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Celebrating Puccini

Opera goes to the movies, and movie music comes to life, as the 成人快手 Concert Orchestra and a glittering array of soloists salute the genius of Puccini.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Giacomo Puccini, one of the greatest ever opera composers, the 成人快手 Concert Orchestra conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren presents a special Friday Night Is Music Night concert in which the opera goes to the movies, and movie music comes to life. Tonight, these two worlds collide and make beautiful music. The orchestra is joined by dazzling British opera singers Anna Patalong and Charne Rochford as well as West End sensation Tyrone Huntley, It performs epic movie themes from The Sea Hawk to Star Wars, arias from Tosca, Madam Butterfly, La Boheme and Turandot as well showtunes from Les Miserables and South Pacific in a musical toast to opera鈥檚 greatest showman, the man who created blockbusters before the silver screen was even invented.

Presented by Gareth Malone and recorded at 成人快手 Maida Vale Studios on 20 September 2024.

Puccini: La Tregenda from Le Villi
Puccini: Vissi d鈥檃rte from Tosca
Puccini: E lucevan le stelle from Tosca
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Rodgers & Hammerstein : Younger Than Springtime from South Pacific
Puccini: Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut
Claude-Michel Sch枚nberg: Bring Him 成人快手 from Les Mis茅rables
John Williams: Star Wars Theme (A New Hope)

INTERVAL

Korngold arr. Black: Overture to The Sea Hawk
Puccini: Un bel d矛 from Madama Butterfly
Claude-Michel Sch枚nberg: Why God, Why from Miss Saigon
Verdi: Overture to La Forza del destino
De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me
Puccini: Intermezzo from Suor Angelica
Puccini: Nessun dorma from Turandot
Puccini: O soave fanciulla from La Boheme

Anna Patalong (soprano)
Charne Rochford (tenor)
Tyrone Huntley (singer)
成人快手 Concert Orchestra
Matthew Kofi Waldren (conductor)

Release date:

2 hours, 14 minutes

On radio

Friday 19:30

Broadcast

  • Friday 19:30