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Elizabeth Atherton, Richard Burkhard, Frances Gregory, and Andrew McKenzie-
Wicks present Tom Coult and Alice Birch’s opera “Violet.” Andrew Gourlay conducts
a production by Jude Christian. A co-production for the Aldeburgh Festival by Britten
Pears Arts and Music Theatre Wales.
Performance Date: June 5, 2022
Mezzo-soprano Siân Dicke sings songs by Ravel, Copland and Smetana.
Performance Date: June 8, 2022
Young female singers perform Schubert’s “Die Schöne Müllerin” alongside pianist
Ana Manastireanu.
Performance Date: June 11, 2022
ORA Singers present choral works written during both Elizabethan periods, pairing
pieces composed in the 16th century with 21st-century commissions inspired by
them.
Performance Date: June 11, 2022, Bury St Edmunds Cathedral
Jasmine Morris’ multi-media chamber opera “Animal Farm” is responding to the
famed Orvel’s novel.
Performance Date: June 12, 2022
Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska performs music by Frank Bridge, Nahre Sol,
George Crumb and Margaret Bonds alongside violist Timothy Ridout and pianist
Kunal Lahiry.
Performance Date: June 14, 2022
The BBC Singers perform a collection of short choral pieces by English composers
created to celebrate HM The Queen’s coronation in 1953.
Performance Date: June 14, 2022, Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Mezzo-soprano Marta Fontanals-Simmons and baritone Roderick Williams present
works by Britten and Higgins. Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC National Orchestra
of Wales.
Performance Date: June 17, 2022
