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Prom 43: György Kurtág’s Endgame

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony and a cast of soloists in Kurtág’s opera Endgame, adapted from Samuel Beckett's absurdist play.

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth with a cast of soloists: Frode Olsen, Morgan Moody, Hilary Summers and Leonardo Cortellazzi.

Presented by Tom Service, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

György Kurtág: Endgame

(There is no interval)

Frode Olsen .... Hamm
Morgan Moody .... Clov
Hilary Summers .... Nell
Leonardo Cortellazzi .... Nagg
91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)

‘Beckett has been waiting for Kurtág all this time,’ wrote The New Yorker after the triumphant La Scala premiere of György Kurtág’s Endgame (Fin de partie) in 2018. Subsequently named one of the greatest operas of the century by The Guardian, Kurtág’s ‘unforgettable’ adaption of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist play has its highly anticipated UK premiere. The 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra is led by its Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • György Kurtág

    Fin De Partie - Opera

    Performer: Frode Olsen. Performer: Morgan Moody. Performer: Hilary Summers. Performer: Leonardo Cortellazzi. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Aria and Variations 1-12)

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Hyperion.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Mazurka In B Flat, KK IIa/3

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Chopin: Mazurkas.
    • Hyperion.
    • 011.

Broadcast

  • Thu 17 Aug 2023 19:30

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