Live music, theatre and dance: November

From classical quartets to popular music and theatre for children, Stadsschouwburg & Philharmonie Haarlem present a riveting guide of cultural events this season. [Contributed by Stadsschouwburg & Philharmonie Haarlem]

Haarlem cultural events venues Stadsschouwburg & Philharmonie Haarlem offer a high-quality programme in terms of theatre, dance, shows and music. The Philharmonie is the concert hall in Haarlem and the intimate theatre of Stadsschouwburg Haarlem forms a fabulous setting for a lovely night out. A complete guide to the season in English is presented below, as well as information on how to book tickets online.

How to buy tickets

Phone sales: (023) 512 12 12, Monday to Friday: 10am – 2 pm.
Box office: Philharmonie Lange Begijnestraat 11, Monday to Friday: 10am – 4pm.
Online sales: www.theater-haarlem.nl

1.  Click on PROGRAMMA (program) and search for your preferred show.

2.  Then click on KAARTEN BESTELLEN (Dutch for PURCHASE TICKETS).

3.  Create an account by choosing a user name and password and fill in your email address.

4.  You'll receive an automatic message in your inbox with a confirmation code. Check your spam mail too, it could have accidentally ended up there.

5.  Once you receive the confirmation code, you will be able to activate your account here.

6.  You will then be taken to a page where you need to fill in your personal information to complete your account.

7.  Once your account is activated, you can always log into the website with your user name and password and conveniently order your tickets.

8.  After digital purchase you can print the tickets at home. On the day of the show, you can bypass the box office lineup and walk into the theatre.
Venue addresses 

Philharmonie: Lange Begijnestraat 11, Haarlem

Stadsschouwburg: Wilsonsplein 23, Haarlem
  
-- Music programme --

View the exciting cultural programme this season, where you can choose from a vibrant mix of dance, theatre and music events from Dutch and international performers. A complete guide of the current programme in English is presented below.
All events include a drink and coat check.

[Classical] Nederlands Kamerorkest (Dutch Chamber Orchestra): Love and sorrow

Haydn lets princess Ariadne grieve because her loved one – Theseus – left her behind on the island of Naxos. Queen Dido of Carthago saw her beloved Aeneas leave Rome. She inspired composer Purcell to write her elegy.

And then there was Brahms, with a more positive love story, about flirting with gorgeous young girls in the Prater Park in Vienna. Lost love, betrayed love and coquetting in the Prater park in Vienna; these emotions are the central themes in the four acts of the show. Head over heels in love was the 24-year-old Dvorák with his 16-year-old student. Obsessively, he wrote 18 love ballads. Later he rewrote 12 of them for string quartet and named them ‘Echos of Ballads'.

The Dutch Chamber Orchestra will bring these stories about love and sorrow alive in the form of music.

Introduction by Kees Wisse, 19:15 – Prior to the concert, famous musicologist Kees Wisse will host a free introduction. Free of charge but reservation for this event is mandatory. Tickets for this event are available when you purchase your concert ticket.

Friday, 8 November 2013, 20:15 – Philharmonie Grote Zaal
€35 | €32 | €29 / discount €32 | €29 | €26

[Classical] The Dutch Bach Society: Divine Love Ballads

The Dutch Bach Society pours itself over a 17th-century repertoire. Chamber pieces of Schutz, Schein, Monteverdi, Colonna and Grandi, with divine and mundane love are the central theme. Love can be magical or misery. Both extremes are represented in the magnificent sounds from the 17th century.

Sunday, 10 November 2013, 14:30 – Philharmonie Kleine Zaal
€29,50 | €26,50 / with discount: €26,50 | €23,50
[Popular] MarillionThe largest weekly rock magazine in the world, Kerrang, wrote the following about Marillion: ‘There are a million bands that kick ass, but just a few, like Marillion, that really move people.' The British band has been a name in the music industry for over 30 years. Several songs that made the Top 40 in our country are 'Kayleigh', 'Lavender', 'Incommunicado', 'Cover My Eyes' and 'You're Gone'.

Concert menu, 18:00, €20 – Location: Brasserie van Beinum (when 20 reservations are exceeded, dinner is being served in the Blue Hall (Blauwe Zaal) of the Philharmonie). Menu consists of a bread and butter appetizer, a main course of your choice followed by coffee or tea (includes a glass of wine, but does not include the concert).

Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 20:30 – Philharmonie Grote Zaal
General Admission €39 | seats balcony €40
[Popular] Sharon Corr & BandMelodious pop music with a sprinkle of magic describes the music of Sharon Corr. For 15 years she lit up the stage as songwriter, singer and violinist in the legendary Irish family band The Corrs. Sharon Corr wrote hits such as 'So Young', 'Radio', 'Rebel Heart', 'Long Night' and 'Good Bye'. In 2010 Sharon Corr started her solo career with the charming debut album Dream of You. Her new album is scheduled for release in the near future. Her new repertoire reflects the life experiences of a matured personality. 

Concert menu, 18:00, €20 – Served at Brasserie van Beinum (when 20 reservations are exceeded, dinner will be served in the Blue Hall (Blauwe Zaal) of the Philharmonie.) Appetizer of bread and butter, main course of your choice, followed by coffee or tea (includes a glass of wine, but does not include the concert).

Thursday 14 November, 2013, 20:15 – Philharmonie Grote Zaal.
€28 | €25 | €22 / with discount €25 | €22 | €19

[Youth] Cellostorm (5+): Cello8ctet Amsterdam & Oorkaan

Pigeon is lonely and goes out to find friends. Pigeon flies over jungles, savannahs, seas and deserts. He has great adventures with odd birds and funny strangers. But she does not find a friend. Winds and storms guide her to where it is cold, ice cold. But then something unexpected happens.

Cellostorm is a humorous, visual, musical performance about loneliness and friendship with worldly music from Franz Schubert and Philip Glass, from Eile Waldteufel and John Adams. Performed by eight cellists of the Cello8ctet Amsterdam and directed by Dagmar Slagmolen.

Sunday, 17 November 2013, 14:30 – Philharmonie Kleine Zaal
€18 | Kids 12 and under €12.50

[Musical theatre] Aïda: Society of International Opera Productions

The society of international Opera Productions performs the famous opera Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi. In the old Egypt, a love blossoms between officer Radames and the Ethiopian slave Aïda. But the Egyptian princess, Amneris, tries to come in between the two lovers. Amonasro – the Ethiopian king and Aïda's father, – is captured after Egypt's victory over Ethiopia. Because Radames loves Aïda deeply, he reveals the military strategy to her. He pays for this with his life. Sang in Italian with Dutch subtitles. Opera in four acts.

Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 20:15 – Stadsschouwburg
€ 45 | € 42 | € 39 / with discount € 42 | € 39 | € 36

[Jazz] Tin Men & The Telephone

Tin Men & The Telephone is an ensemble with pianist Tony Roe (ex Room Eleven). Lucas Dols (also an ex Room Eleven) and drummer Bobby Petrov make this trio complete and together they combine diverse musical styles such as Balkan, hip-hop, classical and jazz. Tonight, a Club Phil evening, the trio uses visual means to intensify their music. Tin Men & The Telephone is not only one of the best jazz bands around, they are also one of the most entertaining. Their refreshing view on traditional jazz is original and one of a kind. Special guests on this evening are Anton Goudsmit on guitar and Oene van Geel on alt violin.

 Concert Menu, 18:00, €20 – Served in Brasserie van Beinum (when 20 reservations are exceeded, dinner will be served in the Blue Hall (Blauwe Zaal) of the Philharmonie. Appetizer of bread and butter, main course of your choice, followed by coffee or tea (includes a glass of wine, but does not include the concert ticket).

Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 21:00 – Philharmonie Kleine Zaal
€ 20

[Classical] Dudok Kwartet & Eva Van Grinsven

Make way for a new Dutch top quartet! After years of studying at the Dutch String quartet Academy, the Dudok Quartet won top prizes at the Charles Hennen Chamber Music competition in Radom. In 2012 the quartet came second during the prestigious Joseph Joachim Kammermusikwettbewarb in Weimar; a great platform to launch an international career. The quartet plays the unknown ‘Popcorn Quartet' of the Brazilian composer Cilla Lobos, named after the pizzicati in the third act. They will also perform a playful piece by Adolf Busch with virtuous Eva van Grinsven in the leading role.

Introduction by Sabine Lichtenstein,19:15 – Free. Prior to the concert musicologist Sabine Lichtenstein will present an introduction free of charge. Tickets for this event will be mailed out two weeks prior to the concert.

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 20:15  – Philharmonie Kleine Zaal
€ 29,50 | € 26,50 / with discount € 26,50 | € 23,50

[Popular] The 3 Baritons: Ernst Daniël Smid, Henk Poort & Marco Bakker

The 3 baritones, Ernst Daniël Smid, Henk Poort & Marco Bakker are touring again! This Dutch variant on the famous three tenors from Italy had fun performing for charity at a Unicef TV gala in the 90s, but didn't expect the enthusiastic response from the audience. This time, the gentlemen take the audience on a musical trip through Ireland, accompanied by the orchestra of 20 musicians lead by conductor Maurice Luttikhuis.

Concert menu, 18.00, €20 – Served in Brasserie van Beinum (when 20 reservations are exceeded, dinner is being served in the Blue Hall (Blauwe Zaal) of the Philharmonie). Appetizer bread and butter, main course by choice, followed by coffee and tea (includes a glass of wine, does not include the concert).

Saturday, 23 November 2013, 20.15 – Philharmonie Grote Zaal 
€ 35 | € 32 | € 29 / with discount € 32 | € 29 | € 26

[Classical] Spark, the Classical Band

Spark is a fast rising star in the international chamber music circuit. The two flutists used to play in the famous Loeki Stardust Quartet. The adventurous fivesome has developed from surprisingly fresh chamber music ensemble to one of the most promising classical ‘bands' of German soil. In 2011, Spark won the music prize ECHO classical in the category ‘Classical without borders'. In the line-up tonight, Bach and Vivaldi are as easily fused with an avant-garde-esque repertoire. Spark means: ‘Old meets new and ‘known' fits seamlessly with the ‘unknown'.' Evening includes a glass of wine and tapas dish.

Sunday, 24 November 2013, 15:15 – Philharmonie Kleine Zaal 
€26,50 | €23,50 / with discount €23,50 | €20,50

[Musical Theatre] ISH: MonteverdISH

In MonteverdISH, ISH and VocaalLAB transform the latest work of Monteverdi into a unique blend of break-dance and opera. Together they tell the story of the Roman Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea. A story in which trust is put to the test, classical musicians meet a DJ and love takes on lust for power. Opera meets break dance; a dynamic performance for all audiences, young and old.

Tuesday, 26 November 26 2013, 20:15 – Stadsschouwburg 
€25 | €22 | €19 / with discount €22 | €19 | €16

[Popular] The Concert that Never Was: Barbra & Frank

Sharon Owens and Sebastian Anzaldo do not only sing like Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra, they are spitting images of these musical icons. In real life, Streisand and Sinatra were never joined on stage, but in the Philharmonie they shine with world famous hits such as 'New York', 'Fly With Me', 'Somewhere' and 'My Funny Valentine'. They are accompanied by a live orchestra lead by Bernd van de Bos.

Concert menu, 18:00, €20 – includes dinner and a glass of wine, but does not include the concert ticket.

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