Bridgewater HallManchester, North-West, M2 3WS, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| MacMillan, Sir James (b. 1959) | The Sacrifice: Three Interludes | |
| Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) | Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, song cycle, Op.31 | |
| Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) | Oedipus Rex | Libretto by Jean Cocteau, based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex |
Performers
| BBC Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| The Hallé Choir | ||
| HK Gruber | Conductor | |
| Richard Watkins | French horn | |
| Timothy Robinson | Tenor | Shepherd |
| Ian Bostridge | Tenor | Oedipus |
| Angelika Kirchschlager | Mezzo-soprano | Jocasta |
| Darren Jeffery | Baritone | Creon |
| Matthew Best | Bass | Tiresias |
| Neal Davies | Baritone | Messenger |
Pre-Concert 6.30pm
Ink Still Wet
Expect the unexpected with new music and performance in the foyer of The Bridgewater Hall.
In a ravaged land, a terrified people cry out for deliverance, but even great leaders can hide terrible secrets. Hear a timeless story made startlingly new, as HK Gruber and some of the greatest singers of our time join forces in Stravinsky's astonishing opera Oedipus Rex.
It's the jaw-dropping finish to a night of myth, poetry and basic instincts: from Britten's rapturous Serenade, through the passionate emotion of James MacMillan's The Sacrifice.
Tickets: £34, £27, £23, £19, £14, £10
Ink Still Wet
Expect the unexpected with new music and performance in the foyer of The Bridgewater Hall.
In a ravaged land, a terrified people cry out for deliverance, but even great leaders can hide terrible secrets. Hear a timeless story made startlingly new, as HK Gruber and some of the greatest singers of our time join forces in Stravinsky's astonishing opera Oedipus Rex.
It's the jaw-dropping finish to a night of myth, poetry and basic instincts: from Britten's rapturous Serenade, through the passionate emotion of James MacMillan's The Sacrifice.
Tickets: £34, £27, £23, £19, £14, £10
