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Last broadcast on Tue, 31 Mar 2009, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3.
Synopsis
In a concert given at London's Barbican Centre, Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a rare UK performance of Martinu's psychological opera Julietta. It features a star cast including Rosalind Plowright, Magdalena Kozena and William Burden.
Martinu: Julietta
Cast includes:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano)
Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano)
William Burden (tenor)
Andreas Jaggi (tenor)
Frederic Goncalves (baritone)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
Followed by a focus on Czech music, composers and performers, including Josef Myslivicek's Wind Octect No 3 in B flat, with the ensemble Harmoniemusik of London.
Broadcast
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Tue 31 Mar 200918:30
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