# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Book for this superb concert, performed by a world class orchestra and soloist, with best seats just £25 if you're quick!

Love, loss, deception and revenge… join Britten Sinfonia for an atmospheric evening of pieces based on ancient Greek myths, interspersed with comedic commentary from classicist Natalie Haynes, best known for her BBC Radio 4 series "Stand up for the Classics".

This performance marks 50 years since the death of composer Benjamin Britten, with sublime mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston the soloist in his late micro-opera Phaedra. The contrasts between Phaedra's disgust at her own obsession with her stepson and the heartfelt expressions of her love for him are darkly and brilliantly conveyed in this condensed masterpiece.  

“Hell hath no fury" is also the mood in Charpentier's opera about Medea and Haydn's depiction of Ariadne's abandonment by Theseus, while male protagonists fare better in Stravinsky's ballet music and Woolrich's shimmering re-write of a Monteverdi aria. 

The stories may be tragic, but in the company of comedian and classicist Natalie Haynes there will be tears of laughter too, with the doomed woman stereotype providing plenty of provocative material. 

Helen Charlston - mezzo soprano
Natalie Haynes - stand-up classicist
Britten Sinfonia

Britten: Phaedra
Charpentier: Quel prix de mon amour
John Woolrich: Ulysses Awakes
Stravinsky: Apollon musagète
Haydn: Cantata: Arianna a Naxos
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/21-oct-cambridge-ancient-greek-meze-with-mezzo-helen-charlston-stand-up-comedian-natalie-haynes/200030449105521
- **Event Categories**: Entertainment, Music, comedy, Concerts, Workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cambridge
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: West Road Concert Hall
- **lat**: 52.202374915372
- **long**: 0.10762410977959
- **full address**: West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes being held?
  - **A:** 21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes takes place on Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes?
  - **A:** 21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes is organized by Britten Sinfonia.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** 21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cambridge, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If 21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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