
18/08/2008
Presented by John Shea. With ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms 2008: Performances of Puccini's one-act opera Il Tabarro and Rachmaninov's Symphony No 1. Plus Chamber Music: Works by Mozart and Ravel.
Presented by John Shea.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms 2008
Gianandrea Noseda celebrates Puccini's 150th anniversary by conducting the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and an international cast in this concert performance of his one-act opera Il Tabarro. Rachmaninov's powerful First Symphony - only recently recognised for the masterpiece it is following its disastrous premiere - completes the programme. Introduced by Suzy Klein.
Barbara Frittoli (Giorgetta)
Miro Dvorsky (Luigi)
Lado Ataneli (Michele)
Jane Henschel (La Frugola)
Barry Banks (Il Tinca)
Alastair Miles (Il Talpa)
Allan Clayton (A song-vendor)
Katherine Broderick (Young lover)
Edgaras Montvidas (Young lover)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1
Puccini: Il tabarro (concert performance - sung in Italian)
Chamber Music
Highlights from concerts performed at the Sage, Gateshead, featuring Radio 3 new Generation Artists.
Mozart: Quartet, K421
Chiaroscuro
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Eduard Kunz (piano).
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- Mon 18 Aug 2008 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3