from the Royal Albert Hall (A recording of tonight's Prom which begins at 7.0 pm) Verdi: Macbeth
An opera in four acts, in an edition prepared by GEORGE BADACSONYI Libretto by FRANCESCO MARIA PIAVE
(First broadcast of the original 1847 version)
BBC Singers director JOHN POOLE
BBC Concert Orchestra leader JOHN BRADBURY conducted by John Matheson Part 1: Acts 1 and 2