Week 39, 24-30 September, 2012
Monday 24 September 2012
Lunchtime Recitals: Lunchtime Recital: Mike Hext leads a jazz programme featuring music of the artists of the Blue Note era
Event13:00Crush RoomThe regular free lunchtime recitals feature the rising stars of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and The Royal Opera Chorus and Southbank Sinfonia.
Ring Cycle Pre-performance Talks: Ring Cycle PPT
PPT18:30Clore ReservedInformal introductions to each Ring cycle from the production team.
Das Rheingold
Performance19:30Main Stage OLD (Facility 97)The first opera in Der Ring des Nibelungen introduces Wagner's vast, mythical world. Keith Warner's rich production combines the epic and the contemporary.
Wednesday 26 September 2012
The Royal Ballet in Class: The RB in Class BP1
Event10:30Clore ReservedGain unique access to the studio as dancers and their coaches rehearse roles in detail to achieve the excellence of performance seen on stage.
Die Walküre
Performance16:00Main Stage OLD (Facility 97)The second opera in the Ring cycle contains some of Wagner's most memorable music. Love and power collide in Keith Warner's multi-layered production.
In Conversation with... (Ballet): In Conversation with Melissa Hamilton and Eric Underwood
Event19:30Clore ReservedStep into the world of ballet through these up close interviews with leading dancers and well-known ballet personalities.
Thursday 27 September 2012
In the Locked Room / Ghost Patrol: Locked Room / Ghost Patrol
Performance19:45Linbury StudioA closed door sparks an obsession with dramatic consequences. Leading composer Huw Watkins collaborates with poet David Harsent work in this powerful opera.
Friday 28 September 2012
Insights: Der Ring des Nibelungen: Wagner: the bigger picture - Politics and Power
Event19:30Clore ReservedThese events provide an invaluable opportunity to learn more about Der Ring des Nibelungen.
In the Locked Room / Ghost Patrol: Locked Room / Ghost Patrol
Performance19:45Linbury StudioA closed door sparks an obsession with dramatic consequences. Leading composer Huw Watkins collaborates with poet David Harsent work in this powerful opera.
Saturday 29 September 2012
Siegfried
Performance15:00Main Stage OLD (Facility 97)Keith Warner’s production of the third opera in Wagner's epic Ring cycle combines elemental forces with contemporary concerns.
In the Locked Room / Ghost Patrol: Locked Room / Ghost Patrol
Performance19:45Linbury StudioA closed door sparks an obsession with dramatic consequences. Leading composer Huw Watkins collaborates with poet David Harsent work in this powerful opera.
Sunday 30 September 2012
Swan Lake: Insights: A beginner's guide to Swan Lake
Event14:00Linbury StudioWith instantly recognizable music and a timeless story of good against evil, Swan Lake is the greatest of Romantic ballets. Anthony Dowell's production draws upon the opulent style of 1890s Russia.
