Welsh National Opera Orchestra | Summertime Soirée

at Turner Sims Southampton
£29.00

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Join us for an unforgettable summertime concert of beautiful music and glorious singing.

Internationally renowned soprano Rebecca Evans joins forces with the celebrated WNO Orchestra, with WNO Music Director Tomáš Hanus at the podium, for a delightful summer concert.

With a wonderful mix of repertoire, the concert begins with the rousing overture to Weber’s Romantic opera ‘Der Freischütz’ (‘The Marksman’) and continues with the sublime Mozart concert aria ‘Ah, lo previdi’ sung by Rebecca Evans, which tells of the myth of Andromeda and her sacrifice.

Leading to the interval, you will hear the wonderful Chamber Symphony in C Minor famously arranged for orchestra by the conductor Rudolf Barshai from Shostakovich’s String Quartet No 8. The concert concludes with the brilliance and enduring beauty of Beethoven and the magnificent Fifth Symphony, considered to be one of the cornerstones of western classical music.

Welsh National Opera

Founded in Cardiff in 1943, WNO exists to produce, perform and tour thrilling and entertaining world-class opera. The Company has always provided a mix of traditional and less-well-known operas, including those of Alban Berg, Richard Strauss, Leoš Janá?ek and Benjamin Britten. The opera company consists of a professional orchestra (The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera) and a professional choir (The Chorus of Welsh National Opera. The orchestra and the choir often perform at St David's Hall in Cardiff and at other venues throughout Wales.

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Turner Sims Southampton

University of Southampton
University Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Website:
turnersims.co.uk

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on Thu 10 July 2025