What’s on March 2013 – Classical music in London

Here is a guide to all the best classical concerts, operas and ballets during the month of March.

Pick Bizet’s “Carmen” — Royal Albert Hall

1st – 3rd March 2013 • Royal Albert Hall, London Bizet's "Carmen" tells the story of a fiesty gypsy arrested for attacking a fellow worker. After persuading her guard to release her on the promise of love, she then casts him aside for the glamorous toreador, Escamillo. …more

Pick Verdi’s “La Traviata”, at the London Coliseum

1st & 3rd March 2013 • London Coliseum, London The London Coliseum will be putting on a production of one of Verdi's best-loved operas, "La Traviata", which follows the story of Violetta, who abandons her happy lifestyle for love, and ends up making the ultimate …more

BBC Symphony Orchestra, playing Beethoven

1st March 2013 • Barbican Hall, London Join conductor David Robertson, pianist Igor Levit and the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Hall, as they perform Beethoven's "Triple Concerto" and Tippett's "Symphony No 3". The cavernous Barbican Hall is considered by …more

Puccini’s “Tosca”, at the Royal Opera House

2nd, 4th, 6th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 23rd & 26th March 2013 • Royal Opera House, London The Royal Opera House is putting on a production of Puccini's "Tosca", a fast-moving sexual thriller set in Rome at the same time as Napoleon's invasion of Italy. When Mario Cavaradossi agrees to aid an escaping fugitive, …more

“The Barber of Seville”, at the London Coliseum

2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 13th, 15th & 17th March 2013 • London Coliseum, London The London Coliseum is putting on a performance of Rossini's comic opera, "The Barber of Seville". It tells the tale of the world's greatest-ever barber, Figaro, battling for the love of the town's fiesty heroine before …more

Pick Puccini’s “La Boheme” — Royal Opera House

2nd, 5th, 9th & 12th March 2013 • Royal Opera House, London "La Boheme" is one of Puccini's most powerful operas. Its exploration of the joy, anguish and heartbreak of young love blighted by sudden tragedy, and its succession of passionate arias and duets, makes this the ultimate …more

Philharmonia Orchestra playing Beethoven and Strauss

3rd March 2013 • Royal Festival Hall, London Join conductor Andris Nelsons, violinist Arabella Steinbacher and the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, as they perform a selection of classical works by Beethoven, Berg and Richard Strauss. The Royal …more

Philharmonia Orchestra playing Debussy’s “La Mer”

7th March 2013 • Royal Festival Hall, London Join conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, cellist Truls Mork and the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, as they perform a selection of classical works by Lutoslawski and Claude Debussy. The Royal Festival Hall is …more

Brussels Philharmonic, at Cadogan Hall

8th March 2013 • Cadogan Hall, London Join conductor Michel Tabachnik, pianist Markus Groh and the Brussels Philharmonic at Cadogan Hall, as they perform a selection of classical works by Beethoven, Bartok, Debussy and Ravel. Cadogan Hall is a popular venue …more

Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

8th March 2013 • Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Conductor Marin Alsop will be leading soprano Emma Bell and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a selection of classical works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Maria Von Weber. Queen Elizabeth Hall is part of …more

Dallas Symphony Orchestra, at the Royal Festival Hall

14th March 2013 • Royal Festival Hall, London Join conductor Jaap van Zweden, violinist Hilary Hahn and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, as they play Korngold's Violin Concerto in D" and Gustav Mahler's "Symphony No.6". The Royal Festival Hall …more

Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado”

16th March 2013 • Royal Festival Hall, London Join the London Concert Orchestra and Chorus in a semi-staged performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's witty operetta, "The Mikado". The piece pokes fun at the politics and politicians of their day by surplanting Victorian …more

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