.
Read MoreQueens, Heroines and Ladykillers: Who’s your heroine?
Mon 10 Sep 2012
Ahead of our Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers series launching on 30 September, celebrating feisty female roles in opera, we’re launching a competition where you could win a night fit for a Queen. Nominate your personal heroine and you’ll be in with the chance to win your own private box plus interval drinks for the opening…
Read More2012-2013 London concerts: now on sale
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Our 2012-2013 Southbank Centre season is now on public sale. It all starts off on 30 September when Emeritus Conductor Sir Roger Norrington returns to us to conduct a programme of Haydn, Cherubini, Gluck, Berlioz and Bizet that not only starts our season but also our 5-event series celebrating strong female roles in opera, Queens,…
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