Music Inspired by Shakespeare at St George's Bristol, Bristol on Saturday 19th November 2016

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Music Inspired by Shakespeare

Add to my Calendar 19-11-2016 19:30 19-11-2016 21:30 36 Music Inspired by Shakespeare 2016 marks 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare. An amazing array of music has been composed to accompany films and for operas based on the Bard’s plays. To mark this special year, Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra performs works ranging from Verdi’s Macbeth to Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet (featuring the famous Montagues and Capulets). Join the Orchestra under the baton of its new, exciting conductor Tianyi Lu, for an evening in homage to the greatest playwright of all time. St George's Bristol, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England

Saturday 19th November 2016
7:30 PM

Programme

Giuseppe Verdi – Macbeth: Overture
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet (fantasia-overture)
Jean Sibelius – The Tempest, Op.109
~ Interval ~
Otto Nicolai – The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sergey Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet (2nd suite), Op.64ter

Performers

Tianyi Lu – Conductor

Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra

Programme Note

2016 marks 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare. An amazing array of music has been composed to accompany films and for operas based on the Bard’s plays. To mark this special year, Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra performs works ranging from Verdi’s Macbeth to Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet (featuring the famous Montagues and Capulets). Join the Orchestra under the baton of its new, exciting conductor Tianyi Lu, for an evening in homage to the greatest playwright of all time.

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