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Proms 1990: Belshazzar

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Handel's three-act oratorio, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Choir of the English Concert; English Concert, leader Simon Standage, director Trevor Pinnock

Act 1

8.20 Donald Burrows talks about the circumstances of Belshazzar's composition and its potential political overtones. He also presents two concertos by Handel, the interval music of the period.

8.50 Acts 2 and 3

Contributors

Singers:
Choir of the English Concert
Musicians:
English Concert
Orchestra leader:
Simon Standage
Musical Director:
Trevor Pinnock
Presenter (Interval):
Donald Burrows
Belshazzar:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
Nitocris:
Arleen Auger (soprano)
Daniel:
James Bowman (counter-tenor)
Cyrus:
Catherine Robbin (mezzo)
Gobrias:
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Source: Radio Times

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