Opera: September - October 2005
OPERA AT THE LOWRY
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2005
Opera North’s children’s show The Pied Piper provides a wonderful opportunity to engage young audiences in the spectacle of an opera performance. The epitome of Grand Italian Opera is set to impress with Opera North’s concert performance of Nabucco and we welcome Pimlico Opera Company’s performance of Donizetti’s most popular comedy.
Pimlico Opera
L’Elisir D’Amore
Mon 19 September
Opera North
Nabucco
Thu 6 & Sat 8 October
The Pied Piper – Opera for Children
Mon 10 October
Pimlico Opera
L’Elisir D’Amore
By Gaetano Donizetti
Mon 19 September
With famous melodies and a sparkling story, this is Donizetti's most popular comedy. Poor Nemorino yearns for the lovely Adina but her eyes are on the smooth-talking sergeant. A travelling salesman guarantees his magic elixir will make Nemorino irresistible – and it does! But was it the elixir - or the news that Nemorino is not so poor after all?
Time 7pm
Tickets £12 - £16
Opera North
Nabucco
By Giuseppe Verdi
Thu 6 & Sat 8 October
Nabucco is based on the story of Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king who enslaves the Hebrews and proclaims himself a god. The opera includes Verdi’s most famous chorus, Va, pensiero, the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, but it is by no means the only musical highlight of an opera that is driven by the raw energy of Verdi’s youthful, abundantly tuneful score. A fine cast, including Alan Opie as Nabucco and Susan Patterson as Abigaille, has been assembled for these special concerts. With its splendidly brassy orchestration, exciting solo vocal writing and, above all, its magnificent choruses, Nabucco is the epitome of Grand Italian Opera at its most impressive.
Concert performance.
Sung in English.
Time Eves 7.15pm
Tickets £9.50 - £25
Opera North
The Pied Piper – Opera for Children
Mon 10 October
An exciting, newly commissioned small-scale opera, created as part of the work conducted by Opera North Education. Jane Buckler’s libretto retells the famous legend with a score inspired by eastern European folk music, written by Kate Pearson. This production is performed by a professional cast and will feature a chorus from a local primary school.
Designed especially for young audiences.
Time 7pm
Tickets Adults £6, Children £3
Posted on Tuesday, 28 June 2005 under Press Theatre Press