Prom 45

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, Londres, Greater London, SW7 2AP, Royaume-uni

Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de London

Programme

Tippett, Michael (1905-1998)

The Midsummer Marriage (concert performance)

Artistes

Paul Groves	Ténor	Mark
Erin Wall	Soprano	Jenifer
David Wilson-Johnson	Baryton	King Fisher
Ailish Tynan	Soprano	Bella
Allan Clayton	Ténor	Jack
Catherine Wyn-Rogers	Mezzo-soprano	Madame Sosostris
David Soar	Basse	He-Ancient
Madeleine Shaw	Soprano	She-Ancient
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis	Direction

Last heard at the Proms in 1977, The Midsummer
Marriage is Tippett’s answer to Mozart’s The Magic
Flute, an opera rich in symbolism and psychology,
trials and transformations. Paul Groves and Erin
Wall are Mark and Jenifer, Ailish Tynan and Allan
Clayton, Bella and Jack, two couples tested by a
series of supernatural interventions on the shortest
night of the year. One of today’s leading Tippett
exponents, Sir Andrew
Davis conducts the
centrepiece of this summer’s
Proms focus on Tippett’s
music alongside Britten’s
centenary.Tickets £9.50 - £46.

Plan

Prom 45: Tippett's The Midsummer Marriage

Chris Garlick, 16th August

It’s so good to hear Tippett’s ravishing opera, The Midsummer Marriage, performed in full at the Proms, particularly in Britten’s centenary year. Tippet’s work is like an antidote to Britten’s drier, more literal operatic style – so overflowing with warmth, colour and hope.

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