Join Music in Action at the Jersey Opera House to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Gerald Durrell. This will be an exceptional event fundraising for both the Durrell Wildlife Trust and the Jersey Sings project to help children in schools.
The evening is one of the first back at the refurbished Opera House. It features 150 musicians and children with popular music themes around animals, from Swan Lake to a specially commissioned 'Durrell Suite' performed by a choir with children from Jersey and Corfu where Gerald also had a home.
The music is directed by world renowned conductor Eamonn Dougan and played by the Jersey Chamber Orchestra.
Performances:
6.00pm - 7.00pm - The Lemur Showing (with dinner afterwards from 7.30pm for the VIP Ticket Option)
8.15pm - 9.15pm - The Meerkat Showing (with dinner beforehand from 6pm for the VIP Ticket Option)
VIP Tickets:
£200 for Dinner and the Performance. This includes an a La Carte Dinner at the Grand Hotel either before or after the show.
Programme - 60 minutes:
Wasps Overture - Vaughan Williams
Swan Lake Excerpts - Tchaikovsky
Durrell Suite - Lawrence
Hippopotamus Song - Flanders and Swan
Important Venue Information:
There will be two concerts: please choose your desired time when booking your ticket.
- Concert 2: 8:15pm-9.15pm
Each performance will last approximately 60 minutes and both concerts have similar programme being performed.
In line with venue policy, the Jersey Opera House requires that all tickets on the night be issued via their official box office. Music in Action is currently selling tickets through Eventbrite for this event; once the Opera House puts tickets on sale each Eventbrite ticket holder will automatically receive a Jersey Opera House ticket via email.
By purchasing a ticket via this Eventbrite link through Music in Action, you are securing your place for this historic event.
