International Voices

Hear some of the world's greatest opera singers as London's Southbank Centre hosts its second series of roof-raising concerts and celebrity recitals.

International Voices at London's Southbank Centre

The Southbank Centre presents the second of its acclaimed International Voices series, featuring opera superstars from around the world.

There are 14 concerts to enjoy, including celebrity recitals, operas-in-concert, oratorio and vocal concerts.

Expect variety too; the diverse repertoire includes Gregorian chant, Broadway songs, Polish jazz and world premieres by seven leading British composers.

Highlights of International Voices 2009/10

The 2009/10 line-up presents the cream of the opera world, including recitals by:

• Angela Gheorghiu, Royal Festival Hall, 2 Oct

Known as the world's most glamorous opera star, Gheorghiu makes her only UK appearance for 2009

• Renée Fleming, Southbank Centre, 3 Nov

The American lyric soprano and nine-time Grammy nominee performs arias by Cilea, Puccini and Mascagni, plus the Letter Scene from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin

• Bryn Terfel, Royal Festival Hall, 11 Nov

The Welsh baritone presents his new programme, Bad Boys: arias by operatic villains, Scarpia from Tosca, Faust's Méphistofélès, Iago from Otello and Porgy and Bess's Sporting Life

• Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Southbank Centre, 18 Jan

A joint concert postponed from May 2009, featuring arias and duets by Donizetti, Dvořák Gounod, Leoncavallo, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Wagner.

Global Talent in International Voices

International Voices looks far and wide to bring the best talent around to London.

As well as featuring operatic superstars, the eclectic programme includes everything from Broadway and Polish jazz to performances of Porgy and Bess by South Africa's only repertory opera company.

Just some of the great singers and companies to look out for throughout International Voices are:

• Cape Town Opera company
• The Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
• The London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter
• Iconic soprano Jane Manning
• The Sixteen
• American Broadway divas Claron McFadden and Roberta Alexander
• Polish jazz singer/songwriter and pianist Anna Maria Jopek