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Proms Opera Matinee: Hannah French introduces Michael Tippett's masterpiece The Midsummer Marriage from the 麻豆社 SO, 麻豆社 Singers and 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus conducted by Andrew Davis.
Proms Opera Matinee: Hannah French introduces Michael Tippett's masterpiece The Midsummer Marriage from the 麻豆社 SO, 麻豆社 Singers and 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus conducted by Andrew Davis - an acclaimed performance from the 2013 麻豆社 Proms of one of the most unusual but haunting operas ever written, a kind of 1950s Magic Flute. Its three acts are filled with some of the most beautiful operatic music composed since the Second World War, from the chorus's opening hymn to the sun and Mark's rapturous love song to Jenifer through the famous Ritual Dances of Act 2 to the deeply moving aria for the oracle Sosostris at the heart of the final act.
Michael Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage
Mark 鈥�.. Paul Groves (tenor)
Jenifer, his fianc茅e 鈥�.. Erin Wall (soprano)
King Fisher, her father, a rich businessman 鈥�.. David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Bella, his secretary 鈥�.. Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Jack, her mechanic boyfriend 鈥�.. Allan Clayton (tenor)
Sosostris 鈥�.. Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
He-Ancient 鈥�.. David Soar (bass)
She-Ancient 鈥�.. Madeleine Shaw (mezzo-soprano)
麻豆社 Singers
麻豆社 Symphony Chorus
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Andrew Davis
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Michael Tippett
The Midsummer Marriage: Act 1
Singer: Paul Groves. Singer: Erin Wall. Singer: David Wilson鈥怞ohnson. Singer: Ailish Tynan. Singer: Allan Clayton. Singer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers. Singer: David Soar. Singer: Madeleine Shaw. Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Choir: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. -
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Michael Tippett
The Midsummer Marriage: Act 2
Singer: Paul Groves. Singer: Erin Wall. Singer: David Wilson鈥怞ohnson. Singer: Ailish Tynan. Singer: Allan Clayton. Singer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers. Singer: David Soar. Singer: Madeleine Shaw. Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Choir: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis. -
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Michael Tippett
The Midsummer Marriage: Act 3
Singer: Paul Groves. Singer: Erin Wall. Singer: David Wilson鈥怞ohnson. Singer: Ailish Tynan. Singer: Allan Clayton. Singer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers. Singer: David Soar. Singer: Madeleine Shaw. Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Choir: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis. -
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Percy Hilder Miles
Romance, from Erith Suite
Ensemble: Strings of the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. -
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John Barry
The Music of James Bond
Composer: David Arnold. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart. -
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David Ho-Yi Chan
We Will Meet Again
Performer: John Bradbury.
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- Thu 23 Jul 2020 14:00麻豆社 Radio 3