Orchestra of Santa Cecilia

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Fidelio, Op.72: Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!
Dallapiccola, Luigi (1904-1975)	Il prigioniero (Opera in 1 act)
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125 (Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato)
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125 (Presto - Allegro assai)

Performers

Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Sir Antonio Pappano	Conductor
Louis Otey	Baritone	Il Prigioniero
Stuart Skelton	Tenor	Il Carceriere and Il Grande Inquisitore
Ángeles Blancas Gulín	Soprano
Rachel Willis-Sørensen	Soprano
Andrea Baker	Mezzo-soprano
Carlo Putelli	Tenor
Antonio Pirozzi	Bass

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