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A Prom in which Mark Wigglesworth conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales. Wagner: Die Walkure (final scene). Tippett: A Child of Our Time.

Afternoon on 3 presented by Penny Gore

Another chance to hear Mark Wigglesworth conduct the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales in Tippett's A Child of Our Time and the final scene of Wagner's opera Die Walkure from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms

Presented by Donald Macleod from the Royal Albert Hall, London

2pm
Wagner: Die Walküre - final scene

c.2.30pm
Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Tamara Wilson (soprano)
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano)
Peter Hoare (tenor)
James Creswell (bass)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
Mark Wigglesworth conductor

As Europe slipped towards Fascism, Michael Tippett felt solidarity with the downtrodden. Then, in 1938, a young Polish Jew, whose parents had been deported by the Nazis, shot a German diplomat in Paris. Tippett had the central figure for his 'oratorio of contemplation', A Child of Our Time - inspired by Bach's Passions, Handel's Messiah and American spirituals.
Mark Wigglesworth also explores the theme of parent-child relationships in the final scene of Wagner's opera Die Walküre, culminating in Wotan's poignant farewell to his daughter.

[First broadcast on Saturday 23rd July]

Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 26 Jul 2016 14:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 Jul 2016 14:00