| Tue 16 October 2012 | 7:30PM |
Highlight English touring opera perform the lighthouse by Peter Maxwell-Davies An opera thriller based on the true story of the three Flannan Isle lighthouse keepers who disappeared over Christmas 1900, The Lighthouse is a music theatre classic, promising to hold audiences on the edge of their seats. |
| Wed 17 October 2012 | 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Lunchtime organ recital series to be performed by Benjamin Morris (Jesus College) |
| 7:30PM |
Highlight English touring opera perform Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten Britten's hilarious comedy of village life is also a moving story of a 'backward' lad standing up for himself. Pressurised by village worthies such as the indomitable Lady Billows, Albert goes from being proclaimed May King to village reprobate in a few hours - and finds his own path on the way. |
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| Thu 18 October 2012 | 7:30PM |
Highlight English touring opera perform christ lag in todesbanden and the emperor of Atlantis In a concentration camp in 1944 an extraordinary opera was created. Viktor Ullmann and his fellow artists made a stylish comedy in which Death, appalled by mass killing, goes on strike. This short masterpiece sings of humanity and is paired with a staging of Bach's extraordinary cantata. |
| Fri 19 October 2012 | 1:13PM - 1:50PM |
Friday Lunchtime concerts at St. Giles' Church Passionate playing from Mike Buchanan (trombone), a student of the University of Cambridge. Featuring works by Jacques Castérède and Enrique Crespo |
| 7:30PM |
Highlight English touring opera perform Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten Britten's hilarious comedy of village life is also a moving story of a 'backward' lad standing up for himself. Pressurised by village worthies such as the indomitable Lady Billows, Albert goes from being proclaimed May King to village reprobate in a few hours - and finds his own path on the way. |
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| Sat 20 October 2012 | 7:30AM - 9:45PM |
Concert by city of Cambridge symphony orchestra Music by Rossini, Rachmaninov and Brahms conducted by Robert Hodge with Erdem Misirlioglu |
| 6:30PM - 8:00PM |
Mary Wu - piano Chopin -24 Preludes op. 28 Messian - Prelude "Le sons impalpables du reve" Bach - Partita no. 3 in E major Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C sharp minor |
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| 7:30PM |
City of Cambridge symphony orchestra perform with Erdem Misirlioglu Conductor - Robert Hodge Piano - Erdem Misirlioglu Rossini - William Tell Overture Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto no. 1 Brahms - Symphony no. 1 |
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| Sun 21 October 2012 | 1:15PM |
Enjoy a classical concert in the beautiful surroundings of Gallery 3 at the Fitzwilliam Museum. |
| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight A recital of songs and duets Strauss, Britten, Duparc, Mozart, Offenbac and Rossini |
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| 6:00PM - 6:25PM |
Organ Recital to be performed by Daniel Moult |
