Fantasio – The Dialogue Sessions
Sunday approaches and the cast of Offenbach’s Fantasio join conductor Sir Mark Elder to brush up on their French… BOOK TICKETS The post Fantasio – The Dialogue Sessions appeared first on Orchestra of...
View ArticleFantasio – Audience & Press Reactions
Last night saw fresh life breathed into Offenbach’s lost opera Fantasio, and the first batch of reviews are in… Classical Source had this to say: ‘With deceptive ease, Elder guided the score from...
View ArticleOffenbach’s Fantasio – Audience Reactions
On 15 December we took Offenbach’s Fantasio to the Royal Festival Hall, with Sir Mark Elder conducting an all-star cast including Sarah Connolly and Brenda Rae. Here’s what the audience had to say...
View ArticleFantasio – Pre-Concert Talk
In this podcast, Sir Mark Elder gives an introduction to our performance of Offenbach’s Fantasio, which took place at Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank, 15 December 2013. The post Fantasio –...
View ArticleGamechangers: Symphonic Greats Playlist
On 8 April we’ll be joined by Semyon Bychkov at the Royal Festival Hall for Symphonic Greats, featuring two monumental masterpieces; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Schubert’s Great Symphony No. 9....
View ArticleGamechangers: Symphonic Greats – Listen again
Last night we joined Semyon Bychkov in a packed Royal Festival Hall for Beethoven’s explosive Symphony No. 7 and Schubert’s epic Symphony No.9. But fear not – BBC Radio 3 were there to capture the...
View ArticleMessiah, 9 Dec – Audience Feedback
We started the festive season on Tuesday with our performance of Messiah at the Royal Festival Hall. Robert Howarth conducted the OAE, the Choir of the Enlightenment, and four dazzling soloists in...
View Article“Contribution to the whole is shared equally throughout the orchestra”
If you attend our concert with Sarah Connolly next Monday at the Royal Festival Hall, you’ll notice there’s a big Orchestra, but no conductor. Instead, our Leader Kati Debretzeni directs the Orchestra...
View ArticleThe Corridors of Power: playlist preview
One of the more unusual concerts in our 2017/18 Visions, Illusions and Delusions season is The Corridors of Power, a mixture of Haydn and Mozart conducted by our old friend Ádám Fischer. Firstly, we’ll...
View ArticleFantasio in a nutshell
‘It’s confusing but….life is’ Sir Mark Elder on Fantasio. Indeed it is, but do you think you can sum up Offenbach’s Fantasio in 140 characters? Whoever explains it best will win two top price seats to...
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