To Soothe the Aching Heart
Conductor Ben Glassberg and the 91热爆 Philharmonic are joined by a host of British opera stars in an evening of opera excerpts on themes of separation and reconciliation.
Conductor Ben Glassberg and the 91热爆 Philharmonic are joined by a host of British opera stars in an evening of opera excerpts on themes of separation and reconciliation.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas.
Francesca Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero 鈥� suite
Beethoven: Fidelio 鈥� 鈥楢bscheulicher! 鈥� Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern鈥�
Fidelio 鈥� Gott! welch Dunkel hier! 鈥� In des Lebens Fru虉hlingstagen
Fidelio 鈥� 鈥極 namenlose Freude!鈥�
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice 鈥� 鈥楥he far貌 senza Euridice?鈥�
Puccini: La boh猫me 鈥� 鈥楥he gelida manina鈥�
La boh猫me 鈥� 鈥楽矛. Mi chiamano Mim矛鈥�
La boh猫me 鈥� 鈥極 soave fanciulla鈥�
8.20: Interval: Flora Willson joins Nicola Heywood Thomas to survey highlights of the Proms week ahead.
Bizet: Carmen 鈥� overture
Carmen 鈥� 鈥楲a fleur que tu m鈥檃vais jet茅e鈥�
Handel: Rodelinda 鈥� 鈥業o t'abbraccio鈥�
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel 鈥� 鈥楧er kleine Sandmann bin ich鈥�
Hansel and Gretel 鈥� 鈥楢bends, will ich schlafen gehn鈥�
Hansel and Gretel 鈥� Dream Pantomime
Jan谩膷ek: Jen暖fa 鈥� closing scene
Sally Matthews (soprano)
Natalya Romaniw (soprano)
Nardus Williams (soprano)
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Freddie De Tommaso (tenor)
91热爆 Philharmonic
Ben Glassberg (conductor)
An evening of opera excerpts on the themes of separation and reconciliation.
A host of British opera stars join Ben Glassberg and the 91热爆 Philharmonic for a night rich in emotion and drama. After a year of lockdowns and social distancing, the themes of isolation and loneliness as well as the joy of reunion have particular poignancy in excerpts from much-loved operas including Handel鈥檚 Rodelinda, Beethoven鈥檚 Fidelio, Humperdinck鈥檚 Hansel and Gretel and Puccini鈥檚 La boh猫me.
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Francesca Caccini
La liberazione di Ruggiero - suite
Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio - 'Abscheulicher! ... Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern'
Performer: Sally Matthews. Performer: Nicky Spence. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio - 'Gott! welch Dunkel hier! ... In des Lebens Fr眉hlingstagen'
Performer: Sally Matthews. Performer: Nicky Spence. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio - 'O namenlose Freude!'
Performer: Sally Matthews. Performer: Nicky Spence. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Orfeo ed Euridice - 'Che faro senza Euridice?'
Performer: Christine Rice. Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Giacomo Puccini
La boheme - 'Che gelida manina'
Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Freddie De Tommaso. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Giacomo Puccini
La boheme - 'S矛. Mi chiamano Mim矛'
Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Freddie De Tommaso. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Giacomo Puccini
La boheme - 'O soave fanciulla'
Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Freddie De Tommaso. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Anonymous
Vechnaya pamiat [The eternal memory]
Music Arranger: Konstantine Nikitin. Choir: Male Choir of Valaam Singing Culture Institute. Director: Igor Ushakov.- Russian Cavalry Part II.
- Russian Compact Disc.
- 15.
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Igor Stravinsky
Symphonies of Winds
Performer: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Craft.- SONY.
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Shiva Feshareki
COMPOSITION NO 3
Performer: Shiva Feshareki.- RESIST.
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Julius Eastman
The holy presence of Joan d'Arc
Ensemble: Ensemble. Director: Julius Eastman.- New World.
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Georges Bizet
Carmen - Overture
Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Georges Bizet
Carmen - 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetee'
Performer: Freddie De Tommaso. Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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George Frideric Handel
Rodelinda - Io t'abbraccio
Performer: Nardus Williams. Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel - 'Der kleine Sandmann bin ich'
Performer: Sally Matthews. Performer: Christine Rice. Performer: Nardus Williams. -
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
Jenufa - closing scene
Performer: Nicky Spence. Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata in C minor BWV.911
Performer: Mahan Esfahani.- HYPERION.
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Michael Price
Quarry Bank
Ensemble: Manchester Collective.- Erased Tapes.
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Franz Schubert
4 Impromptus D.899, Op.90 (no.1 in C minor)
Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.- Le Voyage Magnifique, Schubert: Impromptus; Maria Joao Pires.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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