NCH – April Highlights: Anoushka Shankar, Rose McGowan
Anoushka Shankar
Saturday 6th April
Multi-Grammy nominated sitar master and composer, Anoushka Shankar returns to the NCH following her near sell-out performance in 2016 to perform the live score to the film Shiraz: A Romance of India, a score she was commissioned to write.
The epic silent film of 1928 is one of the few surviving Indian silent films telling the fictionalised backstory behind India’s most iconic buildings, the Taj Mahal; a story of love and devotion. The newly restored film formed the centrepiece of the British Film Institute’s India on Film programme marking the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence, and the world premiere of Shankar’s score in 2017.
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R&R Sings! The Sound of Musicals
10th, 11th, 13th & 14th April
The Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society makes a welcome return to the NCH this spring with a musical trip down memory lane. From The West End to Broadway and back; you’re invited to an evening of melodies, memories and most of all… musicals!
With full orchestra, dancers, soloists and the renowned Chorus of the R&R, this fully staged production is sure to sell out fast so book now!
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Korngold’s Die Tote Stadt with the RTÉ NSO & soprano Celine Byrne
Friday 12th April
Despite its title, Die tote Stadt (‘The Dead City’) is alive with ear-worm tunes, heart-searing romance and unforgettable drama – as you might expect from one of the great Hollywood composers, two-time Oscar winner Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
It also boasts one of the most beautiful arias in all opera and only the hardest of hearts will be able to resist the sublime, siren-like attractions of Marietta’s Lied. The more emotionally susceptible among you have been warned.
