Opera and Classical Music

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Opera and Classical Music June 2019 – May 2020

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WELCOME Our 2019/20 Classical Music & Opera programme boasts another diverse and exciting season of breath-taking concerts featuring leading European and UK ensembles alongside a host of world-class soloists and conductors. We are delighted to present another fantastically varied repertoire of works from well-known favourites by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Rossini to lesser-known works such as Ravel’s Left Hand Piano Concerto and a work from contemporary composer Anna Thorvalsdottir.

CONTENTS WNO – DON PASQUALE

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20 & 22 June 2019 BRITTEN SINFONIA

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25 October 2019 FLANDERS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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3 November 2019 GLYNDEBOURNE

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3 – 7 December 2019 ICELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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9 February 2020 TENEBRAE CHOIR WITH AURORA ORCHESTRA

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7 April 2020 WNO – THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

30 April & 2 May 2020

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In addition to our classical programme, this is a special season as we welcome the world-renowned Welsh National Opera back to the Theatre Royal, after an absence of more than 40 years, and to the Playhouse for the first time as a part of our new approach to artistic programming across our stages. The company will be arriving in style with two very different takes on two favourite operas. The first is a riotous version of Rossini’s Don Pasquale at the Playhouse and then Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, a period-set production, on the main stage at Theatre Royal in April 2020. It is fantastic to welcome WNO to our family of artistic partners alongside Glyndebourne and English Touring Opera. We look forward to welcoming you to our stages during this season and don’t forget that there are discounts available through our Classical Music Subscription and you’ll find more information on page 11 about how to take advantage of this. So whether you are a committed classical music fan or planning on attending your first opera, there is something to suit all tastes. We hope you will find something to treat the ears, eyes and senses!

STEPHEN CROCKER CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Classical Music

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Thursday 20 & Saturday 22 June 2019, 7.30pm Norwich Playhouse

DON PASQUALE

Welsh National Opera presents a riotous new version of Donizetti’s classic comic opera, Don Pasquale, at Norwich Playhouse. Set in and around Pasquale’s doner kebab van, this contemporary production brings the classic story of an old bachelor’s romantic delusions and the young lovers who outwit him bang up to date for 2019. Performed by four singers and a live on-stage ensemble who also become part of the action, this is a fantastic new take on a timeless opera. Sung in English, Age 12+

Tickets £20 – £23 Discounts available for Under 25s and Students. Contact us for more information.

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Friday 25 October 2019, 7.30pm

BRITTEN SINFONIA: THE EIGHT SEASONS THOMAS GOULD (DIRECTOR/VIOLIN) Vivaldi

The Four Seasons

Piazzolla

The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

A dazzling evening of Baroque music that grooves and Argentinian tangos flushed with 18th-century flair: Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Gould offer an effervescent concert that juxtaposes Vivaldi’s radiant Le Quattro Stagione (The Four Seasons) with Astor Piazzolla’s sultry Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires).

Tickets £10 – £36 Discounts available for Friends. Contact us for more information. Pre-performance talk 6.30pm. FREE tickets via Box Office.

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Sunday 3 November 2019, 7.30pm

FLANDERS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ILYA MASHKEVICH (CONDUCTOR)

MILOS KARADAGLIC (GUITAR)

Rossini

Barber of Seville Overture

Rodrigo

Concerto Aranjuez

Villa Lobos

3 Preludes for Solo Guitar

Beethoven

Symphony No. 7

Firmly positioned as a leading exponent of his instrument, “The hottest guitarist in the world” (Sunday Times) Milos Karadaglić arrives with the Flanders Symphony Orchestra to play a series of solos. He will be performing the most popular of all guitar pieces, the Guitar Concerto Aranjuez, Seville Overture and three of Villa Lobos’ preludes for solo guitar. The concert will end with one of the greatest of all symphonies, Beethoven No. 7.

Tickets £10 – £38.50 Discounts available for Friends and Subscription Tickets. Contact us for more information.

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Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 December 2019

GLYNDEBOURNE One week. Three productions. No ordinary opera. Donizetti L’elisir d’amore | Tues 3 Dec 7.15pm & Thur 5 Dec 2.00pm* Verdi Rigoletto | Weds 4 Dec 7.15pm & Sat 7 Dec 7.15pm* Handel Rinaldo | Fri 6 Dec 7.15pm* *All sung in Italian and Supertitles are not visible from Stalls Row Q-W

Tickets £10 – £58 Discounts available for Friends, Under 30s, Under 18s, Multi-buy and Groups. Contact us for more information. Pre-performance talks from 6.15pm at evening performances. FREE tickets via Box Office.

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Sunday 9 February 2020, 7.30pm

ICELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA YAN PASCAL TORTELIER (CONDUCTOR)

JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET (PIANO)

Bizet

L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2

Ravel

Left Hand Piano Concerto

Thorvalsdottir Aireality Prokofiev

Romeo & Juliet

One of the most virtuosic orchestras performing on the international scene today the Iceland Symphony Orchestra will be embarking on their first full tour of Great Britain, conducted by the popular French conductor, Yan Pascal Tortelier, who for many years was Artistic Director of the BBC Philharmonic. The leading French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet will be delighting audiences with Ravel’s Left Hand Piano Concerto.

Tickets £10 – £38.50 Discounts available for Friends and Subscription Tickets. Contact us for more information.

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Tuesday 7 April 2020, 7.30pm

TENEBRAE CHOIR WITH AURORA ORCHESTRA NIGEL SHORT (MUSIC DIRECTOR) Bach

Partita No. 2 in D

Faure Requiem Tenebrae, under their acclaimed Music Director Nigel Short, are currently regarded as one of our finest choruses and with the Aurora Orchestra will give a performance of Faure’s serenely beautiful Requiem. This is one of the most ethereal works ever composed and is a great favourite with audiences the world over. Before the Requiem, Nigel Short has conceived an ingenious combination of the unaccompanied Bach violin Partita with excerpts from the St Matthew Passion and the St John Passion. This blend of Bach’s greatest music runs seamlessly into the Faure Requiem as a final D minor chord.

Tickets £10 – £38.50 Discounts available for Friends and Subscription Tickets. Contact us for more information.

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Thursday 30 April & Saturday 2 May 2020, 7.00pm Norwich Theatre Royal

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

It’s supposed to be the happiest day of Figaro and Susanna’s lives, but will their wedding even go ahead? Through a series of twists and turns, The Marriage of Figaro will keep you guessing until the final scene, with Mozart’s sublime score brilliantly bringing the action to life. WNO’s period-set production has all the ingredients of a classic opera. Elegant sets, opulent costumes and an exceptional ensemble cast combine to pay homage to one of the greatest comic operas of its time. A co-production with Grand Théâtre de Genève. Sung in Italian, with English surtitles.

Tickets £10 – £52.50 Discounts available for Friends, Under 16s and 16-29 year olds. Contact us for more information. Pre-performance talks from 6pm. FREE Tickets via Box Office.

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BOOK NOW You can book tickets for all of the concerts in this brochure. Phone: 01603 630000 Online: www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE Save money when you book for the following three concerts in our subscription package: • Flanders Symphony Orchestra • Iceland Symphony Orchestra • Tenebrae Choir with Aurora Orchestra Bands A & B: £106 (Friends £100) Bands C & D: £68 (Friends £62) Book through the Box Office 01603 630000

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GLYNDEBOURNE

3–7 December

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Front Cover: © Welsh National Opera The Marriage of Figaro | Back Cover: Glyndebourne L’Elisir d’amore