Apropa’t a l’Orient Express

A classical music concert that traces the imaginary world of the former Orient Express through works by Offenbach, Strauss, Liszt, Bartók and other composers. Performed by BMB and Els Pirates Teatre, under the direction of Carlos Ramón.

The production, directed by Carlos Ramón, takes as its starting point the train that linked London and Paris and reached Istanbul. In 1934 Agatha Christie set a murder on board in a novel that the cinema adapted twice, and the concert uses that legendary journey as the thread running through the evening.

The programme brings together the "Barcarola" from Jacques Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, Philip Sparke's Orient Express, the polka Vergnügungszug op. 281 and the overture to Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Béla Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances and the "Danza oriental" from Yosuke Fukuda's Danses simfòniques. BMB and Els Pirates Teatre take part.

This is a relaxed session: the rules on noise and movement in the hall are more flexible, and there may be minor adjustments to lighting and sound. It is designed for all audiences, including families with children, people with Alzheimer's or with autism. Sala 2 Oriol Martorell hosts concerts and shows in Barcelona.