Make an appointment with your sofa on Bank Holiday Monday - the BBC are screening a special one hour TV version of the radio play Under Milk Wood to celebrate Dylan Thomas' centenary.
In addition to a host of Welsh acting talent, they've secured the services of Tom Jones as Captain Cat, Bryn Terfel as Reverend Eli Jenkins and Katherine Jenkins (above, clearly labelled) as Polly Garter.
Bryn Terfel celebrates his 50th birthday with a one-off concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 20 October 2015. Little black dress optional.
Ticket prices start at £38.20, but the best seats - Arena front and Stalls - are £79. Booking has already started.
Terfel to the rescue!
Bryn Terfel has stepped in to replace Sebastian Catana, who has withdrawn from Tosca at the Royal Opera House. He sings Scarpia on 16, 19 and 26 June, with Lucio Gallo taking over on 21 June.
There are still plenty of tickets left, including some cheap ones.
The Guardian have a half-price offer on tickets for Bryn Terfel's June concerts in London, Birmingham, Cardiff and Manchester. Seats priced at £48 to £75 are now £24 to £37.50.
Visit the Guardian website for more details.
Thanks to Siggy for spotting.
Wigmore Hall's 2013- 2014 concert season opens on 7 September with a rare bari-summit. Bryn Terfel and Simon Keenlyside join forces in what is likely to be the recital of the Wigmore season.
Other highlights include a five-concert survey of Bach’s keyboard works by András Schiff. Yo-Yo Ma comes to Wigmore Hall on 29 April 2014 to give his first recital there for more than 20 years. Matthias Goerne returns to Wigmore Hall after a three-year absence on 25 September for the first of two recitals in 2013/14, opening with songs by Schubert and moving on to music by Mahler and Shostakovich in January with Leif Ove Andsnes.
More details (but not as yet a full schedule) in the press release.
Der fliegende Holländer - Oper Zürich - Royal Festival Hall, 15 December 2012
As they've done a few times before, Zurich Opera interrupted their home schedule to bring a concert version of a current show to the Royal Festival Hall - orchestra, singers and all.
This time round, it was their new production of Der fliegende Holländer. Both London houses have tackled it recently. Neither managed, with all the costumes, curtains and furnishing items at their disposal, anything nearly as thrilling as Zurich gave us with a bare stage - and a few top-class singers.
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