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THURSDAY 14 MAY 2015
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Donegal Youth Orchestra perform their end of season concerts Donegal Youth Orchestra kick off their End of Season concerts in Glenties at the Comprehensive School this Friday. Donegal Music Education Partnership and the Orchestra are delighted to be making a return visit to Glenties as their founder and first conductor was the late Jim Rafferty who was the Music Teacher in the school. Special guests on the night are Glenties Brass Band. The concert is at 8 pm. Admission, €7/5, with a family ticket for 4 at €20.
Tickets Tickets will be available at the door. Duration approx. 75 minutes with no interval, tuck shop or raffle!
The Orchestra are also really excited about their final concert of the year as it is taking them to Tory Island on Sunday, 17, May. Patsy Dan Rodgers, the King of Tory will be there to greet them off the ferry. This performance starts at 2pm in Halla Pobail - Oileán Thoraí, joining them will be young musicians from the Island. The programme for both concerts include: Lord of the Rings (Howard Shore) Can Can (Offenbach) Raiders of the lost Ark (John Williams) The Hill of Donegal – Mo Ghile Mhear (Vincent Kennedy) Pirates of the Caribbean (Hans Zimmer)
Ballet National de Paris L’histoire de Manon live from Paris LIVE by satellite from the stage at their home in the spectacular Palais Garnier on Monday, May 18 at 6.30pm, the Ballet National de Paris brings the tragic romance, L’Histoire de Manon to Century Cinemas, Letterkenny. It is a historic performance, as the evening will feature the company�s famous star dancer Aurélie Dupont, one of the greatest of modern ballerinas, in her final performance before retirement. The ballet is based on a classic tale from French literature, and moves from the
glamour of Regency Paris to the swamps of Louisiana with plenty of drama in between! Banned on publication in 1731, the original story tells of the lovely Manon and her many suitors. Celebrated for her beauty by wealthy Paris society, she eventually falls from grace, dragging with her the faithful Des Grieux. Here the production features crowded ball scenes and spirited, romantic pas de deux, all set to a selection of music by French composer Jules Massenet (mostly based on his opera ‘Manon’ but also
including the well known ‘Meditation on a theme from Thais’). This production of the ballet was developed by world famous choreographer and former artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London, Kenneth MacMillan. With scenes of murder, gambling, and jealous rage, contrasted with beautiful portrayals of intimacy and romance, along with some of the most beautiful dancing you are ever likely to see on stage, there is plenty in this ballet to keep you on the edge of your seat!
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