30/07/2010
Martin Yates conducts the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra in the first semi-final of the Kiri Prize, Radio 2's search to find an opera star of the future.
Fifteen talented singers have been selected to go through to the semi-finals of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Kiri Prize, a nationwide hunt with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to find an opera star of the future. Over the next five weeks the singers can be heard performing in five special Friday Night Is Music Night programmes, introduced by Penny Smith.
The initiative, which further demonstrates Radio 2's commitment to supporting talent across a wide range of genres, launched in January 2010. Following regional auditions, 40 singers were invited to attend masterclasses in London with Dame Kiri, mezzo-soprano Anne Howells and renowned conductor Robin Stapleton.
The semi-finalists are accompanied by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra and their performances are judged by Dame Kiri, Anne Howells, Robin Stapleton and director John Cox.
Five singers will then go through to the final which is broadcast on Radio 2 on Friday 3 September. The winner will perform with Dame Kiri at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms In The Park in London's Hyde Park on Saturday 11 September and be given the opportunity to attend a three-week residential course at the Solti Te Kanawa Accademia in Italy.
Tonight's semi finalists are Tenor Andrew O Connor, Soprano Gwawr Edwards and Soprano Ilona Domnich. And they're joined by pianist Lara Melda, winner of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Young Musician Of The Year.
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The Radio 2 Kiri Prize: Gwawr Edwards
Duration: 05:06
Music Played
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Part One - The Kiri Prize Semi Final 1
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Friday Night Is Music Night
(Williams)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
William Tell Overture
(Rossini)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Bells Across The Meadow
(Ketelbey)
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Ilona Domnich
Ach Fors'e Lui/Sempre Libera (from La Traviata)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Verdi)
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Ilona Domnich
Ch'il Bel Sogno Di Doretta (from La Rondine)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Puccini)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
(Sherwin)
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Andrew O’Connor
La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee (from Carmen)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Bizet)
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Andrew O’Connor
Ombra Mai Fu (from Xerxes)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Handel)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Dance Of The Tumblers (from The Snow Maiden)
(Rimsky-Korsakov)
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Gwawr Edwards
Ach, Ich Fuhl's (from The Magic Flute)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Mozart)
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Gwawr Edwards
O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Puccini)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Gold & Silver Waltz
(Lehar)
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Part Two
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Montague & Capulets (from Romeo & Juliet)
(Prokofiev)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
The Rose Adagio (from Sleeping Beauty)
(Tchaikovsky)
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Lara Melda
Piano Concert No 2 (Last Movement)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Saint-Saens)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Ritual Fire Dance (from El Amour Brujo)
(De Falla)
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Lara Melda
Etude Op 25 No 7
(Chopin)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Tritsch-Trasch Polka
(Strauss)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Four Dances From Estancia #4
(Ginastera)
Broadcast
- Fri 30 Jul 2010 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2