LONDON

ENTERTAINMENT
OPERA
LONDON COLISEUM
Mikado. Comical opera about forbidden love
set in a 1930s seaside hotel. Tickets £12-£125.
2.30pm & 7.30pm. 33 St Martin’s Lane,
WC2N 4ES. 020 7845 9300. eno.org.
Charing Cross. Key 54.
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
To 2 Jan: The Firework-Maker’s
Daughter. A magical opera about courage and
friendship based on a story by Philip Pullman,
suitable for all the family in the Linbury Studio
Theatre. Check website for times. Tickets £8-£26.
From 16 Jan: La Traviata. A tragic opera
with an original score by Verdi about a Parisian
courtesan who sacrifices everything for love.
Sung in Italian with English subtitles, it is
directed by Richard Eyre and performed on the
main stage. 7pm. Tickets £9-£200. Royal Opera
House, Bow St, WC2E 9DD. 020 7304 4000.
roh.org.uk. Covent Garden. Key 57.
CONCERTS: CLASSICAL
BARBICAN CENTRE
1 Jan: New Year’s Day Prom. See in 2016 with
Rule, Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory,
along with favourites by Strauss, Puccini,
Verdi and Elgar. 2.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£44.50.
2 Jan: The Sound of Musicals. Broadway and
West End musicals from Kiss Me Kate and Chicago
to Les Misérables. 2.30pm (p. 52). Tickets
£16.50-£42.50. Silk St, EC2Y 8DS. 020 7638
8891. barbican.org.uk. Barbican. Key 7.
CADOGAN HALL
Classical events hall. 20 Jan: Elisso Bolkvadze.
A recital by the Georgian pianist featuring
Mozart, Chopin and Schubert. 8pm. Tickets
£15-£25. 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ.
020 7730 4500. cadoganhall.com.
Sloane Square. Off map.
KINGS PLACE
Arts venue with two main
galleries, Kings Place Gallery and
Pangolin London, hosting a range
of disciplines. 31 Jan: Florilegium
– Music at the Court of Frederick the
Great. This concert, performed by
a flute, viola, cello, bass, harpsichord
and two violins, is part of the Baroque
Catch Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory at Theatre Royal (p. 53)
Unwrapped series. 6.30pm. Call ahead for prices.
020 7520 1490. kingsplace.co.uk. 90 York Way,
N1 9AG. King’s Cross. Off map.
ST JAMES’S PICCADILLY
This 1676 church has free recitals every
Mon, Wed & Fri at 1.10pm and concerts from
7.30pm. 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. 020 7381
0441. sjp.org.uk. Piccadilly Circus. Key 58.
ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHURCH
Extensive programme of lunchtime and
evening concerts and recitals. Trafalgar
Square, WC2N 4JJ. 020 7766 1100. smitf.org.
Charing Cross. Key 59.
WIGMORE HALL
4 Jan: Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist
Graham Johnson perform Schumann, Brahms
and Wolf, among others. 1pm-2pm. Tickets
£13. 8 Jan: The English Concert. Guest director
Kristian Bezuidenhout leads this classical
ensemble as they perform Bach and Mozart.
7.30pm. Tickets £15-£36. 36 Wigmore Street,
W1U 2BP. 020 7935 2141. wigmore-hall.org.uk.
Bond Street. Off map.
CONCERTS: POP, JAZZ & WORLD
CADOGAN HALL
9 Jan: The Pink Singers: By Special
Arrangement. Europe’s longest-running LGBT
choir performs a range of hits originally by the
likes of Kate Bush, Bob Dylan, Whitney Houston
and Joni Mitchell. 7pm. Tickets £10-£40.
020 7730 4500. 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ.
cadoganhall.com. Sloane Square. Off map.
KINGS PLACE
30 Jan: Opus Jam: Motown A Cappella. As part
of the London A Cappella Festival 2016,
French sextet Opus Jam sing strippedback
70s soul and feel-good Motown tunes.
2.30pm. Call ahead for prices.
90 York Way,
N1 9AG. 020 7520 1490. kingsplace.co.uk.
King’s Cross. Off map.
THE JAZZ CAFE
15 Jan: The Lee Thompson Ska
Orchestra. This London-based band
performs upbeat takes on vintage
classics with a Jamaican flavour. 7pm.
24 Jan: The Spirit & Sound of Steely
Dan. Performing songs by Steely Dan.
Tickets £16. 5 Parkway, NW1 7PG.
0844 847 2514. thejazzcafelondon.com.
Camden Town. Off map.
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