Valentine’s Day presents the perfect opportunity to take a pause and focus on someone special. Enjoy an a selection of classical music’s most romantic pieces of music ever written, from the worlds of film, opera and ballet. From scores inspired by Shakespeare’s tale of two star-crossed lovers, including Prokofiev’s powerful ballet suite and themes from the Romeo and Juliet films of Franco Zefferelli and Baz Luhrmann, to modern tearjerkers from Miss Saigon and Titanic, the evening is all set for your romantic rendezvous.
Works and composers
Tchaikovsky
Grand Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker
J Stauss II
Liebeslieder
Jarre
Lara's Theme from Doctor Zhivago
Massenet
Méditation from Thaïs
Wagner
My Heart Will Go On from Titanic
J Williams
Across the Stars: Star Wars Love Theme
Puccini
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
C Armstrong
Romeo and Juliet Balcony Scene
Schoenberg/Boublil
I'd Give My Life For You from Miss Saigon
Rota
Romeo and Juliet Love Theme
Zimmer
Tennessee from Pearl Harbour
Mozart
Voi che sapete from The Marriage of FIgaro
Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet Ballet Suite
Forrest, with her silvery tone, sounded exquisite in Purcell’s If Music Be the Food of Love... breathtaking at the close as her voice floated heavenwards
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