Opera & Dance322 total entries
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Alonzo King Lines Ballet
Opens: 26/08/2010 Closes: 29/08/2010
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
This San Francisco-based international touring group makes its UK debut with an engaging double bill. Dust and Light honours the lyrical intricacies of composers Arcangelo Corelli and Francis Poulenc, while Rasa is a surprising collaboration between contemporary ballet and classical tabla rhythms, aided by Grammy winner Zakir Hussain.
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Parabelo/Onqotô
Opens: 20/08/2010 Closes: 23/08/2010
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The Brazilian dance group Grupo Corpo performs two thematically metaphysical pieces at this year's Edinburgh International Festival. Parabelo celebrates the devotional teachings of a remote Brazilian region, while Onqotô considers the origins of the universe through an intense football match between Rio's top teams. Set to local beats, colourful costumes and energetic choreography. |
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Idomeneo
Opens: 20/08/2010
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Sir Roger Norrington conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus's performance of one of Mozart's great triumphs, Idomeneo. Following the Trojan War, love and destruction strike with astonishing force. Features hotly anticipated performances from accomplished American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and celebrated Mozart interpreter Kurt Streit.
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Montezuma
Opens: 14/08/2010 Closes: 17/08/2010
King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Imagine one of the most remarkable intrigues of 16th-century Aztec history compressed into a three-act opera. Cortés and Montezuma disrobe, unleashing an exhilarating and rarely enacted conquest of otherness. An ensemble of international talent, musical novelty and sensational depth.
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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Opens: 14/08/2010 Closes: 17/08/2010
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
An American classic revived with European panache, this take on Porgy and Bess is threaded with magic. George Gershwin's magnificent score, along with artistic direction from choreographers José Montalvo and Dominique Hervieu, make this is a must-see. If you can get a ticket.
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Into the Woods
Opens: 06/08/2010 Closes: 11/09/2010
Open Air Theatre, London
Judi Dench at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre? Well, sort of. The Dame will provide the voice of the Giant in this comic transfiguration of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. Tony Award nominee Jenna Russell will lead the cast through a production that mixes characters from different tales - with some surprising outcomes.
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_DRIFT Urban Sound Series
Opens: 06/08/2010 Closes: 08/08/2010
The Old Vic Tunnels, London
The Old Vic Tunnels and the gist of it host a tri-themed underground remix of visual arts and performance. Musician Johnny Parry anchors each night of film and music, which delivers combinations such as electro-classical and technic-polka. Acts include: Partial Gathering; Look, Stranger; The Gin Riots; and Shelley Parker & Paul Purgas.
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Five Guys Named Moe
Opens: 04/08/2010 Closes: 02/10/2010
UK Tour
Upbeat dance numbers and plenty of jazz. This 20th anniversary revival opens in Edinburgh before returning to its beginnings at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Its creator - The Wire's Clarke Peters - takes the lead role as Nomax, directed by the distinguished Paulette Randall and with choreography by Olivier Award nominee Paul J Medford.
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Le Corsaire
Opens: 02/08/2010 Closes: 05/08/2010
Royal Opera House, London
Energy and artistry abound as the Bolshoi Ballet ignites a plot based loosely on Byron's poem, The Corsair. Near the Ionian Sea, Greeks, Armenians, and Turks ensnare one another in a political turmoil that ends up being escalated by love. Internationally applauded choreography incorporates a mix of composers, pushing ballet to its limit.
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Francesca da Rimini
Opens: 30/07/2010 Closes: 13/08/2010
Opera Holland Park, London
Zandonai's opera tells the familiar story of what can go wrong when politically-charged lust mingles with innocent love. The musical accompaniment is inspired by greats like Puccini, Strauss and Wagner. Leads Cheryl Barker and Julian Gavin deftly deliver this medieval thriller of tragedy and deceit. |
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