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Der ferne Klang

on BBC Radio 3

(The Distant Sound)
Franz Schreker 's erotic and mystical opera (1912) about a young musician's search for the source of the distant sound he hears.
Brigitte Fassbaender 's new production for Opera North sung in Paul Daniel's English version, live from the Grand Theatre, Leeds.
Chorus of Opera North chorusmaster Martin Pickard; English Northern Philharmonia conductor Paul Daniel
Presenter Piers Burton-Page
7.55 Fassbaender on her approach to the opera.
8.15 Act 2
9.00 Frank Whitford on the cultural background of Schreker's opera.
9.20 Act 3

Contributors

Unknown:
Franz Schreker
Unknown:
Brigitte Fassbaender
Unknown:
Paul Daniel
Conductor:
Paul Daniel
Unknown:
Frank Whitford
Fritz:
Kim Begley (tenor)
Grete, the girl he loves:
Virginia Kerr (soprano)
Her Father:
Bruce Budd(bass)
Her Mother/Milli:
Llnda Ormiston (mezzo-Soprano)
Innkeeper:
John Hall (baritone)
Hack actor:
James Thornton (baritone)
Dr Vigelius, a lawyer:
Peter Sidhom (baritone)
Old woman/Spanish girl/Waitress:
Fiona Kimm (mezzo-Soprano)
Count/Rudolf:
William Dazeley (bass)
Chevalier/Dubious individual:
Philip Sheffield (tenor)

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