The Autumn Term of Ross Alley's Opera Lectures


A Shakespearean theme to the latest series of talks

A new term of opera lectures by Ross Alley is due to begin. The talks take place on Fridays afternoons in the The Friends Meeting House, Woodville Road, Ealing W5 2SE.

 Ross Alley

The first half of this series examines operas that can be seen in London, either live or at the cinema while, in honour of the 400 th anniversary in commemoration of Shakespeare this year, the second half is dedicated to operatic works based on the plots of his plays.

16 Sept

Carmen (Cadogan Hall)

Bizet

23 Sept

Tristan und Isolde (1) (MET)

Wagner

30 Sept

Tristan und Isolde (2) (MET)

Wagner

7 Oct

Don Giovanni (MET)

Mozart

14 Oct

Les contes d’Hoffmann (1) (ROH)

Offenbach

21 Oct

Les contes d’Hoffmann (2) (ROH)

Offenbach

28 Oct

HALF-TERM THIS WEEK

 

4 Nov

Macbeth

Verdi

11 Nov

Otello

Rossini

18 Nov

Otello

Verdi

25 Nov

Falstaff

Verdi

2 Dec

I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Bellini

9 Dec

Roméo et Juliette

Gounod

Lectures begin at 10.05am and end at 12.20pm. Tea or coffee and biscuits included. £10.00 per lecture, pay at the door. For more information please call: Siggi Oldfield on (020) 8840 4364

September 6, 2016