Upcoming shows Upcoming shows http://britanniansuomalaiset.com Karita Mattila in London on 10/09/10
  • Artist: Karita Mattila
  • Date: Friday, September 10th 2010
  • Time: 7:30pm
  • City: London
  • Venue: Wigmore Hall
  • Address: 36 Wigmore Street, London W1
  • Country: UK
  • Notes: Performers Karita Mattila soprano Martin Katz piano Programme to include songs by: Schubert Brahms Berg Strauss Sibelius Madetoja About this concert To open Wigmore Hall’s 110th anniversary season we have a very special event. Hailed by Musical America in 2005 as ‘the most electrifying singing actress of our day’, Finnish soprano Karita Mattila traces almost a century of Austro-German song, and includes selections by Sibelius and by Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947), the composer she regards as ‘Finland’s hidden jewel’.
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  • Artist: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Date: Sunday, September 26th 2010
  • Time: 7:30pm
  • City: London
  • Venue: Royal Festival Hall
  • Address: Southbank Centre, London SE1
  • Country: UK
  • Notes: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Performance lasts approx. 5 hours, including 2 intervals. Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Gary Lehmann Tristan Christine Brewer Isolde Anne Sofie von Otter Brangäne John Relyea King Marke Jukka Rasilainen Kurwenal Stephen Gadd Melot Andrew Kennedy Shepherd, Sailor Darren Jeffery Helmsman Philharmonia Voices Bill Viola visual artist Peter Sellars artistic collaborator In one of the most passionate love stories ever told, Tristan and Isolde’s lives are set on a path to tragedy by the swapping of a bottle of poison for a love potion. Yet this tragedy also results in their all-encompassing love for each other, and the intensity of their passion is expressed through Wagner’s sumptuous chromaticism and lush orchestral colours. The opera is one of the peaks of the operatic repertory, and the climax of Isolde’s ‘Liebestod’ is one of the most moving and all-encompassing musical moments ever written. This concert performance, directed by Peter Sellars, will be set against the stunning backdrop of Bill Viola’s film projections, further exploring the emotional subtexts of the work. The performance will run for five hours and include two intervals.
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