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OPERA: Celebrating the voice, the stories and the drama

Composed Composed with Devont茅 Hynes

Devont茅 shines a spotlight on the voice and contemporary opera, with compositions from Missy Mazzoli, Thomas Ad猫s, David McAlmont and Suzanne Vega.

Devont茅 Hynes explores the powerful, evolving sounds of classical music, with playlists drawn from across the musical spectrum.

This episode shines a spotlight on the voice and 20th and 21st-century composers, with a trip to the opera house.

The selection includes Missy MazolI, John Adams, Thomas Ad猫s, David McAlmont and Suzanne Vega.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 27 Jan 2024 01:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • John Adams

    Doctor Atomic: Batter My Heart

    Singer: Gerald Finley. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Dialogues des Carm茅lites: N'allez pas croire que ce fauteuil soit un privil猫ge

    Singer: Sally Matthews. Singer: Deborah Polaski. Orchestra: The ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.

  • Missy Mazzoli

    You Are The Dust

    Lyricist: Royce Vavrek. Singer: Emily D'Angelo. Orchestra: das freie orchester Berlin.

  • H. Leslie Adams

    For You There Is No Song

    Performer: David Korevaar. Lyricist: Edna St. Vincent Millay. Singer: Odekhiren Amaize.

  • Michael Nyman & David McAlmont

    In Laos

  • Matthew Aucoin

    Gallup (Na'n铆zhoozh铆): IV. Afterparty

    Lyricist: Jake Skeets. Singer: Dav贸ne Tines. Orchestra: Boston Modern Orchestra Project.

  • Dorothy Rudd Moore

    Dream Variation

    Performer: Kermit Moore. Lyricist: Langston Hughes. Singer: Hilda Harris.

  • Claude Debussy

    Pell茅as et M茅lisande: Je ne pourrai plus sortir de cette for锚t

    Singer: Jos茅 van Dam. Singer: Maria Ewing. Orchestra: The Vienna Philharmonic.

  • Kaija Saariaho

    La Passion de Simone: Simone, grande soeur - Tu as choisi de porter ta croix

    Singer: Dawn Upshaw. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Tapiolan Kamarikuoro.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Saint Fran莽ois d'Assise: Act 1, Scene 3: J'ai peur, sur la route

    Singer: Jos茅 van Dam. Orchestra: Hall茅.

  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    K谩llai kett艖s. II: Eb f茅l, kutya f茅l

    Choir: London Voices.

  • Sir George Benjamin

    Part Two, Scene X: Agn猫s and the Boy

    Singer: Barbara Hannigan. Singer: Bejun Mehta. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

  • Thomas Ad猫s

    Berceuse from The Exterminating Angel

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein.

  • Suzanne Vega

    Fifty-Fifty Chance

Broadcasts

  • Sat 6 May 2023 01:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3
  • Sat 27 Jan 2024 01:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3