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Music: Classical

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2013 Season: Prom 12

BBC Proms: 2013: Prom 12: Part 1: Prom 12 (part 1): Viva Verdi!

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Prom 12 (part 1): Viva Verdi!

Part 1 Part 1: Prom 12 (part 1): Viva Verdi!

2013

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2013, Prom 12, Prom 12 (part 1): Viva Verdi!

Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome in music by Verdi, including Ave Maria.

The Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome and Antonio Pappano with Verdi: an arrangement of his String Quartet and sacred pieces with soprano Maria Agreste.

Verdi 200

The Orchestra of the Academy of St. Cecilia Rome and Antonio Pappano live at the BBC Proms with Verdi - an arrangement of his String Quartet and the 4 Sacred Pieces with soprano Maria Agresta

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Donald Macleod


Verdi arr. C Hermann: String Quartet (version for string orchestra)
Verdi: Ave Maria (1880)
Verdi: Requiem - Libera me (original version)

8.15pm Interval

8.35pm
Verdi: Four Sacred Pieces

Maria Agresta (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome
Antonio Pappano (conductor)

The Orchestra and Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome and Sir Antonio Pappano live at the BBC Proms, with an all-Verdi programme, featuring an arrangement for strings of his String Quartet followed by religious pieces, among them his 1880 Ave Maria; the original version of the Libera me from his dramatic Requiem, and his Four Sacred Pieces, with soprano Maria Agresta.

BBC Proms: 2013

BBC Proms: 2013: Prom 12

Prom 12

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.

All broadcasts from the 119th season of the BBC Proms.

Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome and Antonio Pappano in Verdi

Donald Macleod presents a Prom featuring the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome under Antonio Pappano in music by Verdi

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