The Girl from Arles
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8XX , [Venue Details]Unrequited love and melodrama collide in Bizet’s intensely passionate L’Arlésienne, performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Tonight’s concert is conducted by Mark Elder (a Principal Artist of the OAE), with all the on-stage action in a new translation by Jeremy Sams.
Bizet’s music achieves his trademark colour by weaving in traditional Provençal tunes. Its evocative sound-world paved the way for Bizet’s last and greatest work, the opera Carmen.
Although best known through the concert suites for full orchestra, this performance restores the composer’s original orchestration, with the 26 musicians becoming as much a part of the drama as the actors on stage.
Bizet’s score demonstrates his flair for colourful orchestration, imitating local instruments such as the tambourin (drum) and galoubet (pipe), and includes one of the earliest appearances of the recently invented saxophone in an orchestra.
Alphonse Daudet’s story tells of a young man torn between two lovers – a wholesome young woman from the countryside and a tantalising woman from Arles – and the consequences of his decisions.
Premiered in 1872, the production was initially unsuccessful as melodrama was falling out of fashion. It survived thanks to the popularity of Bizet’s music.
Reappraisal in the following decades led to a revival in Paris in 1885, which ran for over 400 performances.
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Admission
Min: £14.00
Max: £92.00
Performer name: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Other key names: Sir Mark Elder - conductor, cast to be announced
Age restriction: For ages 7+, U12's must be accompanied by an adult
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The Girl from Arles
Friday, 9 Oct 2026 @7.00pm
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8XXMore Information
Unrequited love and melodrama collide in Bizet’s intensely passionate L’Arlésienne, performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Tonight’s concert is conducted by Mark Elder (a Principal Artist of the OAE), with all the on-stage action in a new translation by Jeremy Sams.
Bizet’s music achieves his trademark colour by weaving in traditional Provençal tunes. Its evocative sound-world paved the way for Bizet’s last and greatest work, the opera Carmen.
Although best known through the concert suites for full orchestra, this performance restores the composer’s original orchestration, with the 26 musicians becoming as much a part of the drama as the actors on stage.
Bizet’s score demonstrates his flair for colourful orchestration, imitating local instruments such as the tambourin (drum) and galoubet (pipe), and includes one of the earliest appearances of the recently invented saxophone in an orchestra.
Alphonse Daudet’s story tells of a young man torn between two lovers – a wholesome young woman from the countryside and a tantalising woman from Arles – and the consequences of his decisions.
Premiered in 1872, the production was initially unsuccessful as melodrama was falling out of fashion. It survived thanks to the popularity of Bizet’s music.
Reappraisal in the following decades led to a revival in Paris in 1885, which ran for over 400 performances.
Admission
Min: £14.00
Max: £92.00
Performer name: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Other key names: Sir Mark Elder - conductor, cast to be announced
Age restriction: For ages 7+, U12's must be accompanied by an adult
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