iPlayer Radio What's New?
Speaker icon LISTEN
Show more Show less
Playing: The Planets by Gustav Holst

Essential Classics With Sarah Walker. Including 20 Great British Works: Holst: The Planets.

Afternoon on 3

Image for Monteverdi's L'Orfeo

Sorry, this episode is not currently available on BBC iPlayer Radio

Monteverdi's L'Orfeo

Duration:
3 hours
First broadcast:
Thursday 06 May 2010

Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo from La Scala, Milan

Penny Gore presents Monteverdi's seminal opera L'Orfeo, recorded at La Scala Milan and conducted by early music specialist, Rinaldo Alessandrini. And the BBC Scottish SO play music infused with the spirit of dance.

Monteverdi
L'Orfeo

La Musica / Echo......Roberta Invernizzi (soprano)
Orfeo......Georg Nigl (tenor)
Euridice......Roberta Invernizzi (soprano)
Silvia /Speranza......Sara Mingardo (contralto)
Caronte......Luigi De Donato (bass)
Proserpina......Raffaella Milanesi (soprano)
Plutone......Giovanni B. Parodi (bass)
Furio Zanasi (tenor) Apollo
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor

3.50pm
Ravel: Menuet antique
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Matthias Pintscher, conductor

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom, conductor

4.20pm
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor.

Broadcasts

Free download

  1. Image for Spirit of Schubert

    Spirit of Schubert

    BBC Radio 3 tells you everything you need to know about Franz Schubert. These free downloads will...

BBC © 2013 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.