Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 277,950 playable programmes from the BBC

Maddalena

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Prokofiev's one-act opera was written when he was 20 and left forgotten in Paris, only partly scored. Edward Downes completed the orchestration, and the opera was premiered on Radio 3 in 1978. The action is set in 15th-century Venice. Stenio goes to see his friend Genaro to tell him about a mysterious lover who will not reveal her identity. It emerges later that she is Genaro's wife, Maddalena, and disaster ensues....
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra State Chamber Choir conductor
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Records
Producer Christopher Pope

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Downes
Producer:
Christopher Pope
Maddalena:
E Ivanova (soprano)
Genaro:
A Martynov (tenor)
Stenio:
S Yakovenko (bar)
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More