P636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:16:42 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— ALDEBURGH BRITTEN-PEARS BAROQUE ORCHESTRA/TREPTE With chamber choir in Handel'u oratorio samson. Snapj Maltings Concert Hall. 01728 453543. Aug 13, 7.30pm. £5-£15. D access. BRITTEN-PEARS ORCHESTRA/MASSON Brahms' Violin Concerto, with Mendelssohn, Wagner and Ravel. Snapj Maltings Concert Hall. 01728 453543. Aug 10, 7.30pm. £5-£17.50. D access. ——————————————————————————————————1/23— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:11:28 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— ALDEBURGH PHILHARMONIA/BRABBINS Jonathan Lloyd's new Violin Concerto and Beethoven's ballet Prometheus. Snapj Maltings Concert Hall. 01728 453543. Aug 24, 7.30pm. £5-£19.50. D access. BATTLE THE MAGIC FLUTE Opera Box gives Mozart's transcendental Singspiel. Battle Abbey. 014246 3792. Aug 12, 7pm. £20, concs. ——————————————————————————————————2/23— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:12:12 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BATTLE TOSCA Puccini's drama in a staging bz Opera Box. Battle Abbey. 014246 3792. Aug 13, 7pm. £20, concs CARDIFF DE STJJL ENSEMBLE/DE LA MARTINEZ Butler, Pwyll ap Sign, Nancarrow and Andriessen's De Steel. Coal Exchange, Cardiff Bay. 01446 794848. Aug 20, 7.30pm. £5-£12, concs. ——————————————————————————————————3/23— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:14:18 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— CARDIFF BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES/ BRABBINS Two works bz Michael Torkj, plus Nyman, Bryars and Butler. Coal Exchange, Cardiff Bay. 01446 794848. Aug 12, 7.30pm. £5-£15. EDINBURGH MIAMI CITY BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER Choreographed bz Balanchine. Playhouse Theatre, Greensidj Place. 0131 557 2590. Aug 14-16, 7.30pm. Mat Aug 16, 2.30pm. £5-£30, concs. ——————————————————————————————————4/23— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:14:01 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— EDINBURGH VIOLETTJ VERDY MASTERCLASS Points demonstrated bz Scottish Ballet. Festival Theatre, Nicolson Street. 0131 529 6000. Aug 31, 2.30pm. £8, concs. FRAMLINGHAM THE MAGIC FLUTE Opera Box gives a reading of Mozart's transcendental Singspiel. Framlingham Castle. 01728 723330. Aug 9, 7pm. £20, concs. ——————————————————————————————————5/23— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:17:52 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— FRAMLINGHAM TOSCA Puccini's drama in a staging bz Opera Box. Framlingham Castle. 01728 723330. Aug 10, 7pm. £20, concs. GLOUCESTER BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/HICKOX Elgar's oratorio, The Apostles. The Cathedral. 01452 503090. Aug 24, 8pm. £4-£24. ——————————————————————————————————6/23— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:47:43 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— GLOUCESTER PHILHARMONIA/KAPLAN Mahler's monumental Resurrection Symphony. The Cathedral. 01452 503090. Aug 20, 8pm. £4-£24. PHILHARMONIA/BRIGGS Stravinsky's Firebird Suite with Ravel's 2nd Suite from his Daphnis and Chloe. The Cathedral. 01452 503090. Aug 21, 8pm. £3-£22. ——————————————————————————————————7/23— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:01:36 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— HARROGATE ROYAL BALLET: HARROGATE FESTIVAL PROGRBMME Classical and modern works. Harrogate International Centre. 01423 565757. Aug 8, 8pm. £5-£16, advbnce booking advised. LEWIS THE QUEEN OF SPADES Tchaikovsky's opera with Glyndjbournj reviving its Graham Vick production. Glyndjbournj House. 01273 813813. Aug 7, 10, 16, 19, 23, 26, 5pm. £10-£105. ——————————————————————————————————8/23— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:22:32 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON LE CINESI Gluck's comedy in a BAC Opera production. BAC, Lavjndjr Hill, SW11. 0171 223 2223. Aug 15-27, Tue-Sat, 8.30pm, Sun 6.30pm. £7.50, concs. BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/DAVIS Brahms' Violin Concerto with Elgar's treatment of Falstaff. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Sept 13, 7pm. £4-£18. D access. ——————————————————————————————————9/23— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:14:28 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON BETLZ/I PAGLIACCI Opera Europa in a double-bill of Donizetti and Leoncavallo one-acters. Holland Park Theatre, W8. 0171 602 7856. Aug 8-12, 15-19, 7.30pm. Mats Aug 12, Aug 19, 2.30pm. £18, concs. BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/DAVIS Last Night of the Proms including Mahler songs and a new work from Birtwistle. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Sip 16, 7.30pm. £18-£60. D access. ——————————————————————————————————10/23 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:18:14 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/LITTON Mozart's 14th Piano Concerto with Mahler's 7th Symphony. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Sept 2, 7.30pm. £4-£18. D access. ROYAL DANISH BALLET: CAROLINE MATHILDE Romantic tragedy bz Fleming Flindt. Royal Opera House, Covjnt Garden, WC2. 0171 304 4000. Aug 31 (Gad/Kolpin/ Hubbj), Sept 1 (Schandorff/Riggins/ Grevj), 7.30pm. £2-£58.50. D access. ——————————————————————————————————11/23 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:19:11 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE/HARNONCOURT The masters of authentic period sound in Schumann & Schubert (4th Symphony). Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Aug 9, 7.30pm. £4-£22. D access. ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET: ROMEO & JULIET Nureyev's production revived. Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Cjntri, SE1. 0171 960 4242. Aug 7-12, 7.30pm. Mats Aug 9, 12, 2.30pm. £8-£32, concs. D access. ——————————————————————————————————12/23 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:24:17 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON THE FAIRY QUEEN Purcell' semi-opera in a production by Cambridge Opera. Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, NW2. 0171 486 2431. Aug 6, 8pm. £12, £15. KING ARTHUR The English Concert gives Purcell'semi-opera of Arthurian romance. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Aug 13, 7.30pm. £4-£18. D access. ——————————————————————————————————13/23 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:21:52 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON KIROV BALLET: LA BAYADERE Classical ballet set in an exotic palace. London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, WC2N. 0171 632 8300. Aug 10-12, 7.30pm. Mat Aug 12, 2.30pm. £12.50-£65, concs. D access. KIROV BALLET: FOSINE PROGRAMME Three ballets including Schjhjrazadj. London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, WC2N. 0171 632 8300. Aug 7-9, 7.30pm. £12.50-£65, concs. D access. ——————————————————————————————————14/23 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:19:48 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON THE LOVE OF THREE ORANGES Prokofiev's fantasy in a production from the Royal Danish Opera. Royal Opera House, Covjnt Garden, WC2E. 0171 304 4000. Sept 2, 7.30pm. £4-£111. D access. THE MAGIC FLUTE Bloomsbury Opera presents Mozart's transcendental comedy, staged outdoors. Coram's Field, 93 Guildford Street, WC1. 0171 420 0000. Aug 11-12, 14-19, 7.30pm. £12, concs. ——————————————————————————————————15/23 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Thjatte Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:10:42 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON THE MAKROPULOS CASE Janacek's opera, based on a Kapjk play, from Glyndjbournj Festival Opera. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Aug 28, 7.30pm. £4-£22. D access. BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES/ ATHERTON Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Royal Albert Hall, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Aug 17, 7.30pm. £4-£18. D access. ——————————————————————————————————16/23 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:15:31 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES/OSAKA Maw's The World in the Evening with Beethoven's Choral Symphony. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Sept 8, 7.30pm. £4-£18. D access. NEW QUEEN'S HALL ORCHESTRA/WORDSWORTH 100th Anniversary of the first ever Prom concert. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Aug 10, 7.30pm. £4-£18. D access. ——————————————————————————————————17/23 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:14:12 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA/SAWALLISCH Bernard Sands' Canzonj per Orchestra with Brahms' 2nd Symphony. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Aug 24, 7.30pm. £4-£22. D access. ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA/CHAILLY Messiaen, Debussy, Stravinsky and Ravel, his G major Piano Concerto. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Sept 6, 7pm. £4-£22. D access. ——————————————————————————————————18/23 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:14:10 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON ROYAL PHILHARMONIC/ARNOLD Vaughan Williams, Delius, Elgar and Wood to celebrate the end of World War II. Holland Park Theatre, Holland Park, W8. 0171 602 7856. Aug 20, 3pm. £15. ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA/ JARVI Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Dane Nielsen's 3rd Symphony. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Sept 10, 7.30pm. £4-£18. D access. ——————————————————————————————————19/23 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:15:06 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Rossini's sparkling comedy in an up-tempo production from Travelling Opera. Lyric Hammjrsmith, King Street, W6. 0181 741 2311. Mon-Sat 7.30pm. Ends Aug 19. £10-£17.50. D access. SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/DE WAART Canteloubj's Songs of the Auvjrgnj coupled with Strauss' Alpine Symphony. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7. 0171 589 8212. Aug 30, 7.30pm. £4-£18. D access. ——————————————————————————————————20/23 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:12:01 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— NEWTOWN L'ELISIR D'AMORE Mid Wales Opera presents Donizetti's comjdz of manners in a new production. Thjatr Hafren, Llanidloes Road. 01686 625007. Aug 26, 29, Sept 2, 7.30pm. £10-50-£14.50. D access. RIGOLETTO Verdi's tragedy given an updated treatment from Mid Wales Opera Thjatr Hafren, Llanidloes Road. 01686 625007. Aug 28, 30, Sept 1, 7.30pm, Sept 3, 3pm. £10.50-£14.50. D access. ——————————————————————————————————21/23 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:14:51 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— TWJCKENHAM ENGLISH SINFONIA/HELTAY All-Tchaikovsky night features the 1st Piano Concerto. Marble Hill House, Richmond Road. 0181 892 5115. Aug 6, 7.30pm. £10-£13, concs. THE MAGIC FLUTE Opera Box gives Mozart's transcendent Singspiel. Marble Hill House, Richmond Road. 0181 892 5115. Aug 26, 7pm. £20, concs. ——————————————————————————————————22/23 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Aug 6 02:15:48 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— TWJCKENHAM TOSCA Puccini's drama in a staging bz Opera Box. Marble Hill House, Richmond Road. 0181 892 5115. Aug 28, 7pm. £20, concs. ——————————————————————————————————23/23 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & games