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28 Jul 2017, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2017 Prom 18: Sirens and Scheherazade

Prom 18
Prom 18: Sirens and Scheherazade
19:30 Fri 28 Jul 2017 Royal Albert Hall
James Gaffigan and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra take you on a journey from the exotic oceans of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade to the Siren-filled waters of Homer’s Odyssey and the stormy seas of Korngold’s stirring film score for The Sea Hawk.
James Gaffigan and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra take you on a journey from the exotic oceans of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade to the Siren-filled waters of Homer’s Odyssey and the stormy seas of Korngold’s stirring film score for The Sea Hawk.

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Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade tells magical tales from the Thousand and One Nights in music suffused with oriental colour and seafaring drama.

Swashbuckling battles are played out on the high seas in Korngold’s stirring score to the 1940 film The Sea Hawk, while danger also lurks in the waters of Anders Hillborg’s Sirens, inspired by the mythical seductresses of Homer’s Odyssey.

Image: Ida Falk Winland © Tilo Stengel