An operatic guide to the planet, with Roger Savage.
5: Globe-Hopping
A goddess flies west from Olympus; the Chinese follow suit; colonists bicker in Louisiana; and the Pyrenees are abolished. Including scenes from:
Les Fetes d'Hebe Les Arts
Florissants, director William Christie Les Paladins
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor Gustav Leonhardt
Les Indes Galantes Chorus and Orchestra of Les Arts Florissants, director William Christie
La Princesse de Navarre Soloists, English Bach Festival Singers and Baroque Orchestra, director Nicholas McGegan Repeated next Friday 12 midnight