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A
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM |
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| Wednesday
5th to Saturday 8th March 2008 - 7.30pm |
Northern
Ballet Theatre brings its magic to Shakespeare’s
most bewitching play in this critically acclaimed
dance version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The romantic antics of a touring dance company
are played out on one midsummer night as the
company travels by sleeper train from London
to Edinburgh. Dior inspired costumes and stylish
black and white sets provide a dazzling contrast
to the glorious Technicolor of the dream-world,
whilst David Nixon’s choreography brings
out the comedy, romance and entanglements of
this enchanting story. Set to music by Mendelssohn
and Brahms, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
is one of NBT’s most magical productions.
There
is a 2.30pm matinee on the Thursday and Saturday.
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RSNO
FAVOURITES - TCHAIKOVSKY 4 |
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| Sunday
9th March 2008 - 6pm |
The
Royal Scottish National Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky's
fourth symphony is a favourite of many, written
by this very popular composer at the height
of his powers. Kernis - New
Era Dance Mozart - Piano Concerto
No22 K482 Tchaikovsky - Symphony
No4. Rossen Milanov
is the conductor for the evening with Jonathan
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FAUST
- EDINBURGH GRAND OPERA |
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| Wednesday
12th to Saturday 15th March 2008 - 7.15pm |
Sung
in French with English Supertitles. Lust, lies,
damnation. Edinburgh Grand Opera presents Charles
Gounod's classic version of Goethe's dark tale.
A highly-charged drama with some of the most
famous music in the repertoire. Would you sell
your soul to the devil for an object of fantasy?
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| Wednesday
19th March 2008 - 7.30pm |
Don't
miss award-winning SDT's latest programme of
NEW and ORIGINAL works – with thrilling
new choreography by the next generation of exciting
dance-makers. One of the only UK dance companies
around to regularly commission and tour new
work, SDT returns to Edinburgh with an evening
full of treasures featuring an exhilarating
piece by rising star Hofesh Shechter (‘Shechter
is a true original' - The Guardian) and tenderhook
by Liv Lorent (creator of the Herald Angel Award-winning
LUXURIA). (back
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| Wednesday
26th and Thursday 27th March 2008 - 1pm &
5pm |
Music
performed by Soloists of the Philharmonia
Orchestra. A spectacular staging of one of
the most delightful and well-loved orchestral
works of the 20th century. This classic story
of brave Peter and his pursuit of the hungry
wolf, aided by his friends the cat, the bird
and the duck is thrillingly brought to life
through dance, music and narration. With a
new first act this family production is Peter
and the Wolf as you've never seen it before!
Please be advised that this production is
suitable for ages 4+. Children under this
age will not be admitted and no baby ticket
is available. Approx. 1 hour 30 mins including
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RSNO
- DENEVE CONDUCTS GREAT BALLETS: DAPHNIS ET
CHLOE |
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Friday
28th
March 2008 - 7.30pm
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In
this programme of sensuous French music, including
Ravel's greatest and most passionate work,
Daphnis et Chloé, Denève once
again introduces another fantastic Roussel
revelation, Symphony No4. The incomparable
Steven Isserlis returns to perform Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No 1. Roussel -
Symphony No4
Saint-Saëns - Cello
Concerto No1 Ravel - Daphnis
et Chloé (complete). Stéphane
Denève is the conductor for the evening,
with Steven Isserlis on the cello and the
RSNO Chorus performing. (back
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EDINBURGH
YOUTH ORCHESTRA |
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Saturday
29th March 2008 - 7.30pm |
Spring
Concert Tour 2008. Garry Walker is the conductor
for the evening with John Wallace being the
soloist. The Programme: Copland
- Fanfare for the Common Man Hummel
- Trumpet Concerto Mahler
- 1st Symphony. The EYO under conductor Garry
Walker presents an exciting programme, with
soloist John Wallace performing the stunning
Hummel Trumpet Concerto. The evening begins
with Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man
and ends with Mahler's magnificent First Symphony.
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I'M
SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE - SOLD
OUT!!! |
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Sunday
30th March 2008 - 7.30pm |
Spring
Concert Tour 2008. Garry Walker is the conductor
for the evening with John Wallace being the
soloist. The Programme: Copland
- Fanfare for the Common Man Hummel
- Trumpet Concerto Mahler
- 1st Symphony. The EYO under conductor Garry
Walker presents an exciting programme, with
soloist John Wallace performing the stunning
Hummel Trumpet Concerto. The evening begins
with Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man
and ends with Mahler's magnificent First Symphony.
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Sunday
6th April 2008 - 6pm |
A
concert celebrating Scotland's special affinity
with Russian music and musicians, featuring
music from three different genres and eras:
an energetic ballet by Stravinsky, Russia's
greatest opera and one of Rachmaninov's finest
contributions to the symphonic repertoire.
Stravinsky - Divertimento
from The Fairy's Kiss. Tchaikovsky
- Tatiana's Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin
Rachmaninov - Symphony No3.
The conductor for the evening is Alexander
Lazerev. Ekaterina Shcherbachenko is the soprano.
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NEDERLANDS
DANS THEATER 1 |
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Friday
11th and Saturday 12th April 2008 - 7.30pm |
A
triple bill brimming with choreographic invention.
Two works by Jiri Kylián: Wings of
Wax has a magical, mercurial quality as eight
black-clad dancers dart in and out of a mysterious
darkness; Tar and Feathers sees a pianist
perched metres above the stage, playing fragments
of Mozart while three men and three women
deliver frozen poses and sudden outbursts.
Drawn onward by Lightfoot-Leon sees the dancers
faced with a massive door that periodically
opens then clangs shut. Curiosity, apprehension,
uncertainty and resolve flood through this
piece with a compelling and gripping intensity.
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Monday
14th to Saturday 19th April 2008 - 7.30pm |
TV
and theatre favourite Gary Wilmot leads a
spectacular brand new production of Half a
Sixpence, featuring all your favourite songs
such as Flash Bang Wallop, If The Rain's Got
To Fall and, of course, Half a Sixpence. Arthur
Kipps is an orphan and a draper's apprentice
in London at the turn of the century. He inherits
a fortune and becomes engaged to an upper-class
girl but his good luck ends when he breaks
off his engagement to marry a working-class
girl and loses his money in a crooked business
scheme. A fantastic company of actors, singers,
dancers and musicians re-create this heart
warming story of love and laughter which the
whole family will enjoy!
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RSNO
- DENEVE CONDUCTS GREAT BALLETS: RITE OF SPRING |
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Sunday
20th April 2008 - 6pm |
The
atmosphere is sure to be electrifying when
Denève conducts the RSNO in one of
the greatest works of the 20th Century, still
brilliant, fresh, bold and very, very exciting
after almost 100 years. Ravel -
Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Mozart
- Piano Concerto No17 in G Major K453 Stravinsky
- The Rite of Spring. Stéphane Denève
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Tuesday
22nd and Wednesday 23rd April 2008 - 7.30pm |
Daniel
O'Donnell, Ireland's most popular easy listening
entertainer, goes from strength to strength.
Since the turn of the century he has had seven
UK Top Ten albums, four UK No.1. DVD's, created
a completely new spectacular rock'n'roll show
that toured the UK and Ireland, established
himself as a major star in America, successfully
toured Australia and New Zealand and been
placed in the UK Top 50 artists of the decade
in a national TV music documentary. Quite
an impressive start to the new millennium.
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MOON
WATER - CLOUD GATE DANCE THEATRE OF TAIWAN |
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Friday
25th and Saturday 26th April 2008 - 8pm |
Renowned
for delivering spellbinding, spiritual performances,
spiritual performances, Cloud Gate perform
this piece set to Bach's Suites for solo cello.
Mirrors appear on stage, reflecting the image
of the moving dancers and the patterns of
the white brush strokes of the set. Water
then flows onto the floor itself and becomes
a huge mirror reflecting dancing bodies. Choreographer
Lin Hwai-min has a truly unique style, integrating
meditation, tai-chi, martial arts and Chinese
opera movement with modern dance and ballet.
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RSNO
FAVOURITES - ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA |
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| Sunday
27th April 2008 - 6pm |
Right
from its spectacular opening Sunrise fanfare,
Strauss' tone poem Also sprach Zarathust | | | |