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Glyndebourne on Tour Norwich Theatre Royal, November 17th-21st Glyndebourne’s 2015 visit to Norwich Theatre Royal sees three exciting and imaginative opera productions presented, Photo: Bill Cooper
all with stunning costumes, breath-taking music and performances from the next generation of opera stars.
Selim, a Turkish despot. Entführung is considered Mozart’s first
First to be performed will be Don Pasquale, directed by
fully mature opera and boasts some of his most spectacular
Mariame Clément. This opulent period staging catches the
vocal music.
sparkling essence of Donizetti’s tuneful tale of an old
Handel’s Saul is on stage on November 20th, at 7.15pm. The
bachelor’s romantic delusions and the young lovers who
opera features a musical score of heart-breaking beauty and
outwit him and is on stage on November 17th at 7.15pm, and on November 19th, at 2pm.
intensity taking the audience into a nightmare world of madness and despair. The first of Handel’s great English
Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail will be performed on
oratorios, Saul is an evening of dramatic choruses, bravura
November 18th, and November 21st, at 7.15pm. It tells the
solo singing and the famous ‘Dead March’, telling the well-
tale of the young Spanish nobleman Belmonte as he attempts
known Biblical tale of the first King of Israel’s love and
to rescue his fiancé Konstanze from the harem of Pasha
loathing for his eventual successor, David.
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NOVEMBER BOX OFFICE: (01603) 63 00 00 Mon 2 - Sat 7 Nov THE LAST TANGO Strictly superstars Vincent and Flavia in their ultimate farewell stage show £8 - £37.50
Sun 8 Nov STEWART LEE Thought-provoking, satirical stand-up £8 - £21
Tues 10 - Sat 14 Nov HANDBAGGED Olivier award-winning comedy starring Susie Blake £7 - £24
Tues 24 - Sat 28 Nov THE NUTCRACKER Northern Ballet's production of magical Christmas ballet £8 - £37.50
The Last Tango
Sun 15 Nov BRIT FLOYD Sonically perfect and visually awesome Pink Floyd show £8 - £32.50
Tues 17 - Sat 21 Nov GLYNDEBOURNE OPERA World class opera: Donizetti, Mozart and Handel £8 - £53
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