Perth Festival Starts Tomorrow
19 – 30 May 2010
Perth Festival of the Arts starts tomorrow Wednesday 19th May when Don McLean and his band from Nashville roll into town. Don’s support is singer Lesley Roley. This is the 39th Perth Festival and it has come a long way since it was founded in 1972.
The programme now covers a wide range of art forms from classical music and opera to jazz, rock, comedy and visual art. Tickets are still available for nearly all events including high profile concerts such as Don McLean, Rich Hall, The Halle Orchestra with Alison Balsom, The Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Perth 800 Concert with Barbara Bonney and the RSNO and many more. Check www.perthfestival.co.uk for details.
Shows in next few days feature English Touring Opera’s three productions of Don Pasquale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Marriage of Figaro. American stand-up Rich Hall appears at Perth Concert Hall on Friday night and Tiree band Skerryvore will be playing at the first Festival Fling in Perth Concert Hall on Saturday night supported by Gary Innes and the Highland Soap Dodgers.
Looking forward to next week the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain will play at the Concert Hall next Tuesday. They are creating a lot of interest from all ages. This concert is a Scottish exclusive so people are coming from far and wide to see them. Tickets are still available.
Some of the gems in this years programme include an acclaimed production of Animal Farm, Michael Marra and McFall’s Chamber, Gyles Brandreth, The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra playing Rhapsody in Blue, Flanders and Swann, Kit & the Widow and the thoughts of Will Self – not to be missed.
