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Afternoon Concert: Thursday Opera Matinee: Berlioz's Romeo et Juliette and Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi

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Berlioz's Romeo et Juliette and Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert

Penny Gore introduces the story of Romeo and Juliet as interpreted by Berlioz and Bellini.

Penny Gore presents different interpretations of Romeo and Juliet. With part of Berlioz's choral symphony Romeo et Juliette and Bellini's opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi.

Not long after Valentine's Day, Penny Gore introduces the story of the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet as seen through the eyes of Berlioz and Bellini. The performance of Bellini's opera is headed by mezzo-soprano, Elina Garanca and soprano, Ekaterina Siurina in a performance from Geneva Grand Theatre.

2pm 
Berlioz 
Romeo et Juliette (excerpt from Part 2)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

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Bellini 
I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Romeo... Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano)
Juliet...Ekaterina Siurina (soprano)
Tebaldo...Yosep Kang (tenor)
Capellio...Matthias Hausmann (bass)
Lorenzo...Nahuel Di Pierro (bass)
Geneva Grand Théâtre Chorus
German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken
Karl Mark Chichon (conductor)

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Act 2.

Afternoon Concert: Thursday Opera Matinee

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