Royal Opera Young Artists Programme

Synopsis

Radio broadcast with the theme of Shakespeare in opera. Up-and-coming stars give their annual concert from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Presented by Stephanie Hughes in conversation with opera critic John Allison. The Orchestra is conducted by Graeme Jenkins and Jared Holt. The operas included are: Nicolai - Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor; Ambroise Thomas - Hamlet (Act III, excerpts); Rossini - Otello (Act II, excerpts), Gounod - Romeo et Juliette (Act III, excerpts, Verdi - Ballet music from Macbeth; Britten - A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act II, excerpts) and Walton - Troilus and Cressida (Act II, excerpts). The singers are Ha Young Lee, Victoria Nava and Katie Van Kooten (sopranos), Liora Grodnikaite (mezzo), James Edwards, Andrew Kennedy and Robert Murray (tenors), Jared Holt (baritone), Matthew Rose (bass).

Series

Opera on 3

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

21 Sep 2005 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

120 mins

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Ambroise Thomas; Benjamin Britten; Charles Gounod; Giuseppe Verdi; Otto Nicolai; William Walton

Contributor

John Allison; Stephanie Hughes

Additional Details

Theatre

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Subjects

Music

Keywords

opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
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