91Èȱ¬

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: The English National Opera and conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson dive into the Horrible History of Opera, including music by Mozart, Puccini and Rossini.

Presented by Georgia Mann, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Mozart: The Magic Flute – Queen of the Night’s aria (‘The Wrath of Hell’)
Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries
Verdi: Macbeth – Witches’ chorus (‘Welcome Sisters’)
attrib. Rossini: Cats’ Duet
Puccini: Turandot – ‘Nessun dorma’
Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld – The Can-Can (Infernal Galop)

c. 2.40 Interval: Georgia Mann talks to some of the creatives behind Horrible Histories, including composer Richie Webb who writes the madcap songs for the TV series.

c. 3pm
Bizet: Carmen – Toreador’s Song
Rossini: The Barber of Seville – ‘Here at your Service’
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess – ‘Summertime’
Ethel Smyth: The March of the Women
Philip Glass: Akhnaten – Funeral of Amenhotep III
Handel: Giulio Cesare – Stormy Winds
Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance – Major-General’s Song (‘I am the very model’)

Richard David Caine, actor
Alison Fitzjohn, actor
Neal Foster, actor
James McNicholas, actor
Morgan Philpott, actor
Jessica Ransom, actor
Inel Tomlinson, actor
Deborah Tracey, actor

Lucie Pankhurst Movement Director

Rainelle Krause, soprano
Isabelle Peters, soprano
Gweneth Ann Rand, soprano
David Butt-Philip,Tenor
Charles Rice, Baritone
John Molloy, Bass

The English National Opera Chorus
The English National Opera Orchestra
Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor

From dying divas and spellbinding sorceresses to ghosts and generals, join us for a high-decibel dive into the Horrible History of Opera. Experience the very best of music’s biggest, bloodiest and most dramatic genre, and discover the stories behind some of opera’s best-loved tunes in the company of your favourite Horrible Histories characters, in the 30th-anniversary year of the books by Terry Deary, illustrated by Martin Brown. Join the English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for this specially devised concert experience, featuring music from operas including Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Puccini’s Turandot, Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance and Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.