A summer celebration of opera, music and literature at the heart of the beautiful Peak District
Friday 5–Sunday 21 July 2013 www.buxtonfestival.co.uk Box Office: 0845 127 2190 or 01298 72190
OPERA SERIES
MUSIC SERIES CHURCH PARABLES BRITTEN
CURLEW RIVER 14 July THE PRODIGAL SON 15 July THE BURNING FIERY FURNACE 15 July Tickets: £38 each
40 top quality concerts from stunning soloists and ensembles. Highlights include: 6 July
WORBEY & FARRELL Thrills and laughter from the piano duo, previously known as Katzenjammer.
A unique chance to see all three of Britten’s Parables over two nights in the atmospheric setting of St John’s Church.
SPECIAL OFFER
FESTIVAL DOUBLE BILL LA PRINCESSE JAUNE – SAINT-SAËNS LA COLOMBE – GOUNOD
OTTONE IN VILLA
5, 8, 11, 14 (matinee), 20 July Tickets: £15–£58 Festival Production
10, 13 July Tickets: £15–£48
Two light, brisk confections which sparkle with all the wit and romance of 19th century France.
LA FINTA GIARDINIERA MOZART
6, 9, 12, 18, 21 (matinee) July Tickets: £15–£58 Festival Production Written by Mozart at the age of 17, La finta giardiniera combines comedy and high drama in a tale of violent passions and reunited love.
Special price for all three parables: £99
10, 15 July
12 July
NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
KATE LADNER & FIONA MACSHERRY The Australian soprano with a programme entitled Love & Loss.
CLAIRE JONES
The Festival’s resident orchestra with concerts including works by Strauss and Mozart and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
The Girl with the Golden Harp.
10 July
7 July
ANNE SOPHIE DUPRELS & PASCAL ROGÉ
VIVALDI
Romantic complications abound at the holiday retreat of the Emperor Otho in Vivaldi’s first opera.
THE KILLING FLOWER SCIARRINO
16 July Tickets: £15–£48 UK premiere of this modern masterpiece, presented in double-bill with Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King.
FORTUNIO MESSAGER
July 17, 19 Tickets: £15–£58 Grange Park Opera make a first visit to Buxton with this heartwarming, lively comedy of the Belle Époque.
OPERA GALA July 7 Tickets: £15–£45 Acclaimed soprano Claire Rutter and baritone Stephen Gadd join the Northern Chamber Orchestra for a scintillating evening of orchestral music, arias and scenes.
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7 July
SHINING ARMOUR A new interpretation of Brahms’ Die Schöne Magelone. 8, 12, 17, 21 July
BUXTON FESTIVAL YOUNG ARTISTS A series of concerts showcasing the talent of the Festival’s Young Artists. 8, 9, 14 July
THE SACCONI QUARTET Three concerts from the superb Sacconis, joined by clarinettist Andrew Marriner on 9 July.
Presenting Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine.
13 July
MICHAEL MORPURGO The War Horse author with a musical presentation of his book The Mozart Question.
11 July
JAMES GILCHRIST & ANNA TILBROOK Presenting a programme including Britten, Fauré and Schubert. 11 July
LA SERENISSIMA A tribute to the great German Baroque virtuoso violinist Johann Georg Pisendel.
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INFORMATION AND DON’T MISS OUR LATE-NIGHT JAZZ CONCERTS IN A CABARET SETTING:
Recognised nationally and internationally as one of the UK’s leading arts festivals, Buxton Festival is a summer celebration of the very best opera, music and literature at the heart of the beautiful Peak District.
6 July
JOHN STANDING SWINGS COLE PORTER 12 July
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
ALEX YELLOWLEES HOT CLUB JAZZ QUARTET
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Literary Series Fascinating stories and celebrated speakers from the cream of the literary world
Friday 5–Sunday 21 July 2013 www.buxtonfestival.co.uk Box Office: 0845 127 2190 or 01298 72190
LITERARY EVENTS 6 July, 10.30am
8 July, 4pm
11 July, 4pm
14 July, 4pm
17 July, 4pm
20 July, 10.30am
PETER CONRAD with STEPHEN BARLOW Songs of Love & Death
HANNAH ROTHSCHILD The Jazz Baroness
ARTEMIS COOPER Patrick Leigh Fermor – An Adventure
PAUL KILDEA Benjamin Britten – A Life in the 20th Century
JANE GARDAM & DEBORAH MOGGACH Friends & Rivals
SIMON JENKINS A Short History of England
9 July, 10.30am
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE Collecting At Chatsworth
6 July, 4pm
18 July, 10.30am
MELVYN BRAGG Grace & Mary
12 July, 10.30am
A.N. WILSON A Potter’s Hand 7 July, 10.30am
9 July, 4pm
WILLIAM DALRYMPLE Return of a King
PADDY ASHDOWN A Brilliant Little Operation 10 July, 10.30am
ROY HATTERSLEY The Devonshires 12 July, 4pm
ROGER PARKER A History of Opera
FRANCES OSBORNE Park Lane 10 July, 4pm
15 July, 10.30am
20 July, 4pm
AC GRAYLING The God Argument
DEREK NIEMANN Birds in a Cage
15 July, 4pm
18 July, 4pm
21 July, 10.30am
JOHN MULLAN What Happens in Jane Austen?
CATHERINE BAILEY & CLIVE ASLET Secrets & Memorials
BARRY MILLINGTON The Sorcerer of Bayreuth
16 July, 10.30am
19 July, 10.30am
ANN WIDDECOMBE Strictly Ann
ANTONIA FRASER with DAME JANET SMITH Perilous Question – The Drama of the Great Reform Bill
LUCY HUGHES-HALLETT The Pike
MATTHEW RICE Rice’s Church Primer 11 July, 10.30am
7 July, 4pm
THOMAS HEATHERWICK with JOANNA LUMLEY Making 8 July, 10.30am
SANDI TOKSVIG Valentine Grey
MATTHEW PARRIS & ANDREW BRYSON The Spanish Ambassador’s Suitcase
21 July, 4pm
19 July, 4pm
JANE RIDLEY Bertie – A Life of Edward VII
13 July, 10.30am
NICK ROBINSON Live from Downing Street 13 July, 4pm
CHRIS MULLIN A Walk-On Part 14 July, 10.30am
JEREMY BOWEN The Arab Uprisings
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16 July, 4pm
VICTORIA GLENDINNING Raffles & The Golden Opportunity 17 July, 10.30am
JULIA BRADBURY Coast To Coast
Plus poetry from THE FIRE POET and JOHN ELINGER, ROGER ELKIN & F PHILIP HOLLAND, children’s literary events from RACHEL BRADDOCK and TANIA BRAMLEY and storytelling in THE WHALE and THE MAGICAL STORYTELLING YURT.
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