DEBUSSY La mer
HENRI DUTILLEUX Le temps l'horloge * (UK premiere)
RAVEL Shéhérazade *
STRAVINSKY Petrushka

Valery Gergiev conductor
Renée Fleming soprano
London Symphony Orchestra

La mer is an ambient, rich depiction of the ever-changing face of the sea. Originally composed for soprano Renée Fleming, Dutilleux said while writing Le temps l’horloge (Time and the clock), that for inspiration he ‘constantly thought of her voice’s character, of her power of lyrical expression’. Shéhérazade tells the tale of how one lucky maiden saves her head night after night by keeping the sultan enthralled with her stories of Arabian legends. Petrushka is the magical story of a straw and sawdust puppet that comes to life complete with human thoughts and emotions.
 

Tickets: £10 £15 £19.50 £27 £35

Change of programme
Please note the change of programme from some early listings

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Sunday 15 July 2012

Barbican Concerts

Part of the City of London Festival

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