Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 1 October
Stravinsky bookends the opening concert of the RSNO’s new season, and music director Thomas Søndergård lights the blue touchpaper on Fireworks and the still-explosive Rite of Spring. In between, a new work by David Fennessy sits alongside Britten’s Violin Concerto, with soloist Stefan Jackiw.
English Touring Opera
Hackney Empire, London, 1-8 October
Web: englishtouringopera.org.uk
It’s a case of all Handelian guns blazing as English Touring Opera sets out its autumn stall with a trio of operas: a new staging of is joined by revivals of and . Artistic director James Conway is at the helm of all three producions.
