15/10/2008
From Swansea's Brangwyn Hall. Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex. Soloists including James Gilchrist, tenor (Oedipus) and Susan Bickley, mezzo (Jocasta), 91热爆 NOW conducted by Jac van Steen.
Tom Service presents the 91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Jac van Steen from Swansea's Brangwyn Hall in the second part of a concert inspired by two great mythical tales, one Greek and one Welsh.
Stravinsky's edgy neo-classical score is the perfect vehicle for the ritualistic drama of Oedipus Rex, driving the action forward as Sophocles's hero searches for the cause of the curse on Thebes, with the inevitable realisation that he is the contagion and has fulfilled the fate that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
Oedipus ...... James Gilchrist (tenor)
Jocasta ...... Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano)
Shepherd ...... Timothy Robinson (tenor)
Messenger ...... Neal Davies (baritone)
Creon ...... Darren Jeffery (bass)
Tiresias ...... Stephen Richardson (bass)
Narrator ...... Philip Madoc
Estonian National Male Choir
91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor).
Followed by Pianothon, showcasing the talent of amateur pianists across the UK:
Schubert: Impromptu in B flat op. 142
Jennifer Chan
Schubert: Impromptu in G flat, op.90
Michael James
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