Come and enjoy a wonderful evening of music in the beautiful grounds of Bicton's Italian Gardens. Bring a picnic and listen to the South West British Telecom Band, India's finest tenor Anando Mukerjee, and soprano Laure Meloy. Music will include popular operatic arias and songs from musical theatre The concert will conclude with all your 'proms' favourites and a spectacular firework display by the lake.
Tickets are £15 for adults and £7.50 for 16 years and under. Available online at www.hospiscare.co.uk and from Hospiscare fundraising team, telephone 01392 688020.
Troy is under siege. In the city, the old King recounts the events leading up to the war, waiting for his own death. All the familiar characters and stories – Hector and Achilles, Paris, Helen and the gods – are brought to life in this memorable meditation on the futility of war. Brilliant, insightful and musically gripping, King Priam is a prime example of British opera at its best.
Musically charming and dreamlike, this cross between an opera and a musical re-creates the great myth of the American frontier – peopled by a giant, singing geese and cats, dancing Swedes, lumberjacks, and good and bad cooks. The score is brilliantly inventive, mixing elements of blues, folk songs and hymns in a witty and irreverent response to the American Dream.
Sung in English.
www.englishtouringopera.org.uk
Tickets: A £33 B £30 C £24 D £19
Concs: £2 discount
Student Standby: £8
Pre-Show Talk: 6.30pm Fri 16 May in the Council Chamber,...
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