Prom 53: Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Prokofiev

22 Aug 2013, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Thu 22 Aug 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Prom 53: Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Prokofiev

19:00 Thu 22 Aug 2013 Royal Albert Hall

Anna Caterina Antonacci sings Wagner鈥檚 Wesendonck-Lieder with Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic, a mini Tristan and Isolde. Tchaikovsky鈥檚 fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet and the bright colours of Prokofiev鈥檚 Fifth Symphony form a strong contrast.

Programme

- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Fantasy-Overture 鈥楻omeo and Juliet鈥�(21 mins)
- - Richard Wagner
  - Wesendonck-Lieder(21 mins)
- - interval
- - Sergey Prokofiev
  - Symphony No. 5 in B flat major(40 mins)

Performers

Anna Caterina Antonacci
soprano
soprano
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin
conductor
conductor

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Charismatic Italian soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci joins the young Canadian Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin, Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, for Wagner鈥檚 Wesendonck-Lieder, a song-cycle thick with musical references to what would become Tristan and Isolde and written when the composer was infatuated with Mathilde Wesendonck, author of the poems and wife of Wagner鈥檚 patron. Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Romeo and Juliet relates another doomed love, while Prokofiev鈥檚 Fifth Symphony has a brightness and energy beyond the requirements of Soviet war-time propaganda.

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