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Antonio Pappano with Louise Alder, Toby Spence and Gerald Finley

A gala concert from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, featuring a starry line-up of singers accompanied by ROH Music Director Antonio Pappano.

Gala concert from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

In the first performance on this historic stage since the beginning of lockdown, Louise Alder (soprano), Toby Spence (tenor) and Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) present a programme of English song across the centuries, partnered at the piano by Royal Opera House Director of Music, Antonio Pappano.

Presented by Andrew McGregor

Britten: On this Island op.11
Butterworth: Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
Strauss Morgen! op.27 no.4 Vasko Vassilev (violin
Turnage: Three Songs
Britten: The Crocodile
Finzi: Fear No More the Heat o鈥� the Sun op.18 no.3
Handel: 鈥楾ornami a vagheggiar鈥� (from the opera Alcina)
Bizet: 鈥楢u fond du temple saint鈥� (Les P锚cheurs de perles)

8.50: Acts 1 and 2 of Verdi鈥檚 Otello, in the new studio recording by the Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, conducted by Antonio Pappano. Otello is sung by Jonas Kaufmann, his wife Desdemona by Federica Lombardi, his nemesis Iago by Carlos Alvarez, and Iago鈥檚 wife Emilia by Virginie Verrez.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 Jun 2020 19:30
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • George Butterworth

    Six Songs from a Shropshire Lad

    Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Singer: Toby Spence.

  • Mark-Anthony Turnage

    Three Songs

    Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Singer: Gerald Finley.

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Crocodile

  • Gerald Finzi

    Fear no more the heat of the sun

    Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Singer: Gerald Finley.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Tornami a vagheggiar (Alcina)

    Performer: Louise Alder. Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano.

  • Georges Bizet

    Au fond du Temple Saint

    Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Singer: Gerald Finley. Singer: Toby Spence.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Otello - Act 1

    Choir: Chorus of Santa Cecilia. Orchestra: Orchestra of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Otello - Act 2

    Performer: Orchestra Of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia. Choir: Chorus of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.

  • Murray Gold

    when the month melts like a dali cheese make toast

    Performer: Richard Brown.

Broadcast

  • Mon 15 Jun 2020 19:30
    成人快手 Radio 3

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