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Proms 1991: Idomeneo

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Opera in three acts by Mozart
Welsh National Opera, conductor Charles Mackerras

Act 1

7.50 What Kind of Opera is Idomeneo?
Julian Rushton provides some answers.

8.10 Act 2

9.00 Nicholas Kenyon reports on the Mozart Bicentenary Conference which took place last month on the South Bank.

9.20 Act 3

Contributors

Musicians:
Welsh National Opera
Conductor:
Charles Mackerras
Idomeneo:
Dennis O'Neill (tenor)
Electra:
Suzanne Murphy (soprano)
Ilia:
Amanda Roocroft (soprano)
Idamante:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Arbace:
Anthony Roden (tenor)
High Priest of Neptune:
Paul Charles Clarke (tenor)
Voice of Neptune:
Ashley Thorburn (bass)
Speaker (What Kind of Opera is Idomeneo):
Julian Rushton
Speaker (Mozart Bicentenary Conference):
Nicholas Kenyon
Source: Radio Times

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