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Artist in Focus: Simon Rattle
With Humphrey Burton. 3: Towards the Opera
Simon Rattle talks about his approach to conducting opera and about the operatic institutions with which he has been associated, notably Glyndebourne, where he presented a sensational production of Gershwin's Porgyand Bess and created a stir by insisting on performing Mozart with a period instrument orchestra.
Gershwin Porgy and Bess (excerpt)
Soloists, Glyndebourne Chorus, LPO, conductor Simon Rattle
Mozart Cosi Fan Tutte (excerpt) Soloists, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor Simon Rattle
Janacek The Cunning Little Vixen (excerpt) Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden, conductor Simon Rattle

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Burton.
Talks:
Simon Rattle
Unknown:
Porgyand Bess
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Source: Radio Times

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