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10/12/2016

Kaija Saariaho's L'Amour de Loin

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, From the Met, Kaija Saariaho's L'Amour de Loin

From the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Kaija Saariaho's first opera, L'Amour de Loin.

From the Metropolitan Opera in New York, a performance of Kaija Saariaho's first opera, L'Amour de Loin. Starring Eric Owens and Susanna Phillips as characters who love from afar.

From the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, Kaija Saariaho's first opera, L'Amour de loin. Set in 12th-century Aquitaine, Jaufré is a prince-troubadour who has tired of the pleasures of life and longs for a profound love. A pilgrim tells him he met a woman in Tripoli called Clémence who feels the same way. On hearing about each other, both Jaufré and Clémence dream of this 'love from afar'.

With a mixture of dissonance, electronic sounds and medieval troubadour songs, L'Amour de loin is performed by a cast comprising Eric Owens, Tamara Mumford and Susanna Phillips and conducted by Susanna Malkki. 

Jaufré Rudel ..... Eric Owens (baritone)
The Pilgrim ..... Tamara Mumford (mezzo-soprano)
Clémence ..... Susanna Phillips (soprano)
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Susanna Malkki (conductor).

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