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September 2018
Come and Sing Bizet!
Guildford Opera invite you to join them to explore the life of Georges Bizet through his operas. The afternoon will be led by our Music Director Lewis Gaston who will take us through his life and works, demonstrating his musical development as we learn and sing some of his well-known and also less familiar choruses. Registration 1.45-2pm Workshop 2-6.30pm. £15 (students free) including music score, tea/coffee and afternoon tea. Last date for applications: Wednesday August 29
Find out more »Carmen at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnuad Theatre
Featuring an impressive cast and accompanied by a live orchestra of more than 30 musicians, the Russian State Opera present a powerful and dramatic production of Bizet’s Carmen (Monday 10 September). Sung in French with English surtitles, this vibrant opera has it all: love, treachery, passion and betrayal. Times are variable please visit the website or call the box office. Tickets are on sale now! You can book your tickets by calling the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Box Office on 01483…
Find out more »La Traviata at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Guaranteed to delight you with sumptuous sets and splendid new costumes, the Russian State Opera return to Guildford with Verdi’s La Traviata (Tuesday 11 September), sung in Italian with English surtitles. A deeply moving piece, overflowing with emotion and containing moments of genius, La Traviata is a powerful, unforgettable experience. Times are variable please visit the website or call the box office. Tickets are on sale now! You can book your tickets by calling the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Box Office…
Find out more »Surrey Mozart Players – September Concert
Surrey Mozart Players, under the baton of guest conductor, Edward Farmer, is delighted to present their first concert of the 2018-19 season with a performance of Beethoven’s much-loved Symphony no. 7 (as featured in ‘The King’s Speech’). Peter Facer, considered to be one of the most talented oboists of his generation will be the soloist for the charming and technically spectacular Oboe Concerto by Richard Strauss and the concert opens with Mozart’s crackling Symphony no. 35 (Haffner).
Find out more »October 2018
Celebrity Lunchtime Recital – CIRRUS
Martin Smith, Suzanne Loze, violins; Morgan Goff, viola; David Burrowes, cello Cirrus, is a flexibly sized group, made up of leading solo and chamber music performers based in London, the core of which is the string quartet. The group has released a number of CDs , the most recent of which is a CD of String Sextets. Cirrus has performed at the Wigmore Hall, been recorded by BBC radio and appeared on TV. The cellist, David Burrowes teaches at…
Find out more »Southern Pro Musica – Mozart and Beethoven
Join Southern Pro Musica for Mozart and Beethoven (Sunday 21 October). The evening will offer a feast of music by two of the greatest classical composers, played by the outstanding professional orchestra Southern Pro Musica under their conductor Jonathan Willcocks, featuring Martin Owen. Ticket Info: Variable, please call box office or visit the website. Box Office: 01483 44 00 00 Website: www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
Find out more »Mozart and Beethoven
This will be a feast of music by two of the greatest classical composers, Mozart and Beethoven. At the heart of the concert is Mozart’s ever-popular Horn Concerto no. 4 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s principal horn Martin Owen as soloist. Martin is widely regarded as one of Europe’s leading horn players, appearing as guest Principal Horn with the major London orchestras and those further afield, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of Europe. As the climax to…
Find out more »November 2018
Guildford Opera Company – A Masked Ball
A liberal ruler walks a tightrope between rival factions whilst harbouring a secret love for his best friend’s wife. Fuelled by fate and the supernatural, political and sexual intrigues become tragically entwined. Verdi’s twin passions for political reform and profound drama meet perfectly in this exciting work. Vivid characters tell a tale that is serious but never sombre, laced with irony and dark humour and crowned by wonderful music. Stephen Oliver’s production set in post-1900 Europe reflects an era about…
Find out more »The Nutcracker at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
The Russian State Ballet returns with the eternal seasonal favourite The Nutcracker (Thursday 29 November) directed and choreographed by the former award-winning Bolshoi Ballet Soloist, Konstantin Uralsky. A truly captivating piece of theatre and a wonderful introduction to ballet, the show continues to capture the hearts and imaginations of all generations across the world. Times are variable please visit the website or call the box office. Tickets are on sale now! You can book your tickets by calling the Yvonne…
Find out more »Swan Lake at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
The Russian State Ballet presents the beautifully compelling tale of tragic romance, Swan Lake (Friday 30 November). From the opulent splendour of the palace ballroom to the moonlit lake where majestic swans glide in perfect formation, this ballet really has it all, capturing the full range of human emotions: hope and despair, terror and tenderness, melancholy and ecstasy. Times are variable please visit the website or call the box office Tickets are on sale now! You can book your tickets by…
Find out more »December 2018
Seafarers Royal Marines Band Concert at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Seafarers UK, the leading maritime charity, comes to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre for the first time with the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Portsmouth. Seafarers UK Royal Marines Band Concert (Saturday 1 December) brings you an evening of truly exciting musical and military spectacle, including traditional, classical Big Band sound and vocals from the talented musicians of the Royal Marines Band Service. Ticket Info: Variable, please call box office or visit the website. Box Office: 01483 44 00…
Find out more »Surrey Mozart Players – December Concert
Surrey Mozart Players, under the baton of exciting young guest conductor, Christopher Stark, warmly invites you to a concert of classical and romantic music to brighten up a winter’s evening. We welcome back local violin soloist, Emmanuel Bach, to perform Bruch’s dazzling and glorious Violin Concerto – “one of the best works of the Romantic period” (Classic FM). Also on the programme are Mendelssohn’s Symphony no. 4 (Italian) full of summer sunshine and the concert opens with Haydn’s witty and…
Find out more »January 2019
Songs from the Shows – Musical highlights from stage and screen
The South's outstanding professional orchestra, Southern Pro Musica, will be returning to Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Friday 11th January 2019 for its annual celebration of the New Year. SPM will be joined by the renowned GSA Singers from Guildford School of Acting for an evening of musical highlights from stage and screen. With favourites from the great musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lerner & Loewe, together with some of the greatest film scores ever, this will be a…
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