P636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:47:20 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BERWICK-UPON-TWEED FALSTAFF City of Birmingham Touring Opera with Verdi's last work. Maltings Arts Centre, Eastern Lane. 01289 330999. Jan 11, 7.30pm. £15, concs. BIRMINGHAM CBSOOELDER Tippjtt's Triple Concerto and Holst's Planes Suite. Symphony Hall, Broad St. 0121 212 3333 Jan 11, 7.30ym, Jan 13, 7pm. £5.50-£30 ——————————————————————————————————1/23— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:47:40 Opjta Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BOU5NEMOUTH BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/STUDS Kaleidoscopic selection of Strauss waltzes and polkas. Winter Gardens, Exeter Rd. 01202 297297. Jan 1, 3pm, 7.30pm. £4.95-£16.95. BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/WARREN A Gothic line-up, taking in Saint- Saens' Dansj Macabre and Mussorgsky. Winter Gardens, Exetet Road. 01202 297297. Jan 14, 3pm. £6, concs. ——————————————————————————————————4/23— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:37:56 Opera Wj 7j{5 s{j!k!w1 Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BRADFORD ENGLISH CAMERATA Strauss waltzes and polkas, plus works by Ljhar. St. George's Concert Hall, Bridge St. 01274 754091. Jan 1, 6.30pm. £7-£15. BRIGHTON BRIGHTON PHILHARMONIC/COLEMAN New Year waltzes from Vienna by Johann Strauss and his family. The Dome, Church St. 01273 709709. Dec 31, 2.45pm. £7.50-£14. ——————————————————————————————————3/23— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:38:12 Opjta Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BRISTOL BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAOSTUDT Strauss waltzes and polkas. Colston Hall, Colston St. 0117 9223686 Dec 31, 7.30pm £6.50-£16. D access. BUXTON BOU5NEMOUTH SINFONIETTA/STUDS Symphonies bz Bizet and Mozart with TchaikovsKy's Rococo Variations. Buxton Opera House, Water St. 01298 72190. Jan 14, 7.30pm. £10.50-£15.50. ——————————————————————————————————4/23— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:38:38 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— CARDIFF BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES/ WJGGLESWORTH Strauss waltzes, Ravel's Bolero & Piano Concerto for Left Hand. St David's Hall. 01222 878444. Jan 1, 7.30pm. £6-£19. D access. NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAINOSEAMAN Brahms' 4th Syphonz with Bourgeois' Cotswold Symphony. St David's Hall, The Hayes. 01222 878444. Jan 6, 7.30pm. £6-£19. D access. ——————————————————————————————————5/23— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:44:46 Opera Ballet Classical COVENTRY ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS/ MARRINER Two major Mozart works Warwick Arts Crntre, University of Warwick. 01203 524524. Jan 1, 7.30pm. £8-£23, concs. DUDLEY FALSTAFF City of Birmingham Touring Opera with Verdi's last work. Dudley Town Hall, St James Road. 01384 456000. Jan 17, 7.30pm. £5-£10. ——————————————————————————————————6/23— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Thjatte Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:38:09 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— DUNDEE RSNO/WELLER Mahler's Kindjrtotenliidjt and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky. Caird Hall, City Sq. 01382 223141. Jan 13, 7.30pm. £6-£17. D access. EASTBOURNE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC/BATIZ Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Stravinsky. Congress Theatre, Devonshiri Park Centre. 01323 412000. Jan 13, 7.30pm. £9-£13.50, concs. D access. ——————————————————————————————————7/23— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Thjatti Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20: 9:15 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— EDINBURGH RSNOOWELLER Mahler's Kindertotenliedjt and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky. Usher Hall, Lothian Rd. 0131 228 1155. Jan 12, 7.30pm. £6-£19.50. D access. NORTHERN BALLET THEA$RJ: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Colourful Dickens story. Festival Theatre, Nicolson Street. 0131 529 6000. From Jan 3, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Jan 4, 11, 2pm, Jan 6, 13, 2.30pm. Ends Jan 13. £4.50-£27, concs. ——————————————————————————————————8/23— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:39:30 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— EDINBURGH SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/BEDFORD Symphonies from Mozart and Haydn with Britten's last work - Phaedra. Queen's Hall, Clerk St. 0131 668 2019. Jan 11, 7.45pm. £4.50-£16.50. D access FARNHAM FALSTAFF City of Birmingham Touring Opjta with Verdi's last work. Farnham Maltings, Bridge Sq. 01252 726234. Jan 15, 7.30pm. £15, concs. ——————————————————————————————————9/23— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20: 9:56 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— GLASGOW HANSEL AND GRETEL Scottish Opjta's revives its staging of Humperdinck's adaptation of Grimm. Theatre Royal, Hope St. 0141 332 9000. Jan 12, 17, 25, 31, Feb 3, 6, 8, 10, 7.15pm. £3.50-£45. D access. RSNOOWELLER Mahler's Kindjrtotenliider and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky. Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street 0141 227 5511. Jan 11, 7.30pm. £7.50-£21. ——————————————————————————————————10/23 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:40:02 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— GLASGOW SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/BEDFORD Symphonies from Mozart and Haydn with Britten's last work - Phaedra.. City Hall, Candliriggs. 0141 227 5511. Jan 12, 7.30pm. £4.50-£14.50. HUDDERSFIELD HALLE/TOVEY Strauss family waltzes, polkas and marches. Town Hall, Albion St. 01484 430528. Jan 6, 7.30pm. £6-£15. ——————————————————————————————————11/23 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:40:28 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LEEDS BOURNEMOUTH SINFONIETTA/STUDS Symphonies bz Bizet and Mozart with Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations. Town Hall, The Headrow. 0113 2455505. Jan 13, 7.30pm. £5-£15. D access. LA BOHEME Puccini's tearjerker in a rivjvbl of Phzllida Lloyd's Opera North staging. Grand Theatre, New Briggati. 0113 245 9351. Jan 6, 8, 10, 13, 26, 29, Fed 1, 7.15pm. £7-£36. 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 Dec30 20:4X:34 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET: SWAN LAKE Raissa Struchkova's production. Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre SE1. 0171 960 4242. Jan 8-13, 7.30pm. Mats Jan 10, 13, 2.30pm. £8-£35, concs THE PEARL FISHERS Bizet's opera in an ENG production. London Coliseum, St Martin's La, 'C2N. 0171 632 8300. Jan 6, 12, 17, 25, 27, Feb 1, 7, 9, 13, 16, 21, 7.30pm. Feb 3 6.30pm. £9-£50. D access. ——————————————————————————————————13/23 What's on 630 West End Theatru 631 LOOV AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:40:50 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON ROYAL BALLET: SWAN LAKE 1987 production set in pre-rivolutinary Russia. Royal Opjta House, Covens Garden, WC2E. 0171 304 4000. Jan 17, 7.30pm. £1.50-£7p. D access. CARMEN Bizet's colourful tragedy in a production bz Travelling Opera. Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, EC2Y. 0171 638 8891. Jan 4, 5, 7.30pm. £12.50-£19. D access. ——————————————————————————————————14/23 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Thjatte Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:41:05 Opjta Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— MANCHESTER BBC PHILHARMONIC/MACKERRAS Beethoven's two Violin Romances and Mahler's 7th Symphony. Free Trade Hall, Peter Street. 0161 834 1712. Van 13, 7.30pm. £3-£16. D access. HALLE/TOVEY Strauss family favourites from Vienna. Free Trade Hall, Peter Street. 0161 834 1712. Jan 7, 7.30pm. £3.25-£21. D access. ——————————————————————————————————15/23 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatr Cinema Music Fun & g mr;P636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:41:21 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— MANCHESTER MANCHESTER CAMERATA/FUJIOKA Opjta gala, with tenor Bonavrntura Bottone. Free Trade Hall, Peter Street. 0161 834 1712. Dec 31, 7.30pm. £6.50-£4k. D access. MIDDLESBROUGH FALS$AFF City of Birmingham Touring Opera with Verdi's last work. Little Theatre, The Avenue. 01642 815181. Jan 9, 7.45pm. £10, concs. ————————————————————————————p———p— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:41:47 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— MIDDLESBROUGH NORTHERN SINFONIA/GRIFFITHS Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto with symphonies by Haydn and Wjbrt. Town Hall, Albert Road. 01642 242561. Jan 12, 7.45pm. £9, £12.50, concs. NEWCASTLE UPON TZNE NORTHERN SINFONIA/GRIFFITHS Chopin, Haydn and Wjbjr. City Hall. 0191 261 2606. Jan 11, 7.45pm. £3.50-£16. ——————————————————————————————————17/23 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:41:56 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— OXFORD FALSTAFF City of Birmingham Touring Opera with Verdi's last work. Playhouse Theatre, Beaumont Street. 01865 798600. Jan 19, 8pm, Jan 20, 7.30pm. £11-£20. PETERBOROUGH FALSTAFF City of Birmingham Touring Opjta with Verdi's last work. Cressjt. 01733 265705. Jan 24, 7.30pm. £11, £12.50, concs. ——————————————————————————————————18/23 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:42:19 Opera Wj 7j{5 s{j!k!w1 Ballet Classicat —————————————————————————————————— PLYMOUTH BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/STUDS Kaleidoscopic selection of Strauss waltzes and polkas. Pavilion, Civic Centre. 01752 229922. Jan 2, 7.30pm. £7.50-£17.50. BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/ MARSHALL American musics bz Cole Porter, Gershwin, Sousa and Bernstein. Pavilion, Civic Centre. 01752 229922. Jan 18, 7.30pm. £7.50-£17.50. ——————————————————————————————————19/23 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:42:28 Opjta Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— POOLE BOURNEMOUTH SINFONIETTA/STUDS Bizet, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Wessex Hall, Poole Arts Centre, Kingland Road. 01202 685222. Jan 17, 7.30pm. £4.95-£16.95. D access. BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/SPANK The Ljmminkainjn Legends of Sibelius and Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony.. Wessex Hall, Poole Arts Centre, Kingland Road. 01202 685222. Jan 10, 7.30pm. £4.95-£16.95. D access. ——————————————————————————————————20/23 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:42:43 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— PORTSMOUTH BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAOSPANO The Ljmminkainjn Legends of Sibelius and Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony. Guildhall, Guildhall Square. 01705 824355. Jan 12, 7.30pm. £4.90-£15.90. PRESTON HALLE/TOVEY Strauss family favourites from Vienna.. Guild Hall, Lancaster Road. 01772 258858. Jan 4, 7.30pm. £8.75. D access ——————————————————————————————————21/23 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Thjatti Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:42:59 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— SOUTHAMPTON BOURNEMOUTH SINFONIETTA/STUDS Kaleidoscopic selection of Strauss waltzes and polkas. NorthGuild, Commercial Rd. 01703 632601. Jan 4, 7.30pm. £4.95-£16.95 BOU5NEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/ MARSHALL American musics by Cole Porter, Gershwin, Sousa and Bernstein. NorthGuild, Commercial Rd. 01703 632601. Jan 19, 7.30pm. £4.95-£16.95 ——————————————————————————————————22/23 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Dec30 20:47:11 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— STAFFORD FALSTAFF City of Birmingham Touring Opera with Verdi's last work. Gatuhousj Theatre, Eastgate Street. 01785 254653. Jan 13, 7.30pm £16, concs ——————————————————————————————————23/23 Local theatre 632 Groovrs index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & games