Fri 16 Aug 2013

• 16:45

  Proms Plus Intro

  Royal College of Music

  Louise Fryer talks to Oliver Soden about Tippett's own libretto for The Midsummer Marriage and the influence on the opera of poet T. S. Eliot.

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• 18:30

  Prom 45: Tippett – The Midsummer Marriage

  Royal Albert Hall

  Last heard at the Proms in 1977, The Midsummer Marriage is Tippett’s The Magic Flute, an opera rich in trials and transformations. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, with Paul Groves and Erin Wall singing the roles of Mark and Jenifer.

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  Last heard at the Proms in 1977, The Midsummer Marriage is Tippett’s The Magic Flute, an opera rich in trials and transformations. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, with Paul Groves and Erin Wall singing the roles of Mark and Jenifer.

  Programme

  • • • Michael Tippett
      • The Midsummer Marriage(160 mins)(concert performance)

  Performers

  • Paul Groves

    tenor (Mark)
    tenor (Mark)
  • Erin Wall

    soprano (Jenifer)
    soprano (Jenifer)
  • David Wilson-Johnson

    baritone (King Fisher)
    baritone (King Fisher)
  • Ailish Tynan

    soprano (Bella)
    soprano (Bella)
  • Allan Clayton

    tenor (Jack)
    tenor (Jack)
  • Catherine Wyn-Rogers

    mezzo-soprano (Sosostris)
    mezzo-soprano (Sosostris)
  • David Soar

    bass (He-Ancient)
    bass (He-Ancient)
  • Madeleine Shaw

    mezzo-soprano (She-Ancient), Proms debut artist
    mezzo-soprano (She-Ancient), Proms debut artist
  • BBC Singers
  • BBC Symphony Chorus
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Andrew Davis

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Michael Tippett

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