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Summer Festivals

Puccini's Tosca from the 2019 Aix Festival in Provence. The cast is led by soprano Angel Blue, tenor Joseph Calleja and baritone Alexey Markov, with conductor Daniele Rustioni.

Opera Matinee: Puccini's Tosca from the Theatre de l鈥橝rcheveche, Aix-en-Provence.

Puccini's verismo opera Tosca, which tells the tale of the love between Tosca and Cavaradossi pitted against the plotting of the evil chief of police, Baron Scarpia. A top cast includes Angel Blue as Tosca and Joseph Calleja as her doomed lover Cavaradossi, with Alexey Markov as the plotting Baron Scarpia. Daniele Rustioni conducts the Lyon Opera Chorus and Orchestra.

Tosca..... Angel Blue (soprano)
Prima Donna..... Catherine Malfitano (soprano)
Mario Cavaradossi ..... Joseph Calleja (tenor)
Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police ..... Alexey Markov (baritone)
Cesare Angelotti, a former consul ..... Simon Shibambu (bass)
Sacristan ..... Leonardo Galeazzi (baritone)
Sciarrone, a police agent..... Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin (bass)
Spoletta, a police agent..... Michael Smallwood (tenor)
Lyon Opera Chorus, Children鈥檚 Chorus & Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)

Following the opera matinee, we head to the Lugano Festival in Switzerland for another highlight from their archive, as pianist Polina Leschenko plays solo music by Chopin. The programme continues in Switzerland at the 2019 Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Basel Festival, and the world premiere of a new piece by Portuguese composer Bruno Soiero and a performance of Saint-Saens 2nd Cello Concerto from Sol Gabetta.

approx. 4.00pm
Chopin 鈥 Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat, Op.22

Polina Leschenko (piano)

approx 4.15pm
Bruno Soiero 鈥 Sillages, Sons de Parfums (World Premiere)
Saint-Saens 鈥 Cello Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.119

Sol Gabetta (cello)
Basel Chamber Orchestra
Pierre Bleuse (conductor)

Presented by Tom McKinney

3 hours

Last on

Thu 30 Jul 2020 14:00

Music Played

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca: Act I

    Performer: Lyon Opera Orchestra. Singer: Angel Blue. Singer: Catherine Malfitano. Singer: Joseph Calleja. Singer: Alexey Markov. Singer: Simon Shibambu. Singer: Leonardo Galeazzi. Singer: Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin. Singer: Michael Smallwood. Choir: Lyon Opera Chorus. Choir: Lyon Opera Children's Chorus. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca: Act III

    Singer: Angel Blue. Singer: Catherine Malfitano. Singer: Joseph Calleja. Singer: Alexey Markov. Singer: Simon Shibambu. Singer: Leonardo Galeazzi. Singer: Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin. Singer: Michael Smallwood. Choir: Lyon Opera Chorus. Choir: Lyon Opera Children's Chorus. Orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Andante spianato and grande polonaise brillante in E flat major Op.22

    Performer: Polina Leschenko. Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. Conductor: Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky.
  • Bruno Soeiro

    Sillages - sons de parfums

    Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Pierre Bleuse.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Concerto no. 2 in D minor Op.119

    Performer: Sol Gabetta. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Pierre Bleuse.
  • Georges Bizet

    Caprice in C major

    Performer: Julia Severus.
    • Naxos.

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Jul 2020 14:00