Ayres offers a different perspective on mountain life with his extraordinary No. 42 – In the Alps: an ‘animated concert’ which combines a virtuosic and ravishing score with a zany story and projected silent film-style titles. Mary Bevan appears as soloist for this playful, beautiful and often uproariously funny piece which tells the story of a young girl stranded on top of an unclimbable mountain-top, who learns to sing from the mountain animals around her and falls in love with the distant trumpet-playing of a boy in the valley far below.

In the Alps

Kings Place

Our new production transforms the concert into a museum visit in Paris around 1900, in which the musicians and the instruments are sounding exhibits. Carnival is performed alongside a new work by Richard Ayres, which explores what happens when the carnival is over and just the performers are left. Do you dare enter?

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Carnival – International Tour

Kurtheater Bad Kissingen

Nikolaisaal

Stadttheater Ingolstadt

Théâtre Le Reflet

Amare

Brucknerhaus

Distinguished audience members, friends: welcome to a world of sound and movement, of risk and endeavour, of mystery and beguilement. Meet Dr Frompou, a madcap scientist who’s dedicated his life to taming his Most Magnificent Orchestra.

Carnival – UK Tour

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Richard Ayres

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Oct 4, 2025

In the Alps · Aurora Orchestra

May 25 - Jul 13, 2025

Carnival – International Tour · Aurora Orchestra

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