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Prom 49: Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri

´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms 2023: Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Schumann's Paradise and the Peri, with soloists including Lucy Crowe and Magdalena Kožená.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms 2023: Another chance to hear Simon Rattle conduct London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Schumann's 'Paradise and the Peri’, with soloists including Lucy Crowe and Magdalena Kožená.

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

Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri

Lucy Crowe (soprano)
Jeanine De Bique (soprano)
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
Andrew Staples (tenor)
Linard Vrielink (tenor)
Florian Boesch (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Sir Simon Rattle

Sir Simon Rattle and London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus present the first ever complete performance at the Proms of Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri (‘Paradise and the Peri’). Part oratorio and part opera, a choral and orchestral cycle that seems to unfold in continuous song, the work tells the story of a Peri – child of a fallen angel and a mortal – who makes a sequence of offerings to the guardians of Paradise in an attempt to gain entry. Lucy Crowe leads an exciting international cast.

1 hour, 38 minutes

Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Das Paradies und die Peri, Op 50 (acts 1 & 2)

    Singer: Lucy Crowe. Singer: Jeanine De Bique. Singer: Magdalena Kožená. Singer: Andrew Staples. Singer: Linard Vrielink. Singer: Florian Boesch. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
  • Robert Schumann

    Das Paradies und die Peri, Op 50 (act 3)

    Singer: Lucy Crowe. Singer: Jeanine De Bique. Singer: Magdalena Kožená. Singer: Andrew Staples. Singer: Linard Vrielink. Singer: Florian Boesch. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Jan 2024 19:30

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