Broadcasts
-
BBC Radio 3Wed 1 Jul 2009 19:00 BBC Radio 3
LISTEN 
Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Presented by Catherine Bott.
In a concert given at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, members of the BBC Concert Orchestra and soloist perform Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill's last stage work. Completed in 1949, it is a musical which aspires to the condition of serious opera. It was based on the famous novel by Alan Paton, Cry, The Beloved Country, a dramatic tale of social struggles in South Africa in the years before apartheid.
Weill: Lost in the Stars
Book and Lyrics by Maxwell Anderson
Stephen Kumalo ...... Clive Rowe
Irina ...... Tsakane Maswanganyi
Linda ...... Josie Benson
Absalom Kumalo ...... Cornelius Macarthy
John Kumalo ...... Cavin Cornwall
Grace Kumalo ...... Angela Caesar
James Jarvis ...... Edward Petherbridge
The Judge ...... Tony Timberlake
Edward Jarvis ...... Hugh Beckwith
Alex ...... Khai Shaw
Members of the BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood (conductor)
Jude Kelly (director).
Wed 1 Jul 2009 19:00 BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3Wed 1 Jul 2009 19:00 BBC Radio 3
BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.
This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.
