La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.
If you picture a stolen kiss between two well-dressed Edwardians in an Italian poppy field, you will probably find yourself humming 'Chi il Bel Sogno di Doretta' from Puccini’s opera La rondine. The famous scene from the film A Room with a View brilliantly captures the opera’s central theme: longing for love against a background of family disapproval.
Sir Antonio Pappano’s first encounter with the LSO was recording La rondine at Abbey Road Studios in 1996. ‘I’ll never forget the first down beat,’ he says, ‘when the Orchestra just exploded with activity and panache and derring-do.’ He returns to this work nearly 30 years later, in his first season as Chief Conductor, sharing his love of Italian opera in this full-bloodedly romantic score, in a concert performance with a matchless cast of singers.
Concert performance with surtitles.
This performance will end at approximately 9.15pm, including a 20-minute interval (timings subject to change).
Change of artist
Nadine Sierra has had a recent medical procedure, the recovery from which is taking longer than anticipated. She has therefore had to withdraw from the LSO’s performances of La rondine on 10 and 12 December. The role of Magda will now be sung by Carolina López Moreno.
Posted 3 December 3pm
Produced by the London Symphony Orchestra
Programme
Concert performance with surtitles
Performers
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Barbican Hall
Location
The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level.
Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
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Mobility
Spaces for wheelchair users in row U at the rear of the stalls (up to sixteen, depth of row 180cm) and the back row of the circle (four), both with fold-down companion seats. Some seats in row S of the stalls for people with very limited mobility.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs may be taken into the concert hall where there are a limited number of suitable seats in row G of the stalls. If you prefer, you may leave your dog with a member of the cloakroom staff during the performance.
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There is an induction loop in the concert hall. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.
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