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Bel Canto Opera from Cēsis, Latvia

Tenors Levy Sekgapane and Lawrence Brownlee share the stage in this opera extravaganza, singing arias by Rossini, Donizetti and more with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.

Tenors Levy Sekgapane and Lawrence Brownlee share the stage in this opera extravaganza, singing arias by Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini among others. The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra join them, playing well-loved overtures. John Shea presents.

12:31 AM
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Overture to Norma
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters (conductor)

12:37 AM
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
È serbata a questo acciaro
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), LNSO, Aivis Greters

12:43 AM
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Nel furor...Per te di vane lagrime
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), LNSO, Aivis Greters
12:47 AM
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Overture to Philemon et Baucis
LNSO, Aivis Greters

12:51 AM
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Ah! Lève-toi, soleil
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), LNSO, Aivis Greters

12:55 AM
Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
Fantaisie aux divins mensonges
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), LNSO, Aivis Greters

01:01 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Donala a questo cuore
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), LNSO, Aivis Greters

01:11 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Overture to La scala di seta
LNSO, Aivis Greters

01:17 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
D'ogni più sacro
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), LNSO, Aivis Greters

01:22 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Tu seconda il mio disegno
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), LNSO, Aivis Greters

01:28 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Overture to Guillaume Tell
LNSO, Aivis Greters

01:40 AM
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Stolto! Ad un sol mio grido
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor),LNSO, Aivis Greters

01:47 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Ah vieni, nel tuo sangue
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), LNSO, Aivis Greters

01:51 AM
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Ah! mes amis… Pour mon âme
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), LNSO, Aivis Greters

01:56 AM
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889), arr. David Stanhope
Fantasy and variations on a Cavatina from 'Beatrice di Tenda' by Bellini
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor)

02:03 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Reminiscences on Bellini's 'Norma'
Ferruccio Busoni (piano)

02:16 AM
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Concert Suite from the ballet 'Estancia', Op 8a
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Vasquez (conductor)

02:31 AM
Leonel Power (1370-1445)
Missa 'Alma redemptoris mater'
Hilliard Ensemble

02:51 AM
Iris Szeghy (b.1956)
Cello Concerto
Andrej Gal (cello), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marian Lejava (conductor)

03:18 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Piano Trio in A major H.15.18
ATOS Trio

03:33 AM
Franz Schreker (1878-1934)
Nachtstuck (orchestral interlude) from "Der ferne Klang" (Opera in 3 acts)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

03:49 AM
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Wind Octet, Op 65
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales

04:00 AM
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Concerto Grosso in D minor No. 5 - Sinfonia
Chiave d'Arco Baroque Orchestra, Sigiswald Kuijken (director)

04:08 AM
Erik Satie (1866-1925)
La Belle Excentrique
Pianoduo Kolacny (piano duo)

04:17 AM
August de Boeck (1865-1937)
Fantasy on two Flemish Folk Songs
Flemish Radio Orchestra, Marc Soustrot (conductor)

04:24 AM
Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)
Carolan's draught for two harps
Julia Shaw (harp), Nora Bumanis (harp)

04:26 AM
Ennio Morricone, arr. Robert Longfield
Gabriel's Oboe, from the film 'The Mission'
Tomoharu Yoshida (oboe), WDR Radio Orchestra, Rasmus Baumann (conductor)

04:31 AM
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
O vis aeternitatis (Responsorium) for female voice
Sequentia, Elizabeth Gaver (fiddle), Elisabetta de Mircovich (fiddle)

04:39 AM
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Piano Sonata no 1 - IVb (Allegro) (Third verse, chorus)
Donna Coleman (piano)

04:42 AM
Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704)
Sonata Prima a 4 (Opera Decima Sesta)
Maniera

04:52 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat, K.495
James Sommerville (horn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

05:09 AM
Augusta Holmes (1847-1903)
Roland Furieux, Symphony after Ariosto
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales, Valentina Peleggi (conductor)

05:37 AM
Ole Edvard Antonsen, Leif Strand (1942-2021), Frode Alnaes (b.1959), arr. Oivind Westby
Landscapes / Men gar jag över engarna / Vitae Lux
Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet), Ole Edvard Antonsen Band, WDR Radio Orchestra, Rasmus Baumann (conductor)

06:21 AM
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Catalunya; Sevilla - from Suite Espanola no 1
Sean Shibe (guitar)

Release date:

6 hours

On radio

Tue 1 Jul 2025 00:30

Broadcast

  • Tue 1 Jul 2025 00:30