Here are some of the exciting and diverse events coming up…Concerts
The Soloists of the Royal Opera House:
The Carnival of the Animals
Vilar Floral Hall
A romantic afternoon of Latin American inspired music
Vilar Floral Hall
Opera
Babette’s Feast
Linbury Studio Theatre
The Electrification of the Soviet Union
Linbury Studio Theatre
Ballet
The Wind in the Willows
Linbury Studio Theatre
Sophie | Stateless
Linbury Studio Theatre

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CONCERT VILAR FLORAL HALL

This Sunday...

The Soloists of the Royal Opera House
as part of the International Concert Series 2002/3

THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS by Saint-Saens
Director: Vasko Vassilev
Narrator: Sir Peter Ustinov

3 November at 3pm

Sir Peter Ustinov is the narrator for this performance of Saint-Saens’ The Carnival of the Animals. Raconteur, iconoclastic satirist, writer, director and performer, Sir Peter will narrate a text he has also written. Vasko Vassilev directs the ensemble, which is also joined for this concert by a piano duo from the Young Concert Artist Trust - Philip Moore and Simon Crawford-Philips. This concert for children will also include Eine Kleine Nacht Music (Mozart) and Toy Symphony (Haydn) – with participation from some of the younger members of the audience. Please ring 020 7212 9534 to ask how.

Doors open at 1.30pm for pre-concert activities for younger members of the audience.

£15 | £10 concessions | £5 children
(£40 three concerts | £75 six concerts)

OPERA LINBURY STUDIO THEATRE

MUSIC THEATRE WALES in partnership with the Royal Opera House

The Electrification of the Soviet Union
Composed by Nigel Osborne
Libretto by Craig Raine

8 | 9 November at 7.30pm

A chamber opera by Nigel Osborne and Craig Raine

Based on the work of Boris Pasternak, The Electrification of the Soviet Union is a Dr Zhivago for opera. Personal and social turmoil combine for a young Russian poet: the world is poised on the brink of war and his search for meaning in life and love remains unfulfilled. Russia; 1914; the beginning of the modern age - the world will never be the same again, but how will the individual survive with their dreams and beliefs intact?
Osborne and Raine's treatment of Russia's epic story draws an intimate portrait of ordinary lives, which in this time of change, have become extraordinary. Reminiscent of Kurt Weill at his most passionate and personal, this work seethes with emotion and power. The Electrification of the Soviet Union is a work to excite the emotions and exercise the mind.

£18 | £15 | £12 concession | £12 | standing £5
FREE PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK
8 | 9 November at 6.30-7pm
Free entry with performance ticket

OPERA LINBURY STUDIO THEATRE

A new production commissioned by the Royal Opera House Education Department

Babette’s Feast
Composed by John Browne
Libretto by Jane Buckler

23 | 24 November at 2pm
27 November at 7.30 pm

A one-act opera for children and adults
based on a story by Isak Dinesen.

Babette’s Feast tells the story of two beautiful sisters living in an austere religious community in 19th-century Norway. Their lives are altered by the arrival of the mysterious Babette, whose powerful influence culminates in the creation of a magnificent feast of sumptuous proportions with overwhelming and unexpected effects: old quarrels are settled, past sins forgiven and lives are transformed for ever.

Babette’s Feast, commissioned by the Royal Opera House education department, is an enchanting new opera for children (8+) and adults, directed by Tim Supple.

£12 | £8 concessions
£5 children
FREE PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK
27 November 6.30-7pm
Free entrance with performance tickets

BALLET LINBURY STUDIO THEATRE

A new ROH2 production

The Wind in the Willows
By kind permission of the Kenneth Grahame Estate, Supported (2002) by UBS Warburg
Choreography by William Tuckett
Narration by Andrew Motion
Music by Martin Ward after George Butterworth

10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 20 December at 7pm
14 | 15 | 21 | 22 December at 7.30pm

Dance, song, verse, music and puppetry...
a complete theatrical experience.

Based on Kenneth Grahame’s timeless classic, William Tuckett has brought together a collection of unique talent to re-tell the adventures of Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad. Starring Adam Cooper, Mathew Hart, Luke Heydon, Will Kemp, Pippa Gordon and guided by Sir Anthony Dowell as the narrator of the trials and misadventures of the hapless Toad, played out against a topsy-turvy backdrop of the familiar and the bizarre. Set to capture all of the darkness and delight of this enchanting tale, the Wind in the Willows promises to entertain and charm audiences from 5 to 105 as the Linbury Studio Theatre becomes the magical setting of the story.

£18.50 | £9.50 concessions incl. under 18’s
£6.50 under 12’s

CONCERT VILAR FLORAL HALL

The Soloists of the Royal Opera House
as part of the International Concert Series 2002/3

A ROMANTIC AFTERNOON OF LATIN AMERICAN INSPIRED MUSIC
Director Peter Manning
Soprano Mary Hegarty

15 December at 3pm

Peter Manning and the ensemble are joined by soprano Mary Hegarty for a South American inspired concert including: Villa Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras nos I & V. No V provides a rare excursion onto the chamber music platform for 8 members of the ROH cello section. Also in the programme is the Suite for Violin and Soprano - Villa Lobos and the Concerto per corde by Alberto Ginastera.

£15 | £10 concessions | £5 children
£40 three concerts

BALLET LINBURY STUDIO THEATRE

A new ROH2 production

Sophie | Stateless

11 January at 8pm | 12 January at 4pm

A double bill of brand new dance Choreographed by Cathy Marston, associate artist of the Royal Opera house.

Sophie – A collaboration between choreographer, film-maker, designer, composer and dancers, this newly created work based on William Stryon’s novel Sophie’s Choice coincides with the premiere by The Royal Opera of Nicholas Maw’s Sophie’s Choice. Essentially a portrait of Sophie, the ballet exists in the moment of her final choice – between life and death – and allows fragmented images from her past to swim round her as she makes this last decision. Projections melt in and out of live action, drawing parallels between the characters Sophie encounters, questioning the truth behind the stories she tells.

Stateless – Is a sextet performed to Rakhmaninoff’s Variations on a Theme of Chopin. Working with dancers of The Royal Ballet, Cathy Marston has chosen to choreograph a series of dances triggered by her studies of Sophie’s Choice and inspired by these haunting variations. She collaborates again with designer Jon Bausor, who creates an environment of simple metaphor, framing movement of lingering emotion.

£13.50 | £11 | £9 students | £3 standing