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Buxton Opera House
Water Street
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6XN
England
Programme
Ralph Vaughan-Williams – Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
William Walton – Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff
Manuel de Falla – Nana for Cello and Guitar
Joaquín Turina – The Prayer of the Bullfighter
Manuel de Falla – Danse Espanglole
Benjamin Britten – Simple Symphony: Saraband
Isaac Albéniz – Iberia: Evocation, El Corpus en Sevilla, Triana
Georges Bizet – Carmen: Habanera
Joaquín Turina – The Prayer of the Bullfighter
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias
Edward Elgar – Serenade for String Orchestra in E Minor, Op.20
Edward Elgar – The Spanish Lady, Op.89
William Walton – Touch her soft lips and part
Gioachino Rossini – William Tell: Overture
Percy Grainger – Londonderry Air
Benjamin Britten – Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato
Gustav Holst – St Paul's Suite, Op.29 no.2
Edward Elgar – Chanson de Matin, Op.15 no.2
Performers
David Le Page – Conductor / violin
Mark Ashford – classical guitar
Orchestra of the Swan
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
Red Sky at Sunrise follows Laurie Lee through his much-loved trilogy, Cider with Rosie, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, and A Moment of War, when Lee famously walked out of the Slad valley one midsummer morning, and ended up fighting with the International Brigades against Franco’s forces in the Spanish Civil War.
Two of our best-loved actors, Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones, Wolf Hall, Endeavour) and Charlie Hamblett (Killing Eve, Ghosts, The Burning Girls) play the role of Laurie Lee older and younger, along with a rich array of other characters. Together, they celebrate Lee’s engaging humour, as well as his darker side, in a performance that has startling resonance with modern events.
Devised as a show by Judy Reaves, the text by Laurie Lee has been adapted by Deirdre Shields. David Le Page has devised a gorgeous musical programme performed by Orchestra of the Swan, that weaves around Lee’s writing, from the lush Gloucestershire countryside Lee made famous in Cider With Rosie, to the dry landscapes of Spain, via the music of Vaughan Williams, Walton, Holst, Elgar, Britten, Grainger, Albeniz, Turina and De Falla. Featuring guitarist Mark Ashford performing Asturias, Sevilla and Spanish Romance.
