Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Egmont, Op.84: Overture | |
| Dean, Brett (b. 1961) | Electric Preludes (UK première) | |
| Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) | Oedipus Rex | Libretto by Jean Cocteau, based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex |
Performers
| Francesco D'Orazio | Violin | |
| Allan Clayton | Tenor | Oedipus |
| Hilary Summers | Mezzo-soprano | Jocasta |
| Juha Uusitalo | Bass-baritone | Creaon |
| Brindley Sherratt | Bass | Tiresias |
| Duncan Rock | Baritone | Messenger |
| Samuel Boden | Tenor | Shepherd |
| BBC Singers | men's voices | |
| BBC Symphony Chorus | men's voices | |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Sakari Oramo | Conductor |
Sakari Oramo conducts one of the great 20thcentury 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. In the violin concerto Duende – The Dark Notes, written for tonight’s soloist Leila Josefowicz, Luca Francesconi summons the dark, magical force believed by some to be the demon of flamenco.
Seats £7.50 to £38 (plus booking fee).
