SbS perform 'La Bohème' with BYO in 2010 © Mike Hoban
Saturday 3, Tuesday 6 & Friday 9 September 2011
Peacock Theatre, London
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Mozart’s masterly comedy of class, cross-dressing, mistaken identities and marriage, Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata (‘The Marriage of Figaro, or the Day of Madness’), provides a perfect vehicle for the high-energy performances which have become a hallmark of British Youth Opera productions.
Alexander Ingram conductor
William Kerley director
For booking and further information, visit www.byo.org.uk
Southbank Sinfonia and British Youth Opera will also be performing Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia. To find out more, click here
SbS perform 'La Bohème' with BYO in 2010 © Mike Hoban
Wednedsay 7 September 2011, 7.30pm; Saturday 10 September 7.00pm
Peacock Theatre, London
Sung in English
Benjamin Britten The Rape of Lucretia
Written in 1946, Britten’s first chamber opera is an intimate protrayal of a personal tragedy with historic consequences, set against a backdrop of war.
The iconic tale of the last Prince of Rome’s assault on the virtuous Lucretia makes for a piece of darkly dramatic and morally ambiguous theatre, its searing intensity heightened by Britten’s music: dramatic, lyrical, and perfectly suited to a cast drawn from the country’s top young singers.
Peter Robinson conductor
Martin Lloyd-Evans director
For booking and further information, visit www.byo.org.uk
Southbank Sinfonia and British Youth Opera will also be performing Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. To find out more, click here
Saturday 17 September – Sunday 2 October
National Theatre, London
Jonathan Miller director
Paul Goodwin conductor
Matthew Truscott guest leader
Soloists include:
Andrew Staples • Ruby Hughes
Sally Bruce-Payne • James Laing
Benjamin Hulett
Bach St Matthew Passion
Following the success of Tom Stoppard and André Previn’s Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Southbank Sinfonia returns to the National Theatre for a dramatic performance of the St Matthew Passion. Director Jonathan Miller explores the dramatic and universal themes of one of the greatest works of the Baroque era.
Tickets
For further ticket and performance details, contact the National Theatre Box Office
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk | 020 7452 3000
Thursday 22 September – Saturday 1 October 2011
Young Vic
Kurt Weill Street Scene
Keith Lochart / Tim Murray conductors
John Fulljames director
Dick Bird Design
Jon Clark Light
Arthur Pita Choreography
Southbank Sinfonia Touring
A glorious blend of Broadway musical and American opera, Street Scene won the first ever Tony Award for Kurt Weill, confirming him as one of the 20th century’s most original and popular composers. His score features scintillating show tunes, operatic arias, jazz, the blues and spirituals. Adapted by Elmer Rice from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, with lyrics by the great poet of Harlem, Langston Hughes.
Tickets
£29.50 £25 £17.50 £10
For further information and to book tickets, go to www.youngvic.org or call the box office on 020 7922 2922.
Running from Thursday 15 September with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia Touring takes over from Thursday 22 September at the Young Vic, and then takes it on tour:
Tuesday 4 October: The Anvil, Basingstoke
Friday 7 – Saturday 8 October: Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Tuesday 11 – Wednesday 12 October: The Riverfront Theatre, Newport
Friday 14 – Saturday 15 October: Hull Truck Theatre
See individual dates on the calendar for further tour information.
