The International Concert Series continues at St David’s Hall next Tuesday (20 October) with the acclaimed Armonico Consort featuring one of the most exciting talents in Welsh classical music.
Swansea soprano Elin Manahan Thomas will share the stage with the supremely talented trio of William Towers, Alexander Aldren and Yvette Bonner for a powerful programme of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater.
Written just weeks before his death at just 25, Pergolesi’s imperishable Stabat Mater is one of the most moving works of the Baroque. Hear it alongside Purcell’s great opera Dido and Aeneas, whose characters breathe the genuine passions of love and death.
Directed by the acclaimed Christopher Monks, Armonico Consort consistently delight audiences with their fresh, youthful performances of Baroque music. This night will prove no different as a sensational full cast of soloists bring to life more great masterpieces.
There will be also an insightful free pre-concert talk by Peter Reynolds entitled Two Youthful Masterworks, Two Youthful Deaths from 6.30pm-7pm at the venue’s Lefel 1.
Experience the amazing Armonico Consort live at St David’s Hall!
Tickets are priced £22.50 (*plus a £2.95 Ticket Service Charge per transaction and an optional 95p postage fee), and Students tickets are just £3!
To book your seats, please visit www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
or call the Box Office on 029 2087 8444
For more details on the ICS 2015/16 programme, please visit:
http://www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk/English/Whats-On/Orchestral-Concert-Series/
Artistic Director / Harpsichord Christopher Monks
Soprano Elin Manahan Thomas
(Belinda in Dido and Aeneas; Stabat Mater)
Yvette Bonner, Soprano (Dido)
Alexander Aldren, Tenor (Aeneas)
William Towers, Countertenor (Stabat Mater)
Purcell Dido and Aeneas 60′
Pergolesi Stabat Mater 42′
Pre-Concert Talk – Peter Reynolds, 6.30pm – 7.00pm, Lefel 1
Peter Reynolds: Two Youthful Masterworks, Two Youthful Deaths
Gain an additional insight into the evening’s concert programme as Peter Reynolds presents a pre-concert talk.
Post-Concert ’30 Minutes’ – Jessica Robinson & Nicola Rose, 9.30pm, Lefel 1
A Selection of Songs Exploring Loss and Love performed by Jessica Robinson & Nicola Rose.
Enjoy an extra performance immediately after the evening’s concert. The 30-minutes season is designed to complement the main programme of the ICS and offer audiences that little bit extra.
All tickets £1.50. (No Ticket Service Charge applies)
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For more information about our pre-concert talks and post-concert ’30-Minutes’ for the season, please click here
f you’ve never experienced the thrill of an orchestra at full flow in one of Europe’s finest acoustic concert halls, why not test the waters for just £7.50?* St David’s Hall is committed to promoting orchestral and classical music to as wide an audience as possible, so this introductory price won’t break the bank. Who knows, you may just love it!
