06/08/2010
Martin Yates conducts the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra in the second 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 Soprano Lucy Hall, Mezzo Soprano Kathryn Rudge and Tenor Alexander Grove. And they're joined by flaustist Emma Halnan, finalist of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Young Musician Of The Year.
Producer Jodie Keane.
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The Radio 2 Kiri Prize: Alexander Grove
Duration: 03:53
Music Played
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Part One - The Kiri Prize Semi Final 2
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Friday Night Is Music Night
(Williams)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Les Toreadors (Carmen Suite No 1)
(Bizet)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Chanson Du Matin
(Elgar)
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Kathryn Rudge
Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix (from Samson Et Deliah)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Saint-Saens)
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Kathryn Rudge
Seguidilla (from Carmen)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Bizet)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Comedians Galop (from The Comedians)
(Kabalevsky)
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Alexander Grove
Il Mio Tesoro (from Don Giovanni)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Mozart)
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Alexander Grove
Kuda, Kuda (Lensky's Aria from Eugene Onegin)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Tchaikovsky)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Chicks In Their Shells (from Pictures From An Exhibition)
(Ravel)
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Lucy Hall
Piangero, La Sorte Mia (from Giulio Cesare)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Handel)
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Lucy Hall
Ah Je Ris (from Faust)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (Gounod)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
La Danza
(Rossini)
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Part Two
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Yeoman Of The Guard Overture
(Gilbert & Sullivan)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Vanity Fair
(Anthony Collins)
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Emma Halnan
Waltz (from Suite Antique)
(ft. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra) (John Rutter)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Berceuse Dolly Suite Op 56
(Gabriel Faure)
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Emma Halnan
Tico Tico
(With Hristo Duchev) (Abreu)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
A Dance Of Clowns (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
(Mendelssohn)
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra
Spitfire Prelude & Fugue
(Walton)
Broadcast
- Fri 6 Aug 2010 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2