courtyard of the magnificent Tudor Palace, which is currently celebrating its 500th birthday. This unique venue provides an intimate atmosphere for an audience of 3,000. VIP packages are available in the state apartments and festival-goers can also arrive early (doors open at 5.30pm) to picnic on the Palace Garden lawn or beneath a luxury waterside gazebo before the show. Paloma Faith will be delighting audiences with songs from A Perfect Contradiction, her recent and most successful album to date. Renowned for her unique style, the Hackney-born singer has soared to fame since her early days on the cabaret scene. Now one of the profession’s leading lights, she has proudly received four BRIT Award nominations to date. Britain’s favourite tenor, Alfie Boe and his band will perform classic tracks from a selection of his albums, including his latest album Serenata, offering all the magic
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lways an unforgettable experience, this year’s Festival (11th to 23rd June 2015) takes place in the historic main
and romance of the Italian Riviera. Alfie has conquered the world’s most prestigious opera stages, led the cast of Les Miserables for nearly a year, and stolen the show at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace. There are two nights with the king of
boogie-woogie, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. As an added bonus, Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall - who features on his new album Sirens of Song - will make special guest appearances with Jools, joining him on stage on 11th and 12th June. The John Wilson Orchestra, a unique hand-picked ensemble of some of the world’s finest musicians specialising in authentic concert performances of classic film musical scores, will revive the sounds of the MGM Studio Orchestra. Performing some of Hollywood’s best-loved songs and show-stopping sequences, they will pay tribute to composers George Gershwin, Irving, Cole Porter, Harry Warren, Jerome Kern and Andre Previn among others. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returns for a glorious evening of Fanfare & Fireworks.
There’s a star-studded line up for this summer’s Hampton Court Palace Festival
Against the backdrop of the Tudor courtyard the Orchestra will perform scores from the mainstream masters of classical music, culminating in Handel’s rousing Music for the Royal Fireworks. After the concert, festival- goers will experience a spectacular fireworks display over the Palace. Pop icon, Peter Andre will be delighting the audience with his best loved hits and for the first time ever comedians Alan Davies and Paul Merton’s Improv Chums will bring a double-bill of comedy to the Festival. Burt Bacharach, with a career spanning six decades, will treat the audience to all the best-loved songs of his career in a night not to be missed. Burt is regarded as one of song writing’s most successful talents, with achievements including 48 Top 10 hits, nine number 1 songs, and more than 500 compositions. With this extensive festival line-up of top talent there is something for every taste. For full details of the programme and to buy tickets visit the website at www.
hamptoncourtpalacefestival.com. You can also find full details of hospitality packages, including luxury festival picnics and waterside gazebo hire, there.
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