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To Soothe the Aching Heart

Conductor Ben Glassberg and the 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic are joined by a host of British opera stars in an evening of opera excerpts on themes of separation and reconciliation.

Conductor Ben Glassberg and the 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic are joined by a host of British opera stars in an evening of opera excerpts on themes of separation and reconciliation.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas.

Francesca Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero 鈥 suite

Beethoven: Fidelio 鈥 鈥楢bscheulicher! 鈥 Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern鈥
Fidelio 鈥 Gott! welch Dunkel hier! 鈥 In des Lebens Fru虉hlingstagen
Fidelio 鈥 鈥極 namenlose Freude!鈥

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice 鈥 鈥楥he far貌 senza Euridice?鈥

Puccini: La boh猫me 鈥 鈥楥he gelida manina鈥
La boh猫me 鈥 鈥楽矛. Mi chiamano Mim矛鈥
La boh猫me 鈥 鈥極 soave fanciulla鈥

8.20: Interval: Flora Willson joins Nicola Heywood Thomas to survey highlights of the Proms week ahead.

Bizet: Carmen 鈥 overture
Carmen 鈥 鈥楲a fleur que tu m鈥檃vais jet茅e鈥

Handel: Rodelinda 鈥 鈥業o t'abbraccio鈥

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel 鈥 鈥楧er kleine Sandmann bin ich鈥
Hansel and Gretel 鈥 鈥楢bends, will ich schlafen gehn鈥
Hansel and Gretel 鈥 Dream Pantomime

Jan谩膷ek: Jen暖fa 鈥 closing scene

Sally Matthews (soprano)
Natalya Romaniw (soprano)
Nardus Williams (soprano)
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Freddie De Tommaso (tenor)
麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic
Ben Glassberg (conductor)

An evening of opera excerpts on the themes of separation and reconciliation.

A host of British opera stars join Ben Glassberg and the 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic for a night rich in emotion and drama. After a year of lockdowns and social distancing, the themes of isolation and loneliness as well as the joy of reunion have particular poignancy in excerpts from much-loved operas including Handel鈥檚 Rodelinda, Beethoven鈥檚 Fidelio, Humperdinck鈥檚 Hansel and Gretel and Puccini鈥檚 La boh猫me.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Aug 2021 19:30

Music Played

  • Francesca Caccini

    La liberazione di Ruggiero - suite

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Fidelio - 'Abscheulicher! ... Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern'

    Performer: Sally Matthews. Performer: Nicky Spence. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Fidelio - 'Gott! welch Dunkel hier! ... In des Lebens Fr眉hlingstagen'

    Performer: Sally Matthews. Performer: Nicky Spence. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Fidelio - 'O namenlose Freude!'

    Performer: Sally Matthews. Performer: Nicky Spence. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Orfeo ed Euridice - 'Che faro senza Euridice?'

    Performer: Christine Rice. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    La boheme - 'Che gelida manina'

    Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Freddie De Tommaso. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    La boheme - 'S矛. Mi chiamano Mim矛'

    Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Freddie De Tommaso. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    La boheme - 'O soave fanciulla'

    Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Freddie De Tommaso. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Anonymous

    Vechnaya pamiat [The eternal memory]

    Music Arranger: Konstantine Nikitin. Choir: Male Choir of Valaam Singing Culture Institute. Director: Igor Ushakov.
    • Russian Cavalry Part II.
    • Russian Compact Disc.
    • 15.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphonies of Winds

    Performer: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Craft.
    • SONY.
  • Shiva Feshareki

    COMPOSITION NO 3

    Performer: Shiva Feshareki.
    • RESIST.
  • Julius Eastman

    The holy presence of Joan d'Arc

    Ensemble: Ensemble. Director: Julius Eastman.
    • New World.
  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen - Overture

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen - 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetee'

    Performer: Freddie De Tommaso. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Rodelinda - Io t'abbraccio

    Performer: Nardus Williams. Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel - 'Der kleine Sandmann bin ich'

    Performer: Sally Matthews. Performer: Christine Rice. Performer: Nardus Williams.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Jenufa - closing scene

    Performer: Nicky Spence. Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata in C minor BWV.911

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
    • HYPERION.
  • Michael Price

    Quarry Bank

    Ensemble: Manchester Collective.
    • Erased Tapes.
  • Franz Schubert

    4 Impromptus D.899, Op.90 (no.1 in C minor)

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.
    • Le Voyage Magnifique, Schubert: Impromptus; Maria Joao Pires.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Aug 2021 19:30

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