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BBC Symphony Orchestra/Rufus Wainwright - A Shakespeare-inspired evening with Rufus Wainwright archive

Rufus Wainwright, one of the leading singer-songwriters of his generation, performs the UK premiere of his exquisite settings of five of Shakespeare's sonnets with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a Shakespeare-inspired evening. The evening features readings of the sonnets by Sian Phillips, one of the UK's finest actors, music from Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet, the Much Ado About Nothing Suite by the great Hollywood composer Erich Korngold and John Adams's rollicking Lollapalooza.

Cast/Performers

Rufus Wainwright, Sian Phillips

Creatives/Company

Conductor: Rory MacDonald

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Rufus Wainwright - A Shakespeare-inspired evening with Rufus Wainwright

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Rufus Wainwright - A Shakespeare-inspired evening with Rufus Wainwright (Concert) production archive for QTIX code T973967605. Details of all BBC Symphony Orchestra/Rufus Wainwright - A Shakespeare-inspired evening with Rufus Wainwright archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01908719292

Archive Listings

4 Mar 12

Barbican Centre
West End, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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