91Èȱ¬

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: the Glyndebourne Festival Opera production of Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers with the London Philharmonic, conducted by Robin Ticciati.

Presented live from the Royal Albert Hall by Kate Molleson.

Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers - Semi-staged; sung in French.

Act 1: 18:15

19:25 Interval 1:
During the first interval, Kate Molleson discusses this opera's music with Leah Broad focusing on some of its highlights, the general context in which The Wreckers came into being as well as influences that inspired Ethel Smyth when writing the piece and its reception.

Act 2: 19:45

20:35 Interval 2:
Kate Molleson talks to Joan Passey, an expert on the cultural and literary histories of seascapes and coasts, about the Cornish context of tonight’s opera.

Act 3: 21:00

Pascoe.... Philip Horst (bass-baritone)
Lawrence.... James Rutherford (baritone)
Mark.... Rodrigo Porras Garulo (tenor)
Avis.... Lauren Fagan (soprano)
Harvey.... Donovan Singletary (baritone)
Tallan.... Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (tenor)
Jack.... Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo-soprano)
Thirza.... Karis Tucker (mezzo-soprano)

Glyndebourne Festival Opera
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Robin Ticciati (conductor)

Admired by Mahler and Britten and praised as a ‘masterpiece’ by Thomas Beecham, Ethel Smyth’s opera The Wreckers – a psychological drama of ‘wrecking, religion and love’ – was the pinnacle of the composer’s career.
With its sweeping musical soundscapes, passionate central love story and radical interrogation of fear, hypocrisy and mob violence, it’s a compelling piece of music-theatre, whose heroine is a mirror of her fascinating, unorthodox creator. Glyndebourne presents the opera for the first time with its original score and French libretto. Robin Ticciati conducts an exciting international cast in this semi staged performance.