Non-competition Programmes
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6 – WAR REQUIEM
Benjamin Britten wrote the War Requiem in 1962 in protest against the madness of war. The occasion was the consecration of the new cathedral in Coventry, the old one having been completely destroyed during the Second World War. The War Requiem is...
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5 – GIOACHINO ROSSINI: OTELLO OSSIA IL MORO DI VENEZIA
Cecilia Bartoli has struck gold once again with a coloratura role that lets her showcase not only her virtuosity, but also her overwhelming gracefulness. As Desdemona in Rossini’s “Otello ossia il Moro di Venezia” – loosely based on Shakespeare –,...
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4 – CHARLES GOUNOD: FAUST
With Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, René Pape as the devil, and Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first...
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3 – GIOACHINO ROSSINI: LE COMTE ORY
When Cecilia Bartoli makes her stage entrance in this production of Rossini’s “Le Comte Ory,” one can hardly believe that this prim and proper bourgeoise is really her. But when she starts singing, it is clear that we have the passionate...
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2 – MARRIS JANSONS CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 / JANÁČEK’S GLAGOLITIC MASS
In this performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the world-famous Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of its chief conductor Mariss Jansons, the soloist is the distinguished star pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who is known...
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1 – TWO CITIES ALONG THE RIVER VLTAVA – MOLDAU, CESKY KRUMLOV AND PRAGUE
Visual impressionism and poem by Dolf Enters and original composed music by Merijn Rombout.
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