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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: Proms Plus Literary

BBC Proms: 2013: Proms Plus Literary: Staging Wagner

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Staging Wagner

27/07/2013

2013

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Designer Peter Mumford and Dr John Snelson of the ROH on the challenges of staging Wagner.

Designer Peter Mumford and Dr John Snelson of the Royal Opera House discuss the challenges of staging works by Wagner, which can call for dragons, fire and underwater singing.

Wagner's stage directions are notorious: giant dragons; underwater singing; horses on stage; storms; destruction by raging fires. Designer Peter Mumford, and Dr John Snelson from the ROH discuss the solutions available to 21st century artists and some of the famous 19th and 20th century stagings. Presented by Anne McElvoy.

Recorded in front of an audience at the Royal College of Music as part of this year's Proms Plus events.

BBC Proms: 2013

BBC Proms: 2013: Proms Plus Literary

Proms Plus Literary

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.

Series of events providing a context to the 2013 Proms season's music and artists

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