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Proms 2015 Prom 53: Bart贸k 鈥� The Miraculous Mandarin; Shostakovich 鈥� Orango

Prom 53
Prom 53: Bart贸k 鈥� The Miraculous Mandarin; Shostakovich 鈥� Orango
19:30 Mon 24 Aug 2015 Royal Albert Hall
Bart贸k鈥檚 ballet is paired with another work never before performed at the Proms 鈥� the Prologue to 厂丑辞蝉迟补办辞惫颈肠丑鈥檚 satirical opera about a creature that is half man, half ape. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts.
Bart贸k鈥檚 ballet is paired with another work never before performed at the Proms 鈥� the Prologue to 厂丑辞蝉迟补办辞惫颈肠丑鈥檚 satirical opera about a creature that is half man, half ape. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts.

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厂丑辞蝉迟补办辞惫颈肠丑鈥檚 Orango 鈥� an incomplete opera whose manuscript came to light only in 2004 鈥� is a glossy fusion of wit and political venom. The 鈥極rango鈥� of the title is half man, half ape 鈥� a symbol of the decadent West. It鈥檚 a work matched for vivid colouring by Bart贸k鈥檚 violent and sexually charged ballet-pantomime The Miraculous Mandarin. French pianist David Fray returns following his Proms debut in 2011 to play Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 24 鈥� written at the height of the composer鈥檚 fame in Vienna as a performer of his own works.

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