Name: The Owl and the Nightingale with Simon Armitage
Start: 2023-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Conductor

Alexandra Wood

Orchestra

City of London Sinfonia

Southbank Centre

The Owl and the Nightingale with Simon Armitage

London

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Owl and the Nightingale with Simon Armitage: Le rossignol-en-amour Op. 14 Couperin (+3 More)

Public

Le rossignol-en-amour Op. 14

Wind Quintet No. 1

5 Duos for clarinet & violin

Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R

Approved

The Poet Laureate narrates his witty and enchanting retelling of the Middle English debate poem, with bird-themed music performed by the City of London Sinfonia.

In ‘The Owl and the Nightingale’, an unnamed narrator overhears a fierce disagreement between the two birds, which moves from the eloquent and philosophical to the ribald, risqué and ridiculous.

A new version of the poem, published in 2021 by Simon Armitage, is brought to life in this special staging, with the author narrating and actors playing the owl and nightingale.

This performance includes evocative music by Couperin, Bach, Watkins, Vasks and Vivaldi, performed by City of London Sinfonia.

Touching on themes like competition, the importance of beauty and how we make a contribution to society, ‘The Owl and the Nightingale’ is as relevant today as when it was first written.

Presented by City of London Sinfonia in association with Faber Members.

English

The Owl and the Nightingale with Simon Armitage by Couperin, Vasks, Watkins, H., Bach, J. S., From (2023/2023), Conductor Alexandra Wood, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United Kingdom

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