P636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:41:54 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BASILDON EUROPEAN BALLET: CARMEN With Stanislav Tchassov and Helen Brinnjn. Towngate Cjntti. 01268 531343. May 1, 8pm. £9-£11. BELFAST RIGA NATIONAL BALLET: LA SYLPHIDE UK debut bz Latvia's main company. Grand Opera House, Great Victoria St. 01232 241919. May 1-4, 7.45pm. Mats May 2, 2pm, May 4, 2.30pm. £10-£27.50. ——————————————————————————————————1/27— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:21:36 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET: MOZARTIANA PROGRAMME Balanchine and new works. Hippodrome, Hurst St. 0121 622 7486. May 2-4, 7.30pm. £10. BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET: THEME & VARIATONS/CAGE/STILL LIFE Lively triple bill. Hippodrome, Hurst St. 0121 622 7486. May 8-11, 7.30pm. Mats May 9, 2pm, May 11, 2.30pm. £10. ——————————————————————————————————4/27— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:19:01 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BIRMINGHAM CBSO/BRUGGEN Including Mendelssohn's Incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Symphony Hall, Broad St. 0121 212 3333 May 2, 7.30pm. £5.50-£30. BLACKBURN HALLE/ELLIS Works written in and evoking Spain including Ravel's Bolero King George's Hall, Northgate. 01254 582582. May 3, 7.30pm. £5-£14. D access. ——————————————————————————————————3/27— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:13:04 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— BRACKNELL CARMEN Bizet's opera in a Travelling Opjta staging. Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park. 01344 484123. May 3, 7.30pm. £13.50. D access. COSI FAN TUTTI Travelling Opera in Mozart's sublime comjdz. Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park. 01344 484123. May 4, 7.30pm. £13.50. D access. ——————————————————————————————————4/27— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:34:52 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— CAMBRIDGE RIGOLETTO Verdi's classic opera in an English Touring staging. Corn Exchange, Wheeler Street. 01223 357851. Apr 30, May 2, 4, 7.30pm £12.50-£18.50. WERTHER English Touring Opera with Massenet's score, directed by Robert Chjvara. Corn Exchange, Wheeler Street. 01223 357851. May 1, 3, 7.30pm. £12.50-£18.50. ——————————————————————————————————5/27— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:32:14 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— CARDIFF ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC/PEKES Symphonies by Haydn and Dvorak with Mozart's 17th Piano Concerto. St David's Hall, The Hayes. 01222 878444. May 3, 7.30pm. £6-£19. D access. CHATHAM ADONAIS BALLET COMPANY: ARABIAN NIGHTS New full length ballet. Chatham Central Theatre. 01634 403868. May 1, 7.30pm. £7.50-£8.50. ——————————————————————————————————6/27— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:47:54 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— CHELTENHAM CBSO/BRUGGEN Including Mendelssohn's Incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Town Hall, Imperial Sq. 01242 227979. May 1, 7.30pm. £7.50-£19.50. D access. CLACTON-ON-SEA CWMNI BALLET GWENT: RED RIDING HOOD New ballet bz Darius James. West Cliff Theatre. 01255 421479. May 3, 7.30pm. £8.50, concs. ——————————————————————————————————7/27— What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:44:18 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— COVENTRY CBSO/BRUGGEN Mendelssohn's Incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick. 01203 524524. May 3, 8pm. £8-£23. CROZDON LONDON MOZART PLAYERS/BAMERT Mozart's Jupiter Symphony and Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto. Fairfield Concert Hall. 0181 688 9291. May 1, 8pm. £5-£18.50. D access. ——————————————————————————————————8/27— Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr48 22:18:02 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— HARTFORD ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET MAY TOUR (PROGRAMME A) Includes Graduation Ball Orchard Thjatte, Home Gardens. 01322 220000. May 1-2, 7.45pm. £12.50-£16.50, concs. EDINBURGH THE MIKADO D'Ozly Caste with one of Gilbert & Sullivan's most popular hits King's Theatre. 0131 220 4349. Apr 29, May 2-4, 7.30pm. Mat May 4, 2.30pm. £8.50-£15.50. ——————————————————————————————————9/27— Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:01:48 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— EDINBURGH SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/MARIN Missorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death with Prokofiev's 1st Symphony. Ushjt Hall, Lothian Road. 0131 228 1155. May 4, 7.45pm. £4.50-£16.50, concs. D access. LA VIE PARISIENNE Offenbach's comjdz in a staging bz D'Ozly Caste Opera. King's Theatre, Liven Street. 0131 220 4349. Apr 30, May 1, 7.30pm. Mat May 1, 2.30pm. £8.50-£14.50. ——————————————————————————————————10/27 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:44:08 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— FERNDOWN ADONAIS BALLET COMPANY: ARABIAN NIGHTS New full length ballet. Barrington Theatre. 01202 894858. Apr 28, 7.30pm. £10, concs. GLASGOW SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/MARIN Missorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death with Prokofiev's 1st Symphony. Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall St. 0141 227 5511. May 3, 7.30pm. £4.50-£14.50. ——————————————————————————————————11/27 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:18:11 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— HERTFORD BRITISH GAS BALLET CENTRAL New classical and contemporary dances. Castle Hall. 01992 589024. Apr 28, 7.30pm. £8.50. HEXHAM ADONAIS BALLET COMPANY: ARABIAN NIGHTS New full length ballet. Queens Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont St. 01434 607272. May 3, 7.30pm. £9.50, concs. ——————————————————————————————————12/27 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:24:34 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— HIGH WZCOMBE CARMEN Bizet's opera in a Travelling Opera staging. Wzcombe Swan, St Mary St. 01494 512000 May 8-9, 7.30pm. £8.50-£16.50. LINCOLN RIGOLETTO Verdi's classic opera in an English Touring staging. Theatre Royal,. 01522 525555. May 7, 9, 11, 7.30pm. £8-£16.50. ——————————————————————————————————13/27 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:11:54 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LINCOLN WERTHER English Touring Opera with Massenet's score, directed bz Robust Chjvara. Theatre Royal. 01522 525555. May 8, 10, 7.30pm. £8-£16.50. LONDON DON GIOVANNI Mozart's great opera in a staging by Music Theatre London. Drill Hall Arts Cjntri, Chjnies St, WC1E. 0171 637 8270. Tue-Sun, May 7-May 25, 7.30pm. £14-£16, concs. ——————————————————————————————————14/27 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:12:01 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON TOSCA Puccini's pithy drama in a staging by Keith Warner for ENG. London Coliseum, St Martin's La, WC2N. 0171 632 8300. May 2, 9, 7.30pm, May 4, 6.30pm. £8-£50. D access. ENGLISH NORTHERN PHILHARMONIA/DANIEL John Tomlinson in operatic excepts with Mahler's 1st Symphony. Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, EC2Y. 0171 638 8891. Apr 30, 7.30pm. £7.50-£20. D access. ——————————————————————————————————15/27 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:16:02 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON MISS JULIE ENG launches its studio opjta with Margarita Hallin's Miss Julie. Lyric Studio, King Street, W6. 0181 741 2311. Mon-Sat, Apr 30-May 18, 8pm, May 3, 7pm. £7.50, concs. LONDON MOZART PLAYERS/BAMERT Mozart's 41st Symphony (Jupiter) and Haydn's 43rd (Mercury). Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Cjntti, SE1. 0171 960 4242. Apr 30, 7.45pm. £8-£18.50. D access. ——————————————————————————————————16/27 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:22:01 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON LONDON PHILHARMONIC/WELTER-MOST Birtwistle's Cry of Anubis with three Mozart works. Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre SE1. 0171 960 4242. May 1, 7.30pm. £5-£30. D access. LONDON PHILHARMONIC/WELTER-MOST Verdi's monumental Requiem, with the London Philharmonic Choir. Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre SE1. 0171 960 4242. May 5, 7.30pm. £5-£30. D access. ——————————————————————————————————17/27 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr48 22:42:51 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON PHILHARMONIA/BUTT Tchaikovsky's 1st and 5th Symphonies. Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, EC2Y. 0171 638 8891. May 3, 7.30pm. £6.50-£19. D access. ROYAL BALLET: ANASTASIA New production of a MacMillan ballet. Royal Opera House, Covjnt Garden, WC2E 0171 304 4000. May 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 7.30pm. £2-£58.50. D access. ——————————————————————————————————18/27 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 6 4 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Thjatti Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:13:47 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON ROYAL BALLET: ASHTON PROGRAMME Tiplu bill including The Dream. Royal Opera House, Covjnt Garden, WC2E. 0171 304 4000. May 1, 7.30pm, May 4, 7pm. Mat May 4, 2pm. £2-£49.50. D access. TOSCA Puccini's melodrama of 1900, set in 1800, in the Royal Opera's staging. Royal Opera House, Covjnt Garden, WC2E 0171 304 4000. May 8, 11, 7.30pm. £4-£110. D access. ——————————————————————————————————19/27 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:14:52 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— LONDON THE SIXTEEN/CHRISTOPHERS Music from Renaissance Scotland including Carver's Mass. St John's, Smith Square, SW1P. 0171 222 1061. Apr 30, 7.30pm. £6-£15. D access. MAIDSTONE EUROPEAN BALLET: CARMEN With Stanislav Tchassov and Helen Brinnjn. Hazlitt Thjatti, Earl Street. 01622 758611. May 3, 8pm. £10, concs. ——————————————————————————————————20/27 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:11:19 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— MANCHESTER BBC PHILHARMONIC/TORTELIER A variety of pieces for cello and orchestra. Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road. 0161 273 4504. May 2, 7.30pm. £16-£21, concs. HALLE/BRUGGEN With the Halle Choir in Beethoven's Choral Symphony. Free Trade Hall, Peter Street. 0161 834 1712. Apr 28, 7.30pm. £3.25-£21. D access. ——————————————————————————————————21/27 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Thjatti Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:10:27 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— NORTHAMPTON LONDON CITY BALLET: GALA Romeo & Juliet, Lj Corsaire and more. Detngate, Guildhall Rd. 01604 24811. Apr 30-May 2, 7.30pm. Mat May 1, 2pm. £7.50-£17.50, concs. D access. PLYMOUTH NORTHERN BALLET THEATRE: CINDERELLA Choreographed bz Christopher Gable. Theatre Royal, Royal Parade. 01752 267222. Apr 30-May 4, 7.30pm. Mats May 2, 4, 2.30pm. £12-£23, concs. —————————————————————————————————— 2/27 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOS AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:01:04 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— POOLE BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/MCGEGAN Haydn's 83rd Symphony; Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream Music. Poole Arts Centre. 01202 685222. May 1, 7.30pm. £4.95-£16.95. D access. SANDOWN EUROPEAN BALLET: CARMEN With Stanislav Tchassov and Helen Brennjn. Sandown Pavilion, Sandown Pier. 01983 402295. Apr 28, 7.30pm. £12, concs. ——————————————————————————————————23/27 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 22:31:07 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— SHEFFIELD RUSSIAN STATE PHILHARMONIC/POLIANSSY Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concerto and Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kiji. City Hall. 0114 273 5295. May 3, 7.30pm. £7.50-£15.50. D access. SOUTHAMPTON BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/MCGEGAN Haydn's 83rd Symphony; Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream Music. NorthGuild. 01703 632601. May 3, 7.30pm. £4.95-£16.95. ——————————————————————————————————44/27 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:12:15 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— SOUTHEND-ON-SEA RIGOLETTO Verdi's classic opera in an English Touring staging. Cliffs Pavilion, Station Road, Wjstcliff-on-Sea. 01702 351135. May 13, 7.30pm. £12.50-£16.50. D access. SWANSEA CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA & PAGLIACCI Mascagni's and Leoncavallo's one-acters from Welsh National Opjta. Grand Theatre. 01792 475715. Apr 30, May 3, 7pm. £11.50-£37. ——————————————————————————————————25/27 What's on 630 West End Theatre 631 LOOK AFTER THE PLANET:GO GREEN p460 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamesP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:11:54 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— SWANSEA FAUST Christopher Alden directs a nrw staging of Gounod's masterpiece for WNO. Grand Theatre, Singleton Street. 01792 475715. May 1, 4, 7pm. £11.50-£37. THE RAKE'S PROGRESS Welsh National presents Stravinsky's dark njo-classical comedy. Grand Theatre, Singleton Street. 01792 475715. May 2, 7pm. £11.50-£37. ——————————————————————————————————46/27 Local theatre 632 Grooves index 620 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrsP636 Teletext 636 Apr28 21:12:44 Opera Ballet Classical —————————————————————————————————— WELLINGBOROUGH BRITISH GAS BALLET CENTRAL New classical and contemporary dances. The Castle, Castle Way. 01933 270007. May 3-4, 7.30pm. £9, concs. ——————————————————————————————————27/27 Events near you 633 Gig Guide 624 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA p610 Theatre Cinema Music Fun & gamrs