Opera Matinee: Weber's Oberon
Penny Gore presents a production of Weber's fantasy opera Oberon from Bavarian State Opera, starring Julian Pregardien and Alyona Abramowa.
This week's Opera Matinee features some of the best operatic music you've never heard. Productions of Weber's fantasy opera Oberon are like hen's teeth (or perhaps unicorns' horns) because the plot is even more crazy than most in opera, there's too much talking, and Weber died young before he could replace the spoken dialogue with music. But for this broadcast of a lively new production from Bavarian State Opera we've minimised the talking to leave you with the music Weber did compose. And it's absolutely brilliant.
(Special shout-out to Wagner fans: see if you can spot the bits RW cribbed. It's not a tough assignment: some of them are gobsmackingly obvious...)
Presented by Penny Gore
Weber: Oberon
Oberon ...... Julian Pr茅gardien (tenor)
Titania, Puck ...... Alyona Abramowa (mezzo-soprano)
H眉on of Bordeaux ...... Brenden Gunnell (tenor)
Rezia ...... Annette Dasch (soprano)
Sherasmin, H眉on's squire ...... Johannes Kammler (baritone)
Fatime, Reiza's attendant ...... Rachael Wilson (mezzo-soprano)
Mermaid ...... Anna El-Khashem (mezzo-soprano)
Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor Ivor Bolton.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Overture
Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 1, Chorus. "Leicht, wie Feentritt nur geht"
Choir: Choir of the Bavarian State Opera. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 1, Aria. "Schreckensschwur!"
Singer: Julian Pr茅gardien. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 1, Aria. "Warum musst du schlafen, o Held voll Mut?" & Ensemble. "Ehre und Heil dem, der treu ist und brav!"
Singer: Annette Dasch. Singer: Julian Pr茅gardien. Singer: Brenden Gunnell. Singer: Johannes Kammler. Choir: Choir of the Bavarian State Opera. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 1, Aria. "Von Jugend auf"
Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. Singer: Brenden Gunnell. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 1, Finale. "Eil, edler Held!"
Singer: Annette Dasch. Singer: Rachael Wilson. Choir: Choir of the Bavarian State Opera. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Oberon: Act 2, Ariette. "Arabiens einsam' Kind"
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 2, Quartet. "脺ber die blauen Wogen"
Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. Singer: Brenden Gunnell. Singer: Rachael Wilson. Singer: Annette Dasch. Singer: Johannes Kammler. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 2, Solo, Chorus and Storm. "Geister der Luft und Erd' und See!"
Singer: Alyona Abramowa. Choir: Choir of the Bavarian State Opera. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 2, Prayer. "Vater! H枚r mich flehn zu dir!"
Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. Singer: Brenden Gunnell. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 2, Scene and Aria. "Ozean, du Ungeheuer"
Singer: Annette Dasch. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 2, Finale. "O wie wogt es sich sch枚n auf der Flut"
Choir: Choir of the Bavarian State Opera. Singer: Anna El-Khashem. Singer: Alyona Abramowa. Singer: Julian Pr茅gardien. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 3, Aria. "Arme, arme Fatime"
Singer: Rachael Wilson. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 3, Duet. "An dem Strande der Garonne"
Singer: Rachael Wilson. Singer: Johannes Kammler. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 3, Terzettino. "So mu脽 ich mich verstellen?"
Singer: Rachael Wilson. Singer: Johannes Kammler. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. Singer: Brenden Gunnell. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 3, Cavatina. "Traure, mein Herz"
Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. Singer: Annette Dasch. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 3, Rondo. "Ich juble in Gluck und Hoffnung neu"
Singer: Brenden Gunnell. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 3, Chorus and Solo. "F眉r dich hat Sch枚nheit..."
Singer: Brenden Gunnell. Choir: Choir of the Bavarian State Opera. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon: Act 3, Finale. "Horch! Welch Wunderklingen!"
Singer: Julian Pr茅gardien. Singer: Brenden Gunnell. Singer: Rachael Wilson. Singer: Annette Dasch. Singer: Johannes Kammler. Choir: Choir of the Bavarian State Opera. Orchestra: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton. -
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- Thu 3 May 2018 14:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 3