Performances of Jennifer Johnston at BBC Music
Fri 23 Jan 2026
- 19:30Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Join us in Nottingham for Bartók’s gripping one-act opera, Bluebeard’s Castle.
Join us in Nottingham for Bartók’s gripping one-act opera, Bluebeard’s Castle.
Programme
- D'un soir triste
- Dances of Galánta
- Bluebeard's Castle
Performers
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
- Jennifer Johnstonmezzo-soprano
- Christopher Purvesbass-baritone
Composers
Sat 24 Jan 2026
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók sits somewhere between a gothic tale of horror and a psychological dissection of a twisted relationship.
Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók sits somewhere between a gothic tale of horror and a psychological dissection of a twisted relationship.
Programme
- D’un soir triste
- Dances of Galánta
- Bluebeard’s Castlewill be sung in English with English surtitles
Performers
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
- Jennifer JohnstonJudith
- Christopher PurvesBluebeard
Composers
Wed 25 Mar 2026
- 19:30Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
The BBC Concert Orchestra joins the mighty choruses of the universities of Nottingham for Verdi’s Requiem.
The BBC Concert Orchestra joins the mighty choruses of the universities of Nottingham for Verdi’s Requiem.
Programme
- Requiem(90 mins)
Performers
- Anna-Maria Helsingconductor
- Francesca Chiejinasoprano
- Jennifer Johnstonmezzo soprano
- Matthew Rosebass
- Choirs of the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University
Composers
Sun 17 May 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
The BBC Symphony Orchestra presents Requiem for America: Singing for the Invisible People — Brent Michael Davids’s searing work which confronts hard truths about America’s founding.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra presents Requiem for America: Singing for the Invisible People — Brent Michael Davids’s searing work which confronts hard truths about America’s founding.
Programme
- Requiem for America: Singing for the Invisible People
Performers
- Teddy Abramsconductor
- Brent Michael DavidsNative American flute
- Jennifer Johnstoncontralto / narrator
- Janai Bruggersoprano
- Robert Murraytenor
- Eric Greenebaritone
- Nitaa-NagamokweNative Chorus leader
- MiskwanangikweNative Chorus
- BidaabinokweNative Chorus
- ZhaashaawanibiisikweNative Chorus
- KaakaakididNative Chorus
- MinisinoogwanNative Chorus
- GiniwNative Chorus
- Yahto MahpeeNative Chorus
- BBC Symphony Choruschorus
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