Join Sinfonia da Camera for an evening of evocative musical imagery inspired by English Painters, Poets, and Playwrights! The program begins with William Walton’s Portsmouth Point Overture, a depiction of Thomas Rowlandson’s painting of the same name, portraying the seaside bustle of the busy port town in southern England. The first half continues with Frank Bridge’s There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook, a reflective tone poem inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and Eric Coates’ London Everyday Suite depicting London’s historic Convent Garden, Westminster, and Knightsbridge areas.
Following intermission, in collaboration with Lyric Theatre @ Illinois, the evening concludes with a lightly-staged, contemporary production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Trial by Jury. A comic opera depicting a “breach of marriage” trial, this performance ends with an unexpected new marriage and “joy unbounded!”
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center
7:30 PM
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