Grand opera in five actt Music by Meyerbeer Libretto by EUGENE SCRIBE
(sung in French: records)
Loosely based on a historical Anabaptist revolt in the early 16th century, Meyerbeer's opera tells the story of John, a simple God-fearing man, torn between devotion to his mother and love for his fiancée. Possessed of a deep hatred of tyranny, and with a tendency towards religious dreaming, he is goaded into accepting the leadership of the Anabaptists, as Le Prophete, in order to revenge himself upon the local despot, the Count of Oberthal.
SOLOISTS
AMBROSIAN OPERA CHORUS
CHOIR OF HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S
SCHOOL
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by HENRY LEWIS
The action is set in 1534-5 in Dordrecht, Leyden and later Miinster.
Acts 1 and 2 3.40* Meyerbeer in the 19th Century
Rodney Milnes talks about the composer and Grand Opera.
3.50 Le Prophete Act 3
4.50* Meyerbeer in the 20th Century?
A critical re-appraisal by Rodney Milnes.
5.5* Le Prophete Acts 4 and 5