Around London, things you may want to see..

There are a couple of things in London to check out, which seem to be less know of :-)

If you wonder what the ROH orchestra is doing when they are not playing in the House, well:

As you can see, they are playing with Tony Pappano at the Cardogan Hall:

Sunday 27 February, 2011, 7pm

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Zurich International Concert Series 2010-11

Antonio Pappano Conductor/Piano

Thomas Hampson Baritone

Klaus Florian Vogt Tenor

Programme:Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A minor

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (chamber version, arranged Schoenberg completed Rainer Riehn)

Tickets are still available at the above link :-)

And -

On Thursday 10th February 2011 Italian baritone Massimo Cavalletti will make his Rosenblatt Recitals debut in London and will perform songs and arias by composers including Rossini, Mozart, Tosti, Denza, Toselli, Bizet, Donizetti, Bellini, Cipriano and Verdi ( full recital program in the link).

Thursday 10 February, 7:30pm
St John’s, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA
Tickets £20 £15 £10 (concessions £10)
Box office: 020 7222 1061
Online booking: www.sjss.org.uk

You can read more about his repertoire in the recital link as well. The Lucca-born baritone received praising reviews for his different roles in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and Puccini’s La Bohème: Massimo Cavalletti has a “perfect diction and captivating presence on stage” (Musical Criticism), “full of life and fun” (Opera Britannia), “his singing is robust and lively” (New York Times).

If you are a student you can get the following discount - Rosenblatt Recitals offer £15 tickets for £5 when students come to St John’s box office and show their student card, quoting ‘Student Rosenblatt’.

Furthermore if you sign up to the Rosenblatt Recitals mailing list you will receive 50% off your first ticket purchase.

A small amuse bouche:( as i miss listening to Lucia...)

Thanks unmaxfan for the videos!

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