Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Director of opera Kasper Holten bids farewell to Covent Garden with a new production of Wagner’s great comedy, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
Royal Opera House, WC2, 11 to 31 March
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Milton Court artist-in-residence Richard Tognetti brings his fabulous band to London for a three-concert showcase. They kick off with an audiovisual celebration of their homeland, before two more conventional concerts of Smalley, Vasks, Shostakovich and Mozart, then and Beethoven and Brahms.
Milton Court, EC2, 11, 13 & 14 March
The Damnation of Faust
Berlioz’s dramatic legend gets a concert performance from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. John Nelson conducts.
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 11 March
The Dream of Gerontius
Performances of Elgar’s choral masterpiece have been one of the highlights of Mark Elder’s (pictured) music directorship of the Hallé, making this the natural work with which to end his 70th birthday celebrations. David Butt Philip sings Gerontius, with Sasha Cooke as The Angel.
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 12 March
The Sixteen: Choral Pilgrimage 2017
For the latest edition of this country-wide tour, conductor Harry Christophers has devised a programme that includes mass movements by Palestrina and Poulenc, as well as their settings of the Salve Regina. Poulenc’s Quatre Motets pour un Temps de Pénitence forms the centrepiece.
St John’s College, Cambridge, 16 March; Winchester Cathedral, 17 March; touring to 25 November
