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15 Nov 2024, Maida Vale Studios
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91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra 2024/25 Paul Daniel conducts Wagner, Chausson and Berlioz

91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra
Paul Daniel conducts Wagner, Chausson and Berlioz
14:30 Fri 15 Nov 2024 Maida Vale Studios
Music of Love and Loss
Music of Love and Loss

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Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth makes a welcome return to the 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra with music by three masters of orchestral writing. First, the atmospheric prelude to Richard Wagner’s epic tale of Tristan and Isolde, then soprano Niamh O'Sullivan - 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 New Generation Artist - debuts with the 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra in Ernest Chausson's Poem of Love and the Sea. Wagner was a great influence on Chausson, whose 1890 song cycle for soprano and orchestra sets two poems: The Flower of the Waters and The Death of Love by poet Maurice Bouchor. Finally, Hector Berlioz's overture to King Lear, which he wrote on first discovering Shakespeare's tragic play in 1831.