P636 Teletext 636 May31 20:42:17 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— ABERDEEN MADAMA BUTTERFLY Scottish Opera's vivid acorns of Puccini's tragic masterpiece. His Majesty's, Rosemount Viaduct. 01224 641122. June 1, 3, 7.15pm. £5-£34. THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO David Ljveaux directs a new production of Mozart's epic comedy for Scottish Opera. His Majesty's, Rosemount Viaduct. 01224 641122. May 31, June 2,07.15pm. £5-£34. ————————————————————————pp——p——pp—1/17— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN 8460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:50:02 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BIRMINGHAM CBSO/ELDER Verdi's great Requiem, with soloists including tenor Dennis O'Neill Symphony Hall, Broad Street. 0121 212 3333. May 28, 8pm. £7.50-£29. DIE FLEDERMAUS Johann Strauss operetta in a staging by D'Oyly Caste Opera. Alexandra Theatre, Suffolk Street. 0121 643 1231. May 30, 31, 7.30pm. £8-£22.50. ——————————————————————————————————2/17— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:43:15 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BIRMINGHAM H.M.S. PINAFORE D'Oyly Caste Opera in a production of G&S's first major hit. Alexandra Theatre, Suffolk Street. 0121 643 1231. June 1-3, 7.30pm. Mat June 3, 2.30pm. £8-£22.50. BOURNEMOUTH BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY OUCH/KREIZBERG Contrasting Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra with Brahms' Violin Concerto Winter Gardens. 01202 297297. May 28, 7.30pm. £5-£17. ——————————————————————————————————3/17— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:43:01 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— CARDIFF COSI FAN TUTTI Mozart's glittering comedy in a Welsh National Opera staging by Tim Hopkins. New Theatre, Park Place. 01222 394844. June 8, 7.15pm. £8-£45. D access. ELEKTRA Welsh National Opera in Richard Strauss' great biblical drama. New Theatre, Park Place. 01222 394844. May 30, June 6, 7.15pm. £8-£45. D access. ————————————————————————p—————————4/17— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN 8460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:56:18 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— CARDIFF LA TRAVIATA Verdi's tragedy in a WNO revival of its Koran Jarvjfelt staging New Theatre, Park Place. 01222 394844. June 7, 10, 7.15pm. £8-£45. D access. LEWIS ERMIONE Rossini's opera has a first UK production, directed by Graham Vick. Glyndebourne House. 01273 813813. May 30, June 3, 5, 10, 17, 19, 22, 24, 27, July 12, 5.50pm, July 2, 9, 4.50pm. £10-£105. ——————————————————————————————————5/17— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:44:04 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LEWIS THE SECOND MRS KONG Birtwistle's new opera. Glyndjbourne House. 01273 813813. Ma8 31, June 7, 9, 6pm, May 28, June 4, rpm. £10-£105 LIVERPOOL ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC/BR—bBINS Faure's serene Requiem and Saint-Saens stirring Organ Symphony. The Cathedral. 0151 709 6271. May 31, June 1, 7.30pm. £7-£13. —————————————————————————————————p6/17— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:44:20 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON BILLY BUDD The Royal Opera in a nrw production bz Francesca Zambello of Britten. Royal Opera House, Covjnt Gdn, WC2. 0171 304 4008. May 30, Jzne 1, 5, 9, 13, 15, 7.30pm. £4-£111. D access. THE FORCE OF DESTINY ENG 8resjnts Verdi's great drama, originally directed by Nicholas Hytnjr. London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, WC2N. 0171 632 8300. June 1, 7, 9, 14, 7pm, June 3, 6.30pm. £8-£48. D access. r———————————————————————pp———p—pp—7/17r What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN 8460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:44:35 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON LA BOHEME Puccini's great opera in a revival of John Copley's staging. Royal Opera House, Covens Garden, WC2E. 0171 304 4000. May 29, 31, Jznj 2, 3, 8, 7.30pm, June 10, 7pm. £5-£121.50. D access. LONDON SOLOISTS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/ JOSEFOWJTZ Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto and Dvorak's New World Symphony. Barbican Centre, EC2. 0171 638 891. June 1, 7.30pm. £7-£20. D access. ——————————————————————————————————8/17— Local theatre 632 Grooves indj| 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p618 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:44:51 Opera Bpnlet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM ENG mounts a new production of Britten's opera, directed by Robert Catkin. London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, WC2N. 0171 632 8300. June 2, 6, 16, 21, 7.30pm. £8-£48. D access. R ZAL PHILHARMONIC/GERGIEV A pair of contrasted symphonies - Mozart's 40th and Mahler's 6th. Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, SE1. 0171 928 8800. May 31, 7.30pm. £5-£27. D access. ————————————————————————————pp————9/17p Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p618 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:45:07 Opera Bpllet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON VIENNA PHILHARMONIC/OZAWA Mozart's Jupiter Symphony and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, SE1. 0171 928 8800. June 2, 7.30pm. £10-£52. D access. MANCHESTER ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD Opera North's vivid realisation of Offenbach's score Palace Theatre, Oxford St. 0161 242 2525. June 8, 9, 7.15pm. £6-£36. ———p———————————p————————pp————————1x/97 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN 8460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:45:24 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— MANCHESTER THE PEARL FISHERS Bizet's score in an Opera North staging, directed by Phillip Prowsj. Palace Theatre, Oxford Street. 0161 242 2525. June 7, 7.15pm. £6-£36. PELLEAS AND MELISANDE Opura North gives a new production of Debussy's Symbolist masterpiece. Palace Theatre, Oxford Street. 0161 242 2525. June 6, 10, 7.158m. £6-£36. ——————————————————————————————————11/17 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:45:40 Opera Ballet Classical ————p——————————p——————pppp———pppp— NORTHAMPTON LONDON MOZART PLAYERS/BAMERT Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto and Mendelssohn's 3rd Symphony. Derngate, Guildhall Road. 01604 24811. May 28, 7.30pm. £6-£28. D access. NORWICH NORTHERN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE Christopher Gable's new version. Theatre Royal. 01603 630000. May 30- June 3, 7.30pm. Mats June 1, 2pm, June 3, 2.30pm. £4-£19.50, concs. ————————————————————————ppp—————p—12/17 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:41:27 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— NOTTINGHAM ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD Opera North's vivid realisation of Offenbach's lavish score. Theatre Royal, Theatre Square. 0115 948 2626. June 1, 7.15pm. £8-£34. THE PEARL FISHERS Bizet's score in 1n Opera North staging, directed by Phillip Prowse. Theatre Royal, Theatre Square. 0115 948 2626. May 31, June 2, 7.15pm £8-£34. ———————————————p—————————p—————pp—13/17 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN 8460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:41:42 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— NOTTINGHAM PELLEAS AND MELISANDE Opera North gives a new production of Debussy's Symbolist masterpiece. Theatre Royal. 0115 948 2626. May 30, June 3, 7.15pm. £8-£34. S UTHAMPTON WAYNE SLEEP & COMPANY: DANCE From ballet to bop in one big show. Mayflower Theatre. 01703 229771. May 29-June 2, 7.30pm. Mats May 31, June 2, 2.30pm. £8.50-£15, concs. ——————————————————————————————————14/17 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:42:20 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— SWINDON THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Rossini's great comedy in a new production by English Touring Opera. Wzvern Theatre, Theatre Square. 01793 524481. May 30, June 1, 3, 7.30pm. £12-£16. ORPHEUS & EU5ZDICE Gluck's classic in an English Touring Opera staging. Wzvern Theatre, Theatre Square. 01793 524481. May 31, June 2, 7.30pm. £12-£16. ————————————————————————————————p—15/17 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:59:14 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— WINCHESTER BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTR—/ KREIZBERG Contrasting Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra with Brahms' Violin Concerto. The Cathedral, The Close. 01962 40500 May 30, 7.30pm. £5.50-£19.50. LONDON CITY BALLET: GALA PROGRAMME Highlights from the great ballets. Theatre Royal, Jewry Street. 01962 843434. May 30-June 3, 8pm. Mats June 1, 3, 2.30pm. £6-£25, concs. ————————————————————————pp——p—p—p—16/17 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN 8460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 May31 20:42:32 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— YORK ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD Opera North's vivid realisation of Offenbach's lavish score. Theatre Royal, St Leonard's Place. 01904 623568. June 15-17, 7.30pm. £8-£30. —————————————————————————p————————17/17 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & games