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Prom 45: Janacek: The Makropulos Affair

麻豆约拍 Proms 2016

Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Janacek's opera The Makropulos Affair, with the 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra and Singers conducted by Jiri Belohlavek and a cast including Karita Mattila.

Live at 麻豆约拍 Proms: Janacek's opera The Makropulos Affair. Jir铆 Belohl谩vek conducts the 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra, 麻豆约拍 Singers and a cast including Karita Mattila as Emilia Marty.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Janacek: The Makropulos Affair (concert performance; sung in Czech)
Acts 1 & II

20.45 INTERVAL: Proms Extra - The Makropulos Affair Considered
Louise Fryer talks to Janacek experts Nigel Simeone and Jan Smaczny about The Makropulos Affair. Part of a discussion recorded before the performance at the Students' Union, Imperial College.

21.05
Act III

Emilia Marty ..... Karita Mattila (soprano)
Albert Gregor ..... Ale拧 Briscein (tenor)
Dr Kolenat媒 ..... Gust谩v Bel谩cek (bass-baritone)
V铆tek ..... Jan Vac铆k (tenor)
Kristina, Vitek's daughter .... Eva 艩terbov谩 (soprano)
Baron Jaroslav Prus ..... Svatopluk Sem (baritone)
Janek ..... Ale拧 Vor谩cek (tenor)
Count Hauk-艩endorf ..... Jan Je啪ek (tenor)
Stage Technician .... Jiri Klecker (baritone)
Cleaning Woman ..... Yvona 艩kv谩rov谩 (contralto)
Chambermaid ..... Jana Hrochov谩-Wallingerov谩 (contralto)
麻豆约拍 Singers (men's voices)
麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra
Jir铆 Belohl谩vek, conductor
Kenneth Richardson, stage director

A dream team gathers for Janacek's late, great existential masterpiece The Makropulos Affair. This tragic satire is powered by a score that contains some of the composer's most extreme and alluring music.

The Finnish soprano Karita Mattila, acclaimed for her 'electrifying' portrayal of the opera's heroine, Emilia Marty, at the Met in New York, is joined by Czech singers and the 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra's Conductor Laureate Jir铆 Belohl谩vek.

2 hours, 45 minutes

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Fri 19 Aug 2016 19:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

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    The Markropulos Affair (Acts i & ii)

    Performer: Karita Mattila. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra.

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    The Markropulos Affair (Act iii)

    Performer: Karita Mattila. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra.

  • Alex Jones

    Sensim mutationem

    Performer: John Reid. Performer: Antoine Francoise.

  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptu No.1 in F minor, D935

    Performer: Clifford Curzon.
    • DECCA.

  • Erik Satie

    Pieces froides for piano, 3 Airs a faire fuir, no. 2;

    Performer: Alan Marks.
    • Erik Satie: Collected Items From A Silent Dream.
    • Decca.
    • 10.

c. 9.55pm: 麻豆约拍 PROMS INSPIRE - YOUNG COMPOSERS' CONCERT

c. 9.55pm: 麻豆约拍 PROMS INSPIRE - YOUNG COMPOSERS' CONCERT

The annual 麻豆约拍 Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition for 12-18 year olds provides what most composers only dream of: the chance to have听their music performed by professional musicians at the 麻豆约拍 Proms and broadcast on 麻豆约拍 Radio 3. Not only this - winners also receive a 麻豆约拍 commission for a high-profile performance and are mentored throughout the process by a professional composer.

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On Monday 15th August 2016 the Aurora Orchestra gave a concert in the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in London featuring the six winning pieces from this year's competition.听听Between now and Monday 22nd August there's a chance to hear these winning pieces and tonight it's the turn of 17 year听Alex Jones听and his piece entitled Sensim mutationem.

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  • Fri 19 Aug 2016 19:30
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