Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London.
Poulenc's melodrama tells of the end of a relationship conducted by telephone, the crossed lines and losses of connection only addingto the heroine's desperation. Presented by Sarah Walker.
Felicity Lott (soprano), Paul Groves (tenor), Nicole Tibbels (narrator),
Trinity Boys' Choir, Cantate Youth Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis Poulenc La Voix Humaine 8.20 Twenty Minutes: Persephone
Anna Pavord reflects on the Persephone myth-life, death and pomegranates - as it has touched her own life.
8.40 Stravinsky Persephone Repeated Thursday 2.05pm