A unique series of concerts is letting its audience explore the more unusual spaces of the Royal Festival Hall.
Read more...22 Feb
2011
2011
Posts Tagged "Music"
1 Feb
2011
2011
La Boheme at The Soho Theatre
After receiving rave reviews at Kilburn’s Cock Tavern, Opera Up Close has transferred its production of La Boheme to the Soho Theatre in Central London. With a new English libretto by Robin Norton-Hale, this show is contemporary and relevant while …
Read more...20 Nov
2010
2010
London Photo of the Week: Abbey Road
Have you been to Abbey Road with your friends to recreate the famous Beatles Abbey Road album cover? Ktominac has and shared the photo with the Visit London Flickr group. If you’ve photographed something interesting in London, perhaps Her Majesty …
Read more...19 Nov
2010
2010
Video of the Week: London As I See It by Sharron Levy
Here’s a great YouTube video of London in all its glory from Sharron Levy. If you like it, you can find out more about Sharron on her myspace page: www.myspace.com/sharronlevymusic Check out more London videos on the Visit London YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/VisitLondonVideo
Read more...18 Nov
2010
2010
Don Giovanni at ENO
English National Opera’s (ENO) interpretation of Mozart’s famous opera Don Giovanni has a modern urban feel and is much darker than other ENO shows I’ve seen recently at the London Coliseum. We are warned before entering that we will experience …
Read more...25 Sep
2010
2010
The Brilliant and the Dark at The Women’s Library
On Thursday night I went to The Women’s Library in East London to see an incredible performance of The Brilliant and the Dark, a vocal composition originally performed at the Royal Albert Hall in 1969. The piece, which tells stories from …
Read more...21 Sep
2010
2010
Faust at the English National Opera
The opera to see this month, in my opinion, is Faust, Gounod‘s five act epic. Marking the start of the English National Opera (ENO)’s exciting new season this production is directed by award-winning director Des McAnuff, and conducted by the charismatic …
Read more...20 Sep
2010
2010
Visit London Blog Giveaway: Win A Hed Kandi World Series London Album
With London Fashion Week in full swing, now’s the perfect time to listen to the sounds of the catwalk with Hed Kandi‘s brand new album – and we’ve got five copies to give away! Hed Kandi’s popular World Series takes London …
Read more...14 Sep
2010
2010
Mayor’s Thames Festival Lifts London: Thames Festival Picture Gallery
Last weekend the Mayor’s Thames Festival whipped up a blissful, celebratory spirit along central London’s riverside, helped along by good weather (I even managed to get a touch of sunburn), rhythms originating from the Balkans to Cuba, and plenty of …
Read more...13 Sep
2010
2010
Space-Age Muse Rock London’s Wembley Stadium
Muse confirmed their tag as one of the world’s best live bands last weekend with two sell-out gigs at London’s Wembley Stadium – and I was lucky enough to be among the 90,000 crowd. The boys from Devon rocked the …
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