Stage, screen & voice Events
Tue 25 Apr 2017
- 19:00Barbican, London
John Adams conducts his 2005 opera, telling the story of Dr J Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first atomic bomb.
John Adams conducts his 2005 opera, telling the story of Dr J Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first atomic bomb.
Programme
- Doctor Atomic
Performers
- conductor
- Dr J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Kitty Oppenheimer
- Edward Teller
- Captain James Nolan
- Robert Wilson
- Pasqualita
- General Leslie Groves
- Jack Hubbard
- director
Composers
Also part of±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season
Thu 13 Apr 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Jiřà Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
Jiřà Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
Programme
- Requiem, Op 89
Performers
- conductor
- soprano
- mezzo-soprano
- tenor
- bass
Composers
Fri 10 Mar 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Two works by two Hungarian composers sit side by side in a dramatic highlight of the ±«Óãtv SO’s season – Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra and the UK premiere of living composer Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera, Senza Sangue.
Two works by two Hungarian composers sit side by side in a dramatic highlight of the ±«Óãtv SO’s season – Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra and the UK premiere of living composer Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera, Senza Sangue.
Programme
- Concerto for Orchestra
- Senza sangueUK premiere
Performers
- conductor
- mezzo-soprano
- baritone
Composers
Fri 17 Feb 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Rachmaninov’s final symphony concludes a concert that includes Franz Schreker’s interlude from his opera Der ferne Klang and a brand new work by Nicola LeFanu.
Rachmaninov’s final symphony concludes a concert that includes Franz Schreker’s interlude from his opera Der ferne Klang and a brand new work by Nicola LeFanu.
Programme
- Der ferne Klang - Act 3, Nachtstück
- The Crimson BirdRPS commission: world premiere
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor
Performers
- conductor
- soprano
Composers
Mon 13 Feb 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
CANCELLED. Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs with the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra in the final concert of his Barbican Residency.
CANCELLED. Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs with the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra in the final concert of his Barbican Residency.
Programme
- Schauspiel Ouvertüre, Op 4
- 4 Symphonic Interludes from 'Intermezzo', Op 72a
- Songs1. Ruhe meine Seele 2. Freundliche Vision 3. Befreit 4. Heimliche Aufforderung [Orchestration: Robert Heger]
- In the South (Alassio)
- Four Last Songs
Performers
- conductor
- tenor
Composers
Also part of±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season
