2002: A Cultural Summary
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Last year, according to the tickets stripped from the kitchen noticeboard, I saw:
- 9 classical concerts (of which 5 were Proms, + 1 Prom-in-the-Park)
- 5 operas (2 of which were The Fairy Queen, by Purcell)
- 1 ballet
- 15 plays or similar (of which 2 were Macbeth)
- 3 gigs (Siouxsie & the Banshees: Oyster Band: Alabama 3)
- 16 films. Well, 9 films. (Fellowship of the Ring 6 times, The Two Towers 3 times ... pretty good since it only came out on 18th December ...)
The ticket stack is looking pretty empty right now ... still thinking of upcoming concerts!
If you're interested in seeing any of the following, leave a comment ...
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
Berlioz - The Trojans part 1 - Jan 27, 31: Feb 5, 12, 15, 21, 25, 27
Berlioz - The Trojans part 2 - May 8, 10, 14, 16, 23, 29, 31: June 3, 7
Verdi - Rigoletto - Feb 7, 10, 14, 20, 22, 26: Mar 4, 6, 8, 11, 14
Ruders - The Handmaid's Tale - April 3, 5, 9, 11, 14, 25: May 2
Handel - Alcina - April 16, 19, 24, 26: May 1, 3, 7, 9, 15, 17, 22
CONCERTS (many at South Bank Centre
Saturday 1st February '03 (2pm) - operetta film at the Barbican - Offenbach, Orphee aux Enfers / Mesdames de la Halle ... there's a whole season of these, but mostly G&S, though they are also doing Die Fledermaus on 22nd Feb
Saturday 8th Feb '03 - Maurizio Pollini at RFH - lots of Chopin (Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Berceuse etc), plus Debussy Preludes Book II.
Thursday 27th February '03 - King's Consort + James Bowman, Robin Blaze, Carolyn Sampson at Wigmore Hall - 'Hail Glorious Morn', misc Purcell
Sunday 16th March '03 (3pm) - Jane Eaglen at the Barbican - Song Recital inc lots of Bellini
Saturday 22nd March '03 - Kronos Quartet, Barbican - Terry Riley: The NASA Project - Sun Rings
Weds 2nd April '03 - Andreas Scholl, Camilla Tilling / Scharoun Ensemble at Barbican - Gubaidulina (Hommage a T S Eliot), Pergolesi (Stabat Mater)
Thursday 10th April '03 - King's Consort + James Bowman, Michael Chance, Sarah Connolly at Wigmore Hall - Handel Gala Concert
Sunday 4th May'03 - Daniele Gatti, Royal Philharmonic at RFH - Beethoven Leonore Overture, Piano Concerto #3, Symphony #7
Tuesday 3rd June '03 - Daniele Gatti, Royal Philharmonic at RFH - Beethoven Symphonies 8 & 9 - featuring Jean Rigby, Amanda Roocroft, Stephen O'Mara, Alastair Miles
Last year, according to the tickets stripped from the kitchen noticeboard, I saw:
- 9 classical concerts (of which 5 were Proms, + 1 Prom-in-the-Park)
- 5 operas (2 of which were The Fairy Queen, by Purcell)
- 1 ballet
- 15 plays or similar (of which 2 were Macbeth)
- 3 gigs (Siouxsie & the Banshees: Oyster Band: Alabama 3)
- 16 films. Well, 9 films. (Fellowship of the Ring 6 times, The Two Towers 3 times ... pretty good since it only came out on 18th December ...)
The ticket stack is looking pretty empty right now ... still thinking of upcoming concerts!
If you're interested in seeing any of the following, leave a comment ...
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
Berlioz - The Trojans part 1 - Jan 27, 31: Feb 5, 12, 15, 21, 25, 27
Berlioz - The Trojans part 2 - May 8, 10, 14, 16, 23, 29, 31: June 3, 7
Verdi - Rigoletto - Feb 7, 10, 14, 20, 22, 26: Mar 4, 6, 8, 11, 14
Ruders - The Handmaid's Tale - April 3, 5, 9, 11, 14, 25: May 2
Handel - Alcina - April 16, 19, 24, 26: May 1, 3, 7, 9, 15, 17, 22
CONCERTS (many at South Bank Centre
Saturday 1st February '03 (2pm) - operetta film at the Barbican - Offenbach, Orphee aux Enfers / Mesdames de la Halle ... there's a whole season of these, but mostly G&S, though they are also doing Die Fledermaus on 22nd Feb
Saturday 8th Feb '03 - Maurizio Pollini at RFH - lots of Chopin (Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Berceuse etc), plus Debussy Preludes Book II.
Thursday 27th February '03 - King's Consort + James Bowman, Robin Blaze, Carolyn Sampson at Wigmore Hall - 'Hail Glorious Morn', misc Purcell
Sunday 16th March '03 (3pm) - Jane Eaglen at the Barbican - Song Recital inc lots of Bellini
Saturday 22nd March '03 - Kronos Quartet, Barbican - Terry Riley: The NASA Project - Sun Rings
Weds 2nd April '03 - Andreas Scholl, Camilla Tilling / Scharoun Ensemble at Barbican - Gubaidulina (Hommage a T S Eliot), Pergolesi (Stabat Mater)
Thursday 10th April '03 - King's Consort + James Bowman, Michael Chance, Sarah Connolly at Wigmore Hall - Handel Gala Concert
Sunday 4th May'03 - Daniele Gatti, Royal Philharmonic at RFH - Beethoven Leonore Overture, Piano Concerto #3, Symphony #7
Tuesday 3rd June '03 - Daniele Gatti, Royal Philharmonic at RFH - Beethoven Symphonies 8 & 9 - featuring Jean Rigby, Amanda Roocroft, Stephen O'Mara, Alastair Miles
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Date: Thursday, January 2nd, 2003 07:06 am (UTC)By the way, I did email you my interests on the ticket front a while ago. Still got them?
M.
'Fixation'?
Date: Friday, January 3rd, 2003 03:30 am (UTC)Problem last year was that the people who wanted to go couldn't all make the same date. And it would have been a shame to make someone go on their own ...