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
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Royal Opera Young Artists Programme". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37398 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)