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To close this year’s Festival we are delighted to welcome back the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Stephen Barlow.

Stephen Barlow is well known to Festival audiences but is especially known as an operatic conductor. He is joined by Claire Barnett-Jones, for a performance of Wagner’s Wesendonk Leider, his only song cycle, a setting of poems by his mistress Mathilde Wesendonk which were composed during the height of their passionate love affair, at the same time as Tristan und Isolde. Like the opera, the songs are incredibly beautiful and filled with fiery longing and passionate desire.

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Church of St. Mary the Virgin

When Ludwig van Beethoven spoke to God it was personal – and his magnificent Mass in C is one of those masterpieces that speaks to listeners of all faiths and none. The dazzling Jennifer France heads a team of star soloists as conductor Matthew Halls and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir prepare to storm heaven itself. First, though, Handel lights up the sky – and Haydn delivers one of the all-time great musical jokes. The punchline? It’s a surprise…

Beethoven’s Mass in C

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Rossini’s Petite Messe is one of the most joyful and uplifting sacred works in the entire repertoire composed by the Italian operatic genius after he finished writing for stage, and which he referred as “one of the sins of his old age”.

Rossini – Petite Messe Solennelle

St Nicolas Church

A performance of Pierrot Lunaire is always a special event, all the more so when played by young people. Students from the UK’s oldest music school are joined by two international, prize-winning singers in a unique project to mark Schoenberg’s 150th anniversary. Iain Farrington’s ingenious arrangement of Mahler’s youthful song cycle, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen for chamber orchestra, completes the programme.

Purcell School Chamber Soloists

Wigmore Hall

In one of the strongest and most evocative post-war operas, Benjamin Britten paints the moving picture of an individual who succumbs to the hypocrisy of a small community.

Claire Barnett-Jones

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Events

Upcoming events

Sep 22, 2024

Purcell School Chamber Soloists · Wigmore Hall

6 - 22 Oct, 2024

Peter Grimes · Nationale Opera & Ballet

1 - 17 May, 2025

Die Walküre · Royal Opera House

Past events

May 25, 2024

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Newbury Spring Festival

Oct 5, 2023

Beethoven’s Mass in C · Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Future and recently performed repertoire

Mrs. Sedley in Peter Grimes by Britten

Nationale Opera & Ballet

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