Les Troyens at Covent Garden 2012

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Performances

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The Roya= l Opera House, Covent Garden is mounting a major= new production of Les Troyens this summer. There will be six performances of the complete opera:

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Monday

25 June

5:00pm

Thursday

28 June

5:00pm

Sunday

1 July

3:00pm

Thursday

5 July

5:00pm

Sunday

8 July

3:00pm

Wednes= day

11 Jul= y

5:00pm=

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(We unde= rstand there may also be one further concert performance at the Proms later in Jul= y at the Royal Albert Hall.)

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The oper= a will be conducted by Antonio Pappano and directed by Da= vid McVicar, with a stellar cast headed by Jonas Kaufmann= as Aeneas, Anna Caterina Anto= nacci as Cassandra and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Dido.

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The ROH = expects demand for tickets to be high, and is not able to offer advanced booking facilities or discounts to Berlioz Society members. Booking for the general public ope= ns at 10:00am on Tuesday 10 April 2012;= for “ordinary” Friends of Covent Garden (there are several higher c= ategories!) booking opens on Wednesday 14 Marc= h.

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Members wishing to obtain tickets are advised to= apply as soon as possible after booking opens, preferably online at www.roh.org.uk, oth= erwise by telephone (020 7304 4000) or by post (Box Office, Royal Opera House, Cov= ent Garden, London WC2E 9DD). Pri= ces range from £10 to £94 in the Amphitheatre, and up to £225= in the main house.

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Other events

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Study Day: “Ber= lioz and Les Troyens”. T= he Society, in conjunction with the ROH, is organising a public “Insights” Study Day, which will take place on Sunday 24 June 2012, the day before the new production opens, in the Paul Hamlyn Hall at the Opera House from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Tickets are available to Berlioz S= ociety members at a discounted price of £10 each, half the standard price of £20 (£7.10 for students). Speakers will include Professor William Fitzgerald (who gave an outstanding talk at the Society Weekend on The Trojans in 2006), David Cairns, Hugh Macdonald, Terry Barfoot and Julian Rushton – another all-star cast! Booking opens on 14 March for Frie= nds of Covent Garden and on 10 April for the general public; to obtain the discoun= t, members should ring the Box Office on 020 7304 4000 and quote “Ber= lioz Society”.

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Insight event: “Tackling Les Troyens”. O= n Wednesday 6 June in the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House, from= 7:30 to 9:00pm, the conductor Antonio Pappano, Artis= tic Director of the ROH, together with singers and music staff, will talk about= the music of Les T= royens and the experience of preparing for the production. Tickets available to the public for £16.30 (£7.10 for students) from the Royal Opera House Box Offi= ce, again from 14 March for Friends and 10 April for others.<= /p>
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Rehearsal (Friends of= Covent Garden only). F= riends of Covent Garden can apply for tickets t= o a rehearsal on Friday 22 June at 11:00am. Tickets cost £= 15, or £13 in the rear Amphitheatre, or £4 in the Slips, and are avail= able from the Royal Opera House Box Office from 14 March.

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Further information

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Informat= ion and/or tickets for all performances and related events can be obtained from the Royal Opera House Box Office (tel= ephone 020 7304 4000; postal address Box Office, Royal Opera House, Covent Gar= den, London WC2E 9DD) or via the website at www.roh.org.uk.

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Members = wishing to know more about the Study Day should contact the Treasurer, Alastair Aberdare, via email to berlioz@aberdares.co.uk= or telephone to 07768 397190.

Monday	25 June	5:00pm
Thursday	28 June	5:00pm
Sunday	1 July	3:00pm
Thursday	5 July	5:00pm
Sunday	8 July	3:00pm
Wednes= day	11 Jul= y	5:00pm=