THE HAGUE
JANUARY 29, 31
Mahler: Sechs frühe lieder for Baritone
Residentie Orkest (Hague Philharmonic)
Conductor: Martin Sieghart
Dr. Anton Philipszaal
OXFORD
FEBRUARY 19
RECORDING Complete Songs of Poulenc Vol.1 & Vol.2
Piano: Malcolm Martineau
Soloists: Lorna Anderson, Jonathan Lemalu, Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray
St Michael and All Angels
PARIS
MARCH 20
John Adams: The Flowering Tree
Orquestra Gulbenkian
Conductor: Joana Carneiro
Cité de la Musique
DALLAS
APRIL 30 World Premiere
MAY 2, 5, 8, 13, 16
Jake Heggie: Moby Dick (Queequeg)
Conductor: Patrick Summers
Director: Leonard Foglia
Dallas Opera
NAGOYA
JUNE 12
Fauré: Requiem
Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
Swedish Radio Choir
Conductor: Peter Dijkstra
Nagoya Concert Hall
TOKYO
JUNE15
Mozart: Requiem
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Swedish Radio Choir
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
BUXTON
JULY 8, 11, 15, 19, 24
Buxton Festival
Cornelius: The Barber of Baghdad (Abul Hassan)
Conductor: Stephen Barlow
Director: Alessandro Talevi
Buxton Opera House
BUXTON
JULY 13, 17, 23
Buxton Festival
Strauss: Idomeneo (Oberpriester)
Conductor: Andrew Greenwood
Buxton Opera House
DERRY
JULY 28
Walled City Music Festival
JOINT RECITAL
Schumann: Fallia Grieg
Songs and duets by Mendelssohn
Piano: Mike Hampton
Mezzo-soprano: Sandra Martinovic
LONDON
SEPTEMBER 11
Chelsea Schubert Festival
RECITAL
Schumann: Liederkreis Op.24
Songs by Schubert, Mussorgsky and Poulenc
Piano: Mark Verter
Holy Trinity Church
GATESHEAD
SEPTEMBER 27
Tippett: A Child Of Our Time
Northern Sinfonia
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Conductor: Thomas Zehetmair
The Sage
BERLIN
OCTOBER 11
RECITAL DEBUT
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
Songs by Schumann, Brahms, Fauré and Richard Rodney Bennett
Piano: Malcolm Martineau
Kammermusiksaal
Philharmonie
LOS ANGELES
OCTOBER 22, 23, 24
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette (Frère Laurence)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Walt Disney Concert Hall
OXFORD
OCTOBER 30
Oxford Lieder Festival
RECITAL
Richard Rodney Bennett: Songs Before Sleep
Songs by Schumann, Brahms, Fauré and Mussorgsky
Piano: Roger Vignoles
Hollywell Music Room
WIMBLEDON
NOVEMBER 13
Wimbledon Music Festival
Haydn: The Creation
The Academy Baroque Players
The Academy Choir
Conductor: Andrew Edwards
St John’s Church
CAMBRIDGE
NOVEMBER 16
The Sir Arthur Bliss Song Series
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
Songs by Schumann, Schubert and Richard Rodney Bennett
Piano: Joseph Middleton
Pembroke College
LINCOLN
NOVEMBER 20
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast
Lincolnshire Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Neville Turner
Lincoln Cathedral
SAN FRANCISCO
DECEMBER 2, 3, 4
Adams: El Niño
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Conductor: John Adams
Davies Symphony Hall
POOLE
DECEMBER 17
Handel: Messiah
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Conductor: David Hill
Lighthouse