Royal Academy Opera are doing Massenet's charming fairytale opera Cendrillon directed by Christopher Cowell (18, 21, 22, 25/11).
The Academy's Haydn series continues apace. Both Christopher Hogwood and Dr Timothy Jones will be discussing their desert island Haydn symphonies (30/9, 11/10), Trevor Pinnock conducts the Academy Concert Orchestra in Haydn's Symphony no. 4 in D, plus music by Faure and Mozart (26/10). Haydn's symphonies no. 2, 26 and 36 feature in Margaret Faultless's concert with the Academy Baroque Orchestra (15/11)
The Academy's Bach Cantata series continues with Masaaki Suzuki conducting cantatas BWV5 and BWV41 (10/11). And Iain Ledingham directs cantatas BWV248iii, BWV183, BWV121 (1/12). There is a chance to hear the Academy's new Kuhn Organ in two Bach recitals by Danish organist Bine Bryndorf (17/11) and by Wolfgang Zerer (8/12)
Distinguished soprano Dame Gwyneth Jones will be talking about her life in the Barbilloli Lecture (27/9), a second lecture has Sir Mark Elder talking (25/10) and the third has guitarist John Williams (15/11). And there is a study day on travelling opera in Britain from the 19th century onwards (26/10)
Soprano Christina Gansch, winner of the 2012 Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks award gives a recital of music by Purcell, Quilter, Schubert, Mahler and Wolf (31/10). Christopher von Dohnanyi will be conducting the Academy Concert Orchestra in Schubert's Unfinished Symphony (22/11)
The Academy Manson Ensemble will be playing alongside members of London Sinfonietta in a performance of Stockhausen's Gruppen and music by Luigi Nono (6/10)
For anyone interested in exactly how a piano works, there is a fascinating illustrated talk on the Construction of the Modern Piano (22/10), and there is a lecture recital on Alkan's piano music using historic instruments (Alkan preferred Erard and Pleyel pianos) (27/11).
Further information from the Royal Academy of Music's website.
Elsewhere on this blog:
- Transports of Delight
- The Passion of Reason - CD review
- Buxton Festival - Gala Concert
- Buxton Festival - La Finta Giardiniera
- Buxton Festival - The Reunion
- Buxton Festival - A song of Love and Death
- Buxton Festival - Saint-Saens/Gounod Double Bill
- Curlew River
- Poulenc choral music - CD review
- Paul Mealor premiere - JAM at City of London Festival
- Messiah - Les Arts Florissants - CD review
- Les Pecheurs de Perles at OHP
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