2021: a milestone year of celebrations and challenges
This year has been anything but ordinary. As the world adjusted to a ‘new normal’, we continued to find every way possible to share the magic of music with our audience.
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Exclusive photos: the long-awaited return of John Rutter's Christmas Celebration to the Royal Albert Hall
On Thursday 9 December 2021 John Rutter CBE returned to the Royal Albert Hall for a joyous live return of his Christmas Celebration concerts.
Photos and reactions: Mozart’s Requiem at St Paul’s Cathedral with John Rutter
On Thursday 18 November the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returned to St Paul’s Cathedral for the first time in two years for a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Composer John Rutter conducted the joint forces of the Orchestra and The Bach Choir in a sold-out concert that made for a truly special experience, with a magnificent choral programme set in the truly breath-taking surroundings of the Cathedral.
Read on to view photos and reactions from the day…
Get to know: Leoncavallo's Zingari
You can find our members performing Zingari with London-based opera company, Opera Rara, on Friday 3 December 2021 at Cadogan Hall. This rarely-performed opera will be brought back to the stage just as it was first heard over 100 years ago at the Hippodrome Theatre in London for its world premiere.
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