Sage Gateshead is delighted to present some big names in music next week (week commencing 9 April), as well as its usual eclectic mix of acts.
BAFTA and Olivier Award winning performer Sheridan Smithbrings her UK tour to Sage One on 10 April, showcasing songs from her new self-titled album.
Award-winning prog rock legends Marillion will be delighting fans from their 40-year career with a Sage One performance on 11 April.
British soul sensation Lisa Stansfield showcases her new album, Deeper, in a stunning Sage One show on 12 April.
1960s harmony trio, The Hollies, share a memorable evening of hits in Sage One on 14 April.
Tickets are still available for these shows and more, taking place week commencing 9 April.
Sheridan In Concert
Tuesday 10 April, 7.30pm, Sage One
BAFTA and Olivier Award winning performer Sheridan Smith embarks on her debut UK tour, following the release of her brand new self-titled album, Sheridan.
Previously starring in Funny Girl and Legally Blonde, Sheridan is no stranger to the Stage.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/sheridan-smith/
Marillion
Wednesday 11 April, 7pm, Sage One
Marillion’s music is more than prog, it’s musically-experimental and yet-emotional. Within the genre it has a uniquely soul-baring aspect which sets the band apart and has elicited an almost religiously zealous following.
After nearly 40 years, the band has evolved into a vibrant and international musical force, flourishing seemingly outside of fashion and mainstream media exposure. Since their formation, they have had 19 Top 30 singles, four of which made the Top 10.
Their most recent album, F E A R, peaked at No. 4 in the UK album charts and No. 1 in the rock chart last year and was given a 5-star review by The Guardian.
Winners of a staggering eight Categories in 2016 Prog Mag Awards, Marillion elicit remarkable devotion from their international fan base. To those who already love Marillion, the band is something special. To the uninitiated, it’s a love affair waiting to happen.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/kilimanjaro-live-presents-marillion/
Lisa Stansfield plus Irit
Thursday 12 April, 7pm, Sage One
Lisa Stansfield presents the release of her new album, Deeper, alongside a European tour.
Lisa’s contribution to British soul is undeniable with a string of hit singles including All Around the World, All Woman, The Real Thing and many award winning albums. Her unmistakable voice has been a constant presence on the dance floor and airwaves ever since 1989.
Most recently the Grammy nominated, multi BRIT, Ivor Novello and Silver Clef Award winner returned to the Top 20 of the UK album charts with her 7th studio album, Seven. A gorgeous and personal collection of her trademark soul, the record was a reminder of why she has sold nearly 20 million records worldwide and had a string of international top 10 hits.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/lisa-stansfield47045/
Classical Season 2017/18 | RNS Presents
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Friday 13 April, 7.30pm, Sage One
- Yan Pascal Tortelier* conductor
- Steven Osborne piano
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- Beethoven Egmont Overture
- Ravel Piano Concerto in G
- Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
After their successful first visit last season, the BBC SSO return, this time with Yan Pascal Tortelier, for a programme celebrating the ‘Auld Alliance’. Steven Osborne is the soloist in Ravel’s jazz-inspired piano concerto, before Berlioz’s revolutionary programme symphony takes us from an opium-inspired ball, via a march to the scaffold, to a witches’ Sabbath.
Yan Pascal Tortelier enjoys a distinguished career as guest conductor of the world’s most prestigious orchestras. He began his musical career as a violinist and, at fourteen, won first prize for violin at the Paris Conservatoire, making his soloist debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra shortly afterwards. Following general musical studies with Nadia Boulanger, Tortelier studied conducting with Franco Ferrara at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena.
* The BBC SSO regrets to announce that, due to unforeseen circumstances, Donald Runnicles, the orchestra’s Conductor Emeritus, has had to withdraw from the performance at Sage Gateshead on 13 April. The orchestra is very grateful that Yan Pascal Tortelier has agreed to step in to conduct both performances. The programmes remain unchanged.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/rns-presents-bbc-scottish-symphony-orchestra/
Tell Me The Truth About Love: a Tyneside #LoveOpera
Saturday 14 April, 5pm & 8pm and Sunday 15 April, 3pm & 6pm, Sage Two
Tina has never been in love. Now she’s the bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding and can’t move for relatives asking: ‘When is it going to be you?’ But Tina insists she’s better off on her own. If you haven’t got love, you can’t lose it, right? Yet as the wedding day unfolds, her determination not to let anyone in starts to falter.
Streetwise Opera and Royal Northern Sinfonia present Tell Me The Truth About Love, a Tyneside #LoveOpera, featuring a range of classical, folk and modern music, from Mozart to Stevie Wonder, including Geordie favourites Big River, Blaydon Races and The Water of Tyne.
This lively music experience will make you laugh, sing along, and shed a tear or two, as we celebrate 100 years of life and love on Tyneside.
The opera takes its title from one of Benjamin Britten’s Cabaret Songs, and includes new music by Will Todd and Anna Appleby. The world premiere is directed by Olivier Award winner Bijan Sheibani, designed by Linbury Prize winner Samal Blak, with story and text by Meriel Sheibani-Clare, and additional text by Streetwise Opera performers.
Tell Me The Truth About Love will be performed by adults from Streetwise Opera Newcastle Gateshead who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness. It features critically-acclaimed mezzo-soprano Anna Huntley as Tina, musicians from Royal Northern Sinfonia, and is produced by Streetwise Opera in partnership with Royal Northern Sinfonia, Sage Gateshead, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Recovery College Collective, Changing Lives, and media partner BBC Newcastle.
The show lasts 75 minutes and there is no interval.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/streetwise-opera-rns/
The Hollies
Saturday 14 April, 7.30pm, Sage One
A band that created some of the best songs ever. American number one Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress), The Air That I Breathe, Bus Stop, I’m Alive, Carrie Anne, the soul-stirring British number one He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, and many more classic worldwide hits.
With lead singer Peter Howarth commanding centre stage for almost fifteen years, The Hollies have been entertaining capacity audiences around the globe every single year for more than half a century, as always driven by Bobby Elliott’s powerhouse drumming and led by Tony Hick’s masterful guitar playing and vocals.
A memorable evening of brilliance on a highway of hits.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/the-hollies46812/
Inspiration Choir and Royal Northern Sinfonia – It’s Not Where You Start, It’s Where You Finish
Sunday 15 April, 4pm, Sage One
- Gary Griffiths Music Director
Inspiration Choir returns to music that is closest to its heart, with a concert exploring the final songs and scenes from musical theatre across the years, from classics through to the new modern masterpieces.
The choir’s massed voices will bring you a concert with something for everyone.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/inspiration-concert47477/