Principal Guest Conductor Jaime Mart铆n leads us in a programme of French gems, starting with a celebration of the 150th anniversary of Ravel鈥檚 birth. His luscious, magical, enchanting and playful score to the ballet Ma M猫re l鈥橭ye is based on classic fairy tales, from Sleeping Beauty and Little Ugly to Tom Thumb and Beauty and the Beast.

After the interval, opera superstar Danielle de Niese makes her debut with 大象传媒 NOW as Elle in a semi-staged performance of Poulenc鈥檚 powerful one act opera, La voix humaine. During a phone call from her lover, grief and denial lead to outrage and despair as he calls off their relationship 鈥� the timeless theme of unrequited love playing out before our very eyes.