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Clockwise left to right: The Russian State Ballet of Siberia , Bert & Cherry’s Christmas Plum Pudding, The Darkness, Anton & Erin, La Traviata Manager’s Contents Welcome Welcome to the Dec/Jan brochure – 02-03 07-29 packed full with Infocus What’s on festivities and exciting Arts Active events and Details of all the great live events to celebrate tasty food suggestions December 2017 & January Christmas and the New Year. for your visit. 2018 plus Early News. Join us for seasonal concerts with carols, festive music and choral classic. Highlights include Only Men 04-06 30-32 Aloud, Kate Rusby, Clare Teal and BBC Profile Booking information National Orchestra of Wales, The Sixteen and Royal Welsh College of Vampires Rock Ghost Train How to book your tickets Music & Drama Festive Brass. – prepare for a rock-tastic, plus details of our hilarious musical concert. discounts and services. The Russian State Ballet and Orchestra The Russian State Ballet of of Siberia return with Cinderella, The Nutcracker and Swan Lake to dazzle Siberia brings three and delight us at Christmas. magical ballets to the Hall this Christmas. 2018 brings concerts from Welsh Anton & Erin invite you to National Opera Orchestra and join them on a trip from St David’s Hall is an Florilegium; Roots gigs from Martyn Investor in People Joseph and Amy Wadge with Luke Broadway to Hollywood. Jackson; grace and elegance with Strictly’s Anton & Erin and passion Follow us on Twitter: @stdavidshall and tragedy with La Traviata. Enjoy… Roger Hopwood, Manager Find us on Facebook: ‘St David’s Hall’ Book online @ www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk | 01 OPERA AND BALLET INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS ELLEN KENT’S OPERA FESTIVAL WITH INTERNATIONAL SOLOISTS, A HIGHLY PRAISED CHORUS AND FULL ORCHESTRA Monday 22 January 7.30pm Sunday 18 March 7.30pm LA TRAVIATA: MADAMA BUTTERFLY: The love story that gripped Paris WINNER: ‘THE BEST OPERA AWARD’ LIVERPOOL DAILY POST THEATRE AWARDS Starring the international sopranos Alyona Kistenyova* and Maria HeeJung Kim* Introducing the celebrated soprano Maria HeeJung Kim * from the Korean A tragic tale of searing passion and National Opera, Seoul memorable music, La Traviata is Verdi’s outstanding interpretation of one of the Featuring exquisite sets and fabulous most popular love stories of the 19th costumes including antique wedding century, La Dame aux Camelias. kimonos. Highlights include the melodic Humming Chorus, the moving aria One This magnificent production boasts Fine Day and the unforgettable Love Duet. sumptuous sets and costumes. ***** ‘Stunning and emotionally charged’ “First-rate singing” MORNING STAR, CARDIFF The Stage Both operas sung in Italian with English surtitles. *Cast subject to change. St David’s Hall Infocus December 2017 & January 2018 Arts Active YOUNG COMPOSERS’ ensemble, Cardiff available throughout term SCHEME – LEFEL 1 Gamelan’s repertoire time, they are ideal from Aged between 14 – 18? includes both traditional keystage 2 up. Join our Young Composers Javanese and Western Scheme to develop your compositions for gamelan. compositional skills where New members are you will work with welcome to join this mixed professional composers ability group, regardless of and instrumentalists. previous experience. For more information please call 029 2087 8572 or CARDIFF GAMELAN SCHOOLS GAMELAN email [email protected] Tuesdays 6-8pm TASTERS The St David’s Hall adult The sessions are generally community gamelan 2 hours long and are Dining PLACES TO EAT THE GIN LOUNGE We have a number of private rooms Our brand new and luxurious Gin Lounge available for hire. For information please will be open in September for all contact 029 2087 8453 Auditorium evening performances. st.davidshallcatering@ cardiff.gov.uk Situated on the fourth floor serving a A delicious choice of Tapas dishes is often choice of over 30 gins, premium spirits, available in Level 3 Lounge. cocktails & champagnes, let the fun beGIN! We will also be offering delicious For details about when Tapas is available wines, more craft beers and a wonderful please chec k the m ain brochure entries or array of soft drinks. the website and look for the blue symbol. We hope that you will really enjoy this Tapas in L3 Lounge £4.50 each dish fantastic new bar. WE’RE IN THE LOUNGE DRINKING GIN Book online @ www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk | 03 Profile GHOST TRAIN The Country’s Most Successful Classic Rock Musical Concert! Steve Steinman has ramped up the vamp Steinman always has the audience roaring in this spectacular sequel to the with laughter. phenomenally successful Vampires Rock. This Rock-tastic, hilarious, musical For more than two decades, Steinman concert lives up to its rocking reputation. and his crew have delivered exhilarating A tongue in cheek story, spellbinding cast, performances that have been packed guitar gods and sexy vampettes take you with energy, fabulous dance routines, on a ride through some of the greatest spectacular special effects and of course, classic rock anthems ever! Including amazing music that has everyone up on tracks from Queen, AC/DC, Meat Loaf, their feet. Journey, Bon Jovi, Guns n Roses and As club Live and Let Die burns to the many more. ground, Baron Von Rockula and his blood Prepare for a night of mischief and sucking vampires search for a new home. mayhem They eventually settle in an abandoned Saturday 27 January 7.30pm fairground ride – The Ghost Train… £26.50 & £28.50 Throwing just the right amount of fun and See page 32 humour into his script ensures that 04 | Box Office 029 2087 8444 St David’s Hall Profile December 2017 & January 2018 The Russian State Ballet of Siberia The Russian State Ballet of Siberia returns to the Hall in a season of three magical ballets for Christmas Demonstrating extraordinary skill, the performance year. We extend a warm company delivers performances of Welsh welcome to these extraordinary outstanding quality and unusual depth performers. and, together with The Orchestra of the Join us for sublime performances of Russian State Ballet brings the evocative The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and music to life on the stage. They cannot Cinderella. For full details please see wait to delight you and look forward to pages 14 –16 . returning to the National Concert Hall of Wales for what is the highlight of their See page 32 Book online @ www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk | 05 ANTON & ERIN Anton & Erin invite you to join them on a trip from Broadway to Hollywood in a brand new show for 2018 Household names, national treasures class Ensemble Dancers and the full and true stars of stage and screen, 25 piece London Concert Orchestra Anton du Beke and Erin Boag are the conducted by Richard Balcombe with star most respected and recognisable couple vocalist Lance Ellington. With dazzling new in ballroom dancing today. Professional choreography, sparkling costumes and partners since 1997, Anton & Erin sensational music including timeless encapsulate the glitz, glamour and classics such as Somewhere in Time, Cry elegance of a bygone era, adding showbiz Me a River, Mr Bojangles, Downtown, This sparkle wherever they appear. Chosen for Nearly Was Mine, New York, New York, the original series of Strictly Come Couple of Swells and Libertango . Dancing, Anton has partnered celebrity Anton & Erin dancers in each season whilst Erin is the Broadway to Hollywood only female dancer to have appeared in Sunday 28 January 3.00pm ten, temporarily stepping down from the £30.50 – £49.50 competition prior to the birth of her son. See page 32 Broadway to Hollywood celebrates a decade of dance and features six world 06 | Box Office 029 2087 8444 St David’s Hall December December 2017 & January 2018 JUST ANNOUNCED – NOVEMBER FRIDAY 1 7.30pm SUNDAY 5 Doors 7.00pm Jake Bugg Only Men Aloud Get your festive season off to a flying start Following the September as Only Men Aloud return for their annual release of his latest album Hearts That Strain , Jake Christmas concert. undertakes an intimate For over 15 years, Only Men Aloud have captivated solo acoustic tour in the global audiences and injected new life into the Welsh autumn. Working with male voice choir tradition. During that time they have some of the best players enjoyed some incredible experiences such as winning in the history of popular both the BBC’s Last Choir Standing in 2008 and a music and Grammy Award Classical BRIT Album of the Year Award for Band of winning producers David Brothers in 2010. Ferguson and Matt In addition, they have performed at huge sporting events Sweeney, Jake recorded like the Champions League Final, Olympic Games, Ryder the album in an incredible Cup and the Ashes. Since 2008, they have toured every three weeks. The result is year and now have worldwide sales of more than an album that sounds like 300,000. it was recorded in one room, with the same group At the National Concert Hall of Wales, you can expect of people and captures a their usual exquisite vocal delivery, trademark wit and specific moment in time. musical panache. Their show is always one of the most anticipated in the Christmas calendar, and this year will £24.50 Now on Sale be no different – expect a sparkly selection box of festive favourites, traditional Welsh hymns and pop classics! See page 32 £29.00 Now on Sale See page 32 Book online @ www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk | 07 What’s on SATURDAY 2 7.30pm SUNDAY 3 THURSDAY 5 7.30pm 12.30pm & 5.30pm Mandy & Shirley Morris The Promise proudly present The Bootleg of Christmas Christmas Beatles in The Promise of Christmas Wonderland Concert is back with the usual festive mix of carols, 2017 The world’s most famous Christmas songs and Beatles tribute band make orchestral music.