The OBC takes a bow (Barcelona, 2018)
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Symphonic Rat Pack (CBSO)
For one night only, Symphony Hall transforms itself into the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas for this sensational tribute to the legendary crooners of the 1950s. Frank, Dean and Sammy will be with us in spirit as top West End singers perform Luck Be a Lady, The Lady is a Tramp, Mr Bojangles and all those Rat Pack favourites – silkier and more swinging than ever!
The Magic of Christmas (ULSTER)
This popular, magical concert returns to ease you into the festive spirit. An entertaining night for the whole family, enjoy an enchanting programme of Christmas and movie classics including White Christmas, O Holy Night, All I want for Christmas and more!
Queen: A kind of Magic (RLPO)
Big, brash and fabulously larger than life, the music of Queen fuses glam rock, soul and huge lashings of grand opera. A supercharged Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir and star vocalists unleash Queen’s greatest hits – ‘Don’t Stop Me Now, ‘A Kind of Magic’, ‘We Are The Champions’, ‘Radio Ga Ga’, ‘Killer Queen’, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and more – like you’ve never heard them before. Will we rock you? You’d better believe it.
Old Friends!
Following the triumph of Old Friends at the 2023 WhatsOnStage Awards where it won the Best Theatre Event Award, and the unforgettable all-star gala performance to celebrate the life and work of the great Stephen Sondheim at the theatre named after him in May 2022, Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, devised and produced by Cameron Mackintosh, will open for 16 weeks only from 16 September 2023 - 6 January 2024 at the Gielgud Theatre with many of that Gala cast.
De Broadway a Hollywood
Great voices from the West End (Louise Dearman, Jeremy Secomb, Bradley Jaden and Gerónimo Rauch) will take us on a journey of the classic Broadway and tunes from the most iconic Hollywood movies. Alongside the Royal Symphony Orchestra in Seville, conducted by Alfonso Casado, this concert will also be an event to promote and support the local charity Asociación Nacional AFAR - Tickets on sale here
Symphonic Soul and Motown!
Get ready for a spectacular night of Motown magic! One of the most iconic record labels ever created, Motown produced a stream of global smash hits that continue to appeal to audiences today. Featuring a playlist of hits from legendary artists such as Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and many more, brought to you by the full Ulster Orchestra and guest vocalists, you’ll definitely be Dancing in the street on your way home!
Musicals Rock
Including music and songs from:
Jesus Christ Superstar; Rock of Ages; Dear Evan Hansen; Frozen; Come From Away; The Rocky Horror Show; Mamma Mia!; Fame; Flashdance; The Bodyguard; Wicked; Rent; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; We Will Rock You; Tommy and more...!
Featuring:
Hallé Orchestra
Emma Kingston, Debbie Kurup, Ricardo Afonso and David Thaxton.
Motown Classics with the RLPO
Alfonso Casado Trigo conductor
Gloria Onitiri vocalist
Ako Mitchell vocalist
An evening of timeless classics, including ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours’, ‘Dancing in the Street’, ‘What Becomes of the Broken Hearted’, ‘'My Girl' and 'My Guy', ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’, ‘Respect’, ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’, ‘Stop! In the Name of Love’... and many more. Performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and fantastic singers Gloria Onitiri and Ako Mitchell, you’ll be ready to boogie along with all your favourite hits! And what’s more, to start the night in style, all tickets include a glass of fizz delivered to your seat.
West End International Ltd.
Motown
Including:
Respect; Ain’t No Mountain High Enough; Dancing in the Street; I Heard It Through the Grapevine; Reach Out I’ll Be There; My Girl; My Guy; Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours); Stop! In the Name of Love and more...
Conductor
Alfonso Casado Trigo
Featuring:
Gloria Onitiri, vocalist
Ako Mitchell, vocalist
The Motown label, born in Detroit, heralded an exciting era in popular music. This music afforded international status and stardom to artists including Diana Ross and The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Four Tops amongst others. Prepare yourself for a magnificent evening of nostalgic dance floor classics.
Presented by West End International.
Old Friends - A Sondheim celebration
Set to feature a cast of around 30 major West End and Broadway stars, the event will raise funds for the Stephen Sondheim Foundation (established under the writer's will), which assists emerging writers, and musicians.
Showtime! with the Ulster Orchestra
From the heart of London’s West End to the glitz of New York’s Broadway, this spectacular concert celebrates the very best music from the shows we all know and love.
My Fair Lady in Concert (Liceu)
Considered the “perfect musical”, My Fair Lady, by Frederik Loewe, can be seen for the first time in Barcelona at the Gran Teatre del Liceu with two unique performances, on 22 and 23 July. The two-act musical premiered on March 15, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York City. It was later performed at the Broadhurst Theater and then at The Broadway Theater, where it was on the bill until 1962. The musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's comedy Pygmalion (1913) and features a libretto by Alan Jay Lerner. It tells the story of the transformation of Eliza Doolittle, a vulgar, talkative florist from the depths of London who ends up becoming a refined lady. The girl's life changes when a philologist, Henry Higgins, finds her one evening around Covent Garden while taking notes on the cockney accent and decides to teach her to speak correctly. She has previously bet with her friend, Colonel Pickering, that she will be able to turn that miserable girl into a distinguished lady of high society.
My Fair Lady in Concert (The Grange)
Considered the “perfect musical”, My Fair Lady, by Frederik Loewe, can be seen for the first time in Barcelona at the Gran Teatre del Liceu with two unique performances, on 22 and 23 July. The two-act musical premiered on March 15, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York City. It was later performed at the Broadhurst Theater and then at The Broadway Theater, where it was on the bill until 1962. The musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's comedy Pygmalion (1913) and features a libretto by Alan Jay Lerner. It tells the story of the transformation of Eliza Doolittle, a vulgar, talkative florist from the depths of London who ends up becoming a refined lady. The girl's life changes when a philologist, Henry Higgins, finds her one evening around Covent Garden while taking notes on the cockney accent and decides to teach her to speak correctly. She has previously bet with her friend, Colonel Pickering, that she will be able to turn that miserable girl into a distinguished lady of high society.
Juan Lebron's "Semana Santa" - live
The Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla and the Teatro de la Maestranza co-organise one of the most anticipated concerts of the year: the projection of the film Semana Santa (1992), directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and produced by Juan Lebrón, remastered in 4k resolution.
The wonderful processional marches in the film such as Soleá dame la mano, Esperanza Macarena, Amarguras or Pasan los Campanilleros will be performed live by the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla under conductor Alfonso Casado. In what promises to be an evening of intense emotions, saetero singer Manuel Cuevas (who has collaborated before with the orchestra) and the “Centuria Macarena” also take part.
A unique occasion to experience the Semana Santa of Sevilla, precisely in a year when health and safety measures make it impossible to celebrate the Holy Week processions through the streets of the city. This event is part of a calendar of activities taking place in Sevilla for Lent 2021.
The music of James Bond
Alfonso Casado Trigo conductor
Singers from West End International
Jenna Lee-James, Rachael Wooding, Jon Boydon, Nadim Naaman
Licensed to thrill: and as you begin your countdown to midnight, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra pours itself a martini and adjusts its black tie for an evening with Britain’s greatest secret agent. That means gadgets, supervillains and some of the most iconic signature tunes in cinematic history, delivered tonight by stars from West End International. They say that Diamonds are Forever, but these tunes are every bit as enduring – and as brilliant. Nobody does it better: with 007, you’re guaranteed to end 2019 on an all-time high.
Tickets include a glass of fizz on arrival, to help get the celebrations started!
A Broadway Christmas in Barcelona
This year again, to welcome Christmas, L’Auditori immerses itself in the magic of musicals. The OBC has done its best to become a referent as experts on Broadway repertoire, to accompany the most intense emotions of musical theatre and the catchiest tunes of all times.
Alfonso Casado, the young Sevillian conductor based in London, will get us moving to the rhythm with all-time favourites from the most popular musical genre to rival his previous successes as conductor of the OBC, with works by Rodgers and Hammerstein (2015), Lloyd Webber (2017) and Bernstein (2018).
Alfonso Casado, conductor
Mariano Detry, stage director
Soloists:
Paulo Szot
Laura Osnes
Cor de Cambra de Granollers (Josep Vila Jover, choirmaster)
Cor Jove Amics de la Unió (Marta Dosaiguas Canal, choirmaster)
Les Misérables - The Staged Concert
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert is a 2019 British live stage recording of the 1980 musical Les Misérables, itself an adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, filmed at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End on 2 December 2019, and broadcast live to UK and Irish cinemas. Starring Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Matt Lucas, it was the final performance of the stage production Les Misérables: The All-Star Staged Concert, which ran for four months from 10 August.
Hallé Orchestra: Musicals Rock
Join a stellar cast of soloists and the impressive might of the Hallé (along with full rhythm section) for an evening of unforgettable rock anthems, pop legends and magical musical superhits!
This concert is produced in association with West End International Ltd.
Conductor
Alfonso Casado Trigo
Featuring:
Lauren Samuels *, vocalist
Rachael Wooding, vocalist
Daniel Boys *, vocalist
Jon Boydon, vocalist
Mamma Mia! - Mamma Mia! Overture; Medley
Flashdance - What a Feeling
The Bodyguard - I Will Always Love You
Rent - One Song Glory
Fame - Fame
Tommy - Pinball Wizard
School of Rock - Where Did the Rock Go?
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - I Will Survive
Grease - Grease Medley
Rock of Ages - Final Countdown Overture
Chess - One Night in Bangkok
Jesus Christ Superstar - I Don’t Know How to Love Him; Gethsemane
We Will Rock You - Somebody to Love
Jersey Boys - My Eyes Adored You
Wicked - Defying Gravity
"Golden Musicals" - with Sylvia Parejo
During this “cabaret”, Sylvia journeys through the history of Musical Theatre singing all the major hits from the “Golden era” of Musicals on Broadway - from Gypsy to My Fair Lady transitioning through Yentl and Cabaret.
"Premiere": From Broadway to Hollywood
Orchestra: Arts Symphony Ensemble.
Musical director: Alfonso Casado.
Stage director: Víctor Conde
Choreographer: Amaya Galeote
Premiere: From Broadway to Hollywood proposes, in the first place, a journey through all those melodies that live in our memory, but also those themes that have recently exploded in the new revolution of cinema and musical theatre. Classical film themes, musical theater standards, and melodies have somehow become popular through movies.
Alongside the Arts symphony ensemble orchestra and musical director Alfonso Casado, four of the best voices of English musical theater, dancers, choir singers, and a spectacular montage of light, sound, and projection to wrap those melodies of luxury and glamour, but at the same time, to do it in a surprising and unique way using the latest trends in technology and design.
So songs from Cats, Phantom of the Opera or My fair lady alongside Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean, La La land, the greatest showman, and James Bond.
The classic Hollywood, the theatres of Broadway, the nights of premieres and glamour, the world that we imagine when sitting in a cinema, in a magical and unique night.
Beatle Mania!
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Conductor Alfonso Casado Trigo
West End International company soloists: Jenna Lee-James, Rachael Wooding, Jon Boydon and George Maguire
Take the music of John, Paul, George and Ringo, add a full orchestra, and we’re already halfway to Penny Lane. This celebration of the Fab Four features hits from She Loves You to Let It Be and many more. All you need is love…
"You can't stop the Music" with the RLPO
Royal Philharmonic Liverpool Orchestra
Conductor: Alfonso Casado Trigo
West End International company soloists: Jenna Lee-James, Rachael Wooding, Jon Boydon and George Maguire
Out with the old, in with the oldies: it’s New Year’s Eve on Hope Street, so take a walk down memory lane with us as we rediscover the disco sounds of the 70s and 80s! I Will Survive, I’m Still Standing, Hot Stuff, It’s Raining Men, What A Feeling ... you think they sound good on the dancefloor? Just wait till you hear them performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and top vocalists in this sensational retro spectacular. You Can’t Stop the Music and you only get to celebrate like this on one night of the year so dig out those flares and get ready to party like it’s 1979!
Repertoire
ABBA: Mamma Mia! Overture
Irene Cara: What A Feeling!
Toto: Africa
Donna Summer: On the Radio
Boomtown Rats: I Don’t Like Mondays
Eric Carmen: All By Myself
Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror
ELO: Don’t Bring Me Down
Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive
Village People: YMCA
Europe: It’s the Final Countdown
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
Chicago: Hard to Say I’m Sorry
The Weather Girls: It’s Raining Men
Irene Cara: Fame
Eagles: Hotel California
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
Elton John: I’m Still Standing
The Jacksons: Blame It on the Boogie
Village People: You Can’t Stop the Music
ABBA: Happy New Year
Charity Concert - Seville Symphony Orchestra
The Seville Symphony Orchestra (ROSS) offers their annual charity event in aim of the bank of food for the city - Repertoire includes Nabucco, Carmen, The Barber of Seville and many more classical highlights.
West End Does: Christmas
Start the festive season in style with this West End family extravaganza featuring stars of West End and Broadway performing songs and carols alongside our fabulous orchestra and gospel choir, Sing Gospel.
Hosted by the legendary Warwick Davis (Star Wars, Harry Potter) the concert will feature Broadway sensations Willemijn Verkaik (Wicked) and Eva Nobelzada (Miss Saigon); X Factor winner Joe McElderry (Joseph) and West End favourites Louise Dearman (Wicked); Ben Forster (Phantom); Jamie Muscato (Heathers); Emma Kingston (Evita) and Jade Davies (Phantom).
The concert will also be supporting the work of Make Wish Foundation UK.
BBC "Friday Night is Music Night"
Craig Revel-Horwood invites you to a fab-u-lous evening of music from the worlds of stage and screen.
Craig’s role as a Strictly Come Dancing judge is just a tiny part of the contribution he has made to the world of dance and musical theatre over the last 30 years. He’s worked as a performer, a choreographer and as director on the likes of Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre, Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, Cats, Spend, Spend, Spend, Copacabana, Chess, Calamity Jane, Crazy for You, South Pacific, My One and Only and Sunset Boulevard… the list goes on and on.
Craig is joined by special guests and the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Alfonso Casado Trigo. BBC Radio 2 broadcasts from the Snape Proms as its weekly music show returns to Snape Maltings for a special edition of the programme in its 65th anniversary year.
"Candide" in Concert
A fun evening with Leonard Bernstein would inevitably lead at some stage to the piano, where the great man would fluently quote from anything from romantic symphonies to South American dances, Beatles songs, G&S, via possibly grand opera and Jewish Tango. But the thing is, he would connect them all up, and bring the whole world of music together in one glorious celebration of humanity. This is what Candide is like: a mad, clever, witty, optimistic riff on the best of humankind. Never has a Broadway show been more worked on and revised, and never has a madder idea been attempted – turning Voltaire’s stinging satire into musical theatre. But what shines through every time is Bernstein’s infectious, outrageous music. Voltaire’s blast against tyranny, snobbery and false moralising is clearly felt deeply by Bernstein. And he has the genius to keep you pinned to your seat riveted by its brilliance, while your toes will inevitably be wiggling in time with the rhythms.
A star-studded cast from Broadway and the West End will bring it all to life.
Narrator/Pangloss/Martin Richard Suart
Candide Rob Houchen
Cunegonde Katie Hall
Maximilian Charles Rice
Old Woman Rosemary Ashe
Paquette Kitty Whately
Cacambo/Governor/Vanderdendur/1st Agent Robert Murray
Chorus The Grange Festival Chorus
Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Music Leonard Bernstein
Text Richard Wilbur
Conductor Alfonso Casado Trigo
Director Christopher Luscombe
Chorus Master Tom Primrose
Broadway at Pedralbes Festival
We celebrate the classic Broadway tunes with the Arts Symphony Ensemble lead by Cristian Chivu and 4 West End Soloists: Laura Tebbutt, Rob Houchen, Gerónimo Rauch and Sofia Escobar - Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Wicked, Les Misérables and many more
“Feria” Concert
The Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra presents in the traditional "Feria" concert a programme of pieces from the classical Spanish repertoire and "Coplas" by Maestro Quiroga with Erika Leiva as soloist.