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Alice Mary Smith defied the expectations of 19th century Britain, and her musical imagination travelled without boundaries. Today, she sets sail with Jason and the Argonauts: just the start of a concert that voyages East onboard Ravel鈥檚 ship of dreams, before confronting Napoleon Bonaparte himself in Beethoven鈥檚 revolutionary Eroica symphony.

By any standards, it鈥檚 an incredible journey 鈥� but 麻豆社 SO chief conductor Sakari Oramo is a born explorer, and this is a long overdue chance to hear Smith鈥檚 spirited overture. British mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston is the soloist in Ravel鈥檚 厂丑茅丑茅谤补锄补诲别: an unashamedly poetic vision of an imagined Orient, sung by a singer whom one critic has described as having 鈥渙ne of the most generous and beautiful voices in the business鈥�.