English Pocket Opera Company presents Rossini’s Cinderella

Saturday 30 May, 6 June & 13 June, 2009 @ 14:30
Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 June, 2009 @ 13:30
Tuesday 9 – Friday 12 June, 2009 @ 13:30

Enjoy a new production of Rossini’s Cinderella by MusicPlatform, in harmony with English Pocket Opera Company, sung in English, it’s the perfect introduction to opera for families and children aged 5 and above.

Join Alidoro, a magician and teacher, as heinvites you to meet the handsome Prince Ramiro, his naughty valet Dandini, two ugly sisters, a horrible father and the saintly and beautiful Cinderella.

Address: Cochrane Theatre, Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4AP
Website: www.cochranetheatre.co.uk
Email: info@cochranetheatre.co.uk
Phone: 020 7269 1606

31 May 2009 @ 14:30

Join the world famous London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) at the Barbican Hall on Sunday 31 May. Presenter Paul Rissmann will lead you on a whirlwind trip around the globe: through a ferocious Italian storm, across the vast African desert and into a haunted Russian fairground. There is even a bit of audience participation with a specially arranged version of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. The concert will also feature a brand new film by digital animator Victor Craven which will be shown during an exhilarating performance of Bernstein’s Candide Overture, and the show will finish with a quick visit to Hogwarts!

Address: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Website: www.barbican.org.uk
Email: education@barbican.org.uk
Phone: 020 7638 4141