Goodbye, international dance
Mahler and Dance, performed by the Rambert Dance Company and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Paul Hoskins Conductor
Jane Irwin Mezzo soprano
Gerald Finley Baritone
Gustav Mahler’s song cycles explore the extremes of human emotion. In this unique Festival project, three of Mahler ’s song cycles are performed by Rambert Dance Company, two major singers and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. These are the only performances of this programme, which has been created specially for the Festival.
Dark Elegies
Antony Tudor Choreography
Gustav Mahler Kindertotenlieder
Dark Elegies was created for the then Ballet Rambert in 1937.It has no specific narrative, but the words of Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the death of children) provide the theme for the ballet.
Five Ruckert Songs
Peter Darrell Choreography
Gustav Mahler Ruckert Lieder
A beautiful work from the founder of Scottish Ballet. A woman, disenchanted with the glamorous but passing pleasures of her life, finds inner peace.
Songs of a WayfarerKim Brandstrup Choreography
Gustav Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
The world premiere of a new work set to Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.
The Edinburgh Playhouse
The director's box - with comfortable chairs!
Sergey Khachatryan (Violin) and Lusine Khachatryan (Piano) playing Bach, Mozart, Debussy and Brahms
With my GBP 2.00 standing tickets I won those both tickets for "Orfeo ed Euridice" worth GBP 58 each!
Arthur's Seat, once more
The Meadows
I didn't want to see Orfeo myself, Andrew did so instead - because I had tickets for the Nicolai Dance Theatre alreasy, in the King's Theatre
The last Royal Bank Late: Stravinsky for Two Pianos, again played by Simon Crawford-Phillips and Philip Moore
The tents in the meadows
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