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Prom 28 (part 2): Beethoven and Stravinsky

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2014, Prom 28
Episode 2 of 2

Leading soloists join the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under Sakari Oramo in a performance of Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Stravinsky's Oedipus rex and an electric violin concerto by Brett Dean. Great soloists, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Singers, and conductor Sakari Oramo live at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms.

Beethoven: Egmont - overture, Op. 84
Brett Dean: Electric Preludes

8.10pm Interval

8.30pm
Stravinsky: Oedipus rex

Francesco d'Orazio (electric violin)

Oedipus ..... Allan Clayton (tenor)
Jocasta ..... Hilary Summers (mezzo soprano)
Creon ..... Juha Uusitalo (bass-baritone)
Tiresias ..... Brindley Sherratt (bass)
Messenger ..... Duncan Rock (bass-baritone)
Shepherd ..... Samuel Boden (tenor)
Rory Kinnear (speaker)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers (men's voices)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus (men's voices)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Sakari Oramo conducts one of the great 20th-century dramatic showpieces - Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex. Driving with powerful inevitability to its climax, this monumental work matches Sophocles's tragedy in its visceral horror.

Brett Dean is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra's new Artist in Association. His Electric Preludes for electric violin and string orchestra were commissioned for Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and were inspired by visual stimuli, including art by native Aboriginal artists and the internet.

The Prom opens with Beethoven's powerful Egmont Overture.

1 hour, 45 minutes

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Thu 7 Aug 2014 20:30
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  • Igor Stravinsky

    Oedipus rex

    Conductor: Sakari Oramo. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra.

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  • Thu 7 Aug 2014 20:30
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