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Thursday - Opera Gala

This week, Afternoon Concert features French orchestras. Today, it's the Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus in an opera gala given at the Opera Garnier in Paris.

This week Afternoon Concert features French Orchestras - today it's the Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus in an opera gala given at the Opera Garnier in Paris conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. A starry line-up of soloists sing excerpts from Carmen, Falstaff and Der Rosenkavalier. Plus highlights of a recital Yulianna Avdeeva gave at La Roque d'Anth茅ron International Piano Festival, with music by Bach and Shostakovich.

Presented by Ian Skelly.

2pm
Wagner Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin
Paris Opera Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

c.2.10
Bach English Suite no.2 in A minor, BWV.807
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)

c.2.30
Elgar String Quartet Op.83
Escher Quartet

c.3pm
Bizet Carmen - extracts (Habanera, Flower Song, Les voici! Voici la quadrille)
Cl茅mentine Margaine (mezzo-soprano)
Matthew Polenzani (tenor)
Paris Opera Chorus
Paris Opera Children鈥檚 Chorus
Paris Opera Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

c.3.40
Strauss Final Scene of Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59
Diana Damrau (soprano)
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)
Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo-soprano)
Paris Opera Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

c.3.55
Verdi Alto l脿! Chi va l脿 from Falstaff
Diana Damrau (soprano)
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)
Marie-Andr茅e Bouchard-Lesieur (mezzo-soprano)
Cl茅mentine Margaine (mezzo-soprano)
Matthew Polenzani (tenor)
Tobias Westman (tenor)
Kiup Lee (tenor)
Timoth茅e Varon (baritone)
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
Aaron Pendleton (bass)
Paris Opera Chorus
Paris Opera Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

c.4.15
Bach Toccata in D, BWV.912
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)

c.4.25
Chopin Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, Op.11 鈥� 1st movt
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Br眉ggen (conductor)

c.4.50
Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in D, No. 5 from '24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87'
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)

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Music Played

  • Richard Wagner

    Prelude to Act I of 'Lohengrin'

    Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807

    Performer: Yulianna Avdeeva.

  • Edward Elgar

    String Quartet op.83

    Ensemble: Escher String Quartet.

  • Georges Bizet

    Overture to 'Carmen'

    Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Georges Bizet

    L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera), from 'Carmen'

    Singer: Cl茅mentine Margaine. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Georges Bizet

    La fleur que tu m'avais jet茅e, Don Jos茅's aria from 'Carmen'

    Singer: Matthew Polenzani. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Georges Bizet

    Les voici ! Voici la quadrille, from 'Carmen'

    Choir: Paris Opera Chorus. Choir: Paris Opera Children's Chorus. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Osvaldo Golijov

    Mariana, tus ojos, from 'Ainadamar'

    Singer: Ekaterina Gubanova. Singer: Marie-Andr茅e Bouchard-Lesieur. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Dance from Act II of 'La Vida breve'

    Choir: Paris Opera Chorus. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Storm from Four Sea Interludes, from 'Peter Grimes, op. 33a'

    Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • John Adams

    Batter my heart, from 'Doctor Atomic'

    Singer: Gerald Finley. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Richard Strauss

    Final Scene of 'Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59'

    Singer: Diana Damrau. Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Singer: Ekaterina Gubanova. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Alto l脿 ! Chi va l脿, from 'Falstaff'

    Singer: Diana Damrau. Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Singer: Marie-Andr茅e Bouchard-Lesieur. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel. Singer: Cl茅mentine Margaine. Singer: Matthew Polenzani. Singer: Tobias Westman. Singer: Kiup Lee. Singer: Timoth茅e Varon. Singer: Gerald Finley. Singer: Aaron Pendleton.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata in D, BWV.912

    Performer: Yulianna Avdeeva.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

    Performer: Yulianna Avdeeva. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Br眉ggen.
    • Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2.
    • Frederick Chopin Institute.
    • 1.

  • Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin

    Violin Sonata; II. Andantino

    Performer: Roberts Balanas. Performer: Siqian Li.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude and Fugue in D, No. 5 from '24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87'

    Performer: Yulianna Avdeeva.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 arr Hurford

    Performer: Peter Hurford. Music Arranger: Peter Hurford. Ensemble: Michael Laird Brass Ensemble.
    • Trumpet Voluntary: Hurford, Brass Ensemble.
    • Argo.
    • 14.

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Apr 2022 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3