Richard Hudson

Synopsis

Michael Berkeley's guest is award-winning theatrical designer Richard Hudson, who won international acclaim for his imaginative and visually stunning designs for Disney's The Lion King. He has worked at most of the world's great opera houses on a wide range of operas - from Handel to Judith Weir.

Richard was born in Zimbabwe, and his musical passions range from the South African national anthem Nkosi sekelele Africa to Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Cole Porter.

M Berkeley: The Wakeful Poet (from Music from Chaucer, pub. OUP)
Beaux-Arts Brass Quintet
BBQ BBQ 003 Tr 10
Duration: 26s

Trad., arr. George Fenton: Nkosi Sikeleli Afrika
Chorus and Orchestra
George Fenton (conductor)
MCA DMCG 6029 Tr 9 (excerpt) (Cry Freedom - original motion picture soundtrack)
Duration: 3m36s

Vivaldi: Cessate, omai cessate... Ah, ch'infelice sempre (Cessate, omai cessate, RV684)
Sarah Mingardo (contralto)
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor)
Opus OPS 30181 Trs 14-15 (Vivaldi: Concerti e Cantate)
Duration: 8m5s

Bach: Concerto in G minor, BWV975 (1st mvt - Allegro)
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901871 Tr 2 (JS Bach - Concertos Italien)
Duration: 2m41s

Somerville and Coles: So Cold the Night
Jimmy Somerville and the Communards
London 0927412582 Tr 7 (The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville)
Duration: 4m38s

Weir: Second Act of The Chao Family Orphan (A Night at the Chinese Opera, Act 2)
Adey Grummett (soprano)
Frances Lynch (mezzo)
Karl Daymond (tenor)
SCO
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
NMC D 060, CD1 Tr 12 (Judith Weir: A Night at the Chinese Opera)
Duration: 5m55s

Tchaikovsky: Pas de deux - Intrada (The Nutcracker, Act 2)
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
Philips 4621142 Tr 20 (The Nutcracker)
Duration: 4m59s

Mozart: Canzonetta sull'aria (Le nozze di Figaro, Act 3)
Countess ...... Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Susanna ...... Anna Moffo
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
EMI 7632662, CD2 Tr 12 (excerpt) (Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro)
Duration: 2m36s

Porter: Ev'ry time we say goodbye
Annie Lennox
Chrysalis CCD 1799 Tr 10 (Red Hot and Blue - A Tribute to Cole Porter)
Duration: 3m52s.

Broadcast

1. Sun 12 Jul 2009
   12:00
   BBC Radio 3