The Orion Orchestra performed excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Eugene Onegin, sung in English. 22nd November 2012 at the Barbican, London
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Performers:
- With special guest comedian, broadcaster and conductor, Sue Perkins
- Artistic director and conductor, Toby Purser – Conductor
- Opera singer, Christopher Ventris – Lensky
- Event organiser and opera singer, Emma Gardner – Tatyana
- Opera singer, Wendy Dawn Thompson – Olga
- Opera singer, Pauls Putnins – Onegin
- Violinist, Thomas Gould
- The Orion Orchestra
Performances included:
- Sleeping Beauty Waltz
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker
- Russian Dance
- Dance of the Mirlitons
- Waltz from Swan Lake
- Grand Theme from Swan Lake
- Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
- Excerpts from Eugene Onegin
Money raised on the night through ticket sales went towards supporting victims of crime and witnesses in London.