Sadler's Wells Theatre - British Youth Opera - Rossini Double Bill / The Rake's Progress

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British Youth Opera - Rossini Double Bill / The Rake's Progress

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Following the success of Jonathan Dove's Flight in 2008, British Youth Opera presents a new programme of intriguing and little performed operas in association with its regular orchestra Southbank Sinfonia.

A double bill of Rossini comedies, Il Signor Bruschino and La Scala di Seta (The Silken Ladder) shows the composer in his most inventive and sparkling form. A rich gallery of characters lead the audience through a double helping of cunning plans, farcical misunderstandings, mistaken identities and inevitable happy endings.

Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress charts the dissolute career and eventual downfall of Tom Rakewell in a series of richly imaginative scenes. Igor Stravinsky's music, inspired by baroque and classical styles, is characterised by the beauty of its vocal writing which takes us on a journey through fantasy, magic and the supernatural as it examines the plight of the human condition.

Peacock Theatre

4 - 12 Sep 2009

Archived Show

Ticket office:

0844 412 4322

How to find us

Peacock Theatre
Portugal Street, Holborn, WC2

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Performance times

The Rake's Progress:
Sat 5, Wed 9 & Fri 11 at 7pm
Sung in English

Il Signor Bruschino and La Scala di Seta:
Fri 4, Tue 8 & Sat 12 at 7pm
Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Running time

The Rake's Progress: 2 hrs 50 min (including one 20 min interval) Il Signor Bruschino and La Scala di Seta: 3 hrs 10 min (including one 20 min interval)

Tickets

£8 - £30

Group Discounts
Groups 8+ 20% off stalls seats for most performances. more »
Not available online or in conjunction with any other offer. To book, call the Ticket Office on 0844 412 4322.

Please Note: Under 5s are not admitted to this event. more »