Experience the warmth, drama and sparkling energy of Italy in music
The programme
Featured musicians
Director: Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Concert highlights
We begin this season’s exploration of ‘A World of Music’ in Italy. Follow the twists and turns around the irresistible figure of Figaro, barber and skilled schemer, in Rossini’s Overture to the Barber of Seville.
Luxuriate in heartfelt melodies from Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana. Marvel at Respighi’s invention in Gli Uccelli as he adopts the music of composers of the past to evoke fluttering wings, pecking beaks and birdsong.
Bask in the warmth of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, giving us the composer’s impressions of his Italian travels with its Mediterranean sunshine, religious solemnity and scintillating saltarello.
Explore the programme
Please note: Recordings are examples and may differ from the live performance.
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Date and time
Saturday 3 October 2026, 7.30pm
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Duration
2 hours, including a 20 minute interval
Venue
The King’s School in Macclesfield
Alderley Road
Prestbury, Cheshire
SK10 4SP
(For more info and directions, see Access info)
