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Critically acclaimed new opera company Wild Arts (★★★★★ Opera Now, ★★★★ The Guardian) is delighted to return to the Malvern with its vibrant new production of The Magic Flute. The opera will be fully staged in costume and sung in English by a cast of exceptional singers, accompanied by a chamber ensemble. The production is directed by James Hurley, designed by Sophie Lincoln and conducted by Orlando Jopling. In a dream-like world, Prince Tamino falls in love with Pamina,…
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Set sail on the HMS Pinafore in this new production for 2024. Pompous Sir Joseph Porter arrives with plans to marry Josephine, the Captain’s daughter. But she has other ideas and is soon plotting to elope with lowly sailor Ralph Rackstraw … Directed by and starring Bradley Travis Founded in 1995, The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company are renowned for producing simply the very best G&S to be seen anywhere in the world. An annual favourite in Malvern for…
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Come and join a star-studded cast for a hilarious entertainment. The Pirates of Penzance takes us to the Cornish coast where we meet our dashing Pirate King, the Major General and his troupe of jolly daughters plus a band of bungling British bobbies … Founded in 1995, The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company are renowned for producing simply the very best G&S to be seen anywhere in the world. An annual favourite in Malvern for more than a decade,…
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Directed by and Starring Simon Butteriss, The Gondoliers is one of Sullivan’s sunniest scores and makes for irresistible, joyous entertainment. The Gondoliers is a love story and a talk of mistaken identity. Marco and Giuseppe have just married but have been informed that one of them is the heir to the throne of the fictional kingdom of Barataria. But which one? To complicate matters, the heir was married when an infant to Casilda, who has come to Venice to…
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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 The Royal Opera THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Revival Count Almaviva lives with his Countess on their estate near Seville. The Count has his eye on his wife’s maid Susanna, who is about to marry the Count’s servant, Figaro. Much to Figaro’s dismay, the Count plans to seduce Susanna on the night of the wedding. Meanwhile, Cherubino, the Count’s young page, has a crush on the Countess, but has just been dismissed after…
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The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras and conductors. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person. VOCES8 is the flagship ensemble of the VOCES8 Foundation which actively promotes ‘Music Education For All’, reaching up…
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Angela Hewitt piano PROGRAMME: Scarlatti Sonatas: Kk322 in A; Kk145 in D; Kk 417 in D minor; Kk460 in C; Kk519 in F minor; Kk466 in F minor J.S. Bach Partita No.1 in B-flat, BWV825 Brahms Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5 Angela Hewitt occupies a unique position among today’s leading pianists. With a wide-ranging repertoire and frequent appearances in recital and with major orchestras throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia, she is also an award-winning recording artist whose performances…
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ARMONICO CONSORT DIRECTOR |CHRISTOPHER MONKS Ten years on from Armonico’s most successful concert series and CD recordings the ensemble returns with the second part of their collection devoted to choral music from the last 800 years. The varied programme includes William Byrd’s setting of the Ave Verum Corpus as well as music from his five-part mass. The is coupled with Allegri’s famous Miserere, John Sheppard’s Libera Nos and music by Rachmaninov, Monteverdi and Elgar, all linked by the timeless chants…
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One of the UKs most celebrated and established musicians, Stephen Hough returns to Malvern for the first time since March 2020. He does so with two of the biggest piano works in the nineteenth-century repertoire: Schumann’s Fantasie in C (written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Beethoven’s death and dedicated to Franz Liszt) and Liszt’s own monumental Sonata in B Minor. As he did in 2020, Stephen Hough also adds one of his own compositions to the repertoire, his…
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Conducted by Ben Gernon With Jennifer Pike (Violin) Programme: Schubert Symphony No.8 ‘Unfinished’ Bruch Violin Concerto Mozart Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’
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