Martin Handley presents a whistle-stop tour of most of Mozart's major operas with a superb cast of soloists and a conductor with a real flair for this music. Roger Norrington delights in "Mozart's unerring sense of character, and an ability to put those characters into his music, so we get such wonderful things".
Tonight's concert culminates in the hellfire finale of Don Giovanni.

Anna Leese, Rebecca Nash and Ailish Tynan (sopranos), Ian Bostridge and Benjamin Hulett (tenors), Simon Keenlyside and Kyle Ketelsen (baritones), Brindley Sherratt (bass), BBC Singers (men's voices), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conductor Roger Norrington

Mozart Ballet music: Idomeneo: Se Viver Non Degg'lo (Mitridate); Nur mutig, mein Herze (Zaide); Fra i Pensier (Lucio Silla); The Abduction from the Seraglio: Act 2, Finale

8.20 Twenty Minutes: Mozart the Dramatist
Mozart lived and breathed opera; it was his passion. Cliff Eisen explains how opera influenced Mozart's orchestral and chamber works, showing him as a dramatist in every genre.

8.40 Mozart Overture: La Clemenza di Tito; Dalla Sua Pace (Don Giovanni); The Marriage of Figaro: Act 3 (excerpts); Ach, ich fuhl's (The Magic Flute); Don Giovanni: Act 2, Finale

(This Prom is repeated on Tuesday 18 July at 2pm)
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