Rossini's Stabat Mater

Conductor Nil Venditti returns to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for a programme which celebrates the music of her fellow countrymen, Respighi and Rossini. The concert opens with Respighi's music to the ballet La boutique fantasque (The Fantastic Toyshop), which is based on piano music by Rossini and displays the magical whimsy of dolls in a shop coming to life to dance. Then, after the interval, Nil and the Orchestra will be joined by the BBC National Chorus of Wales and four outstanding soloists to perform Rossini's Stabat Mater, an ostentatious and deeply passionate setting of this religious text.

Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, and presented by Shân Cothi.

Respighi: La boutique fantasque
Rossini: Stabat Mater

Olivia Boen (soprano)
Teresa Iervolino (mezzo-soprano)
Levy Sekgapane (tenor)
Ashley Riches (bass)
BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
Nil Venditti (conductor)

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