Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon Concert: Opera matinée: Andrée's Fritiofs saga - world premiere

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Opera matinée: Andrée's Fritiofs saga - world premiere

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Opera matinée: Andrée's Fritiofs saga - world premiere

Elfrida Andrée's saga, inspired by an Old Norse myth, never performed during her lifetime

From Göteborg Opera, a world premiere of a late-Romantic opera in its entirety, Elfrida Andrée's Fritiofs saga, inspired by an Old Norse myth, never performed during her lifetime.

From Göteborg Opera in Sweden, a world premiere of a late-Romantic opera: Elfrida Andrée's Fritiofs saga (Frithiof's Saga), never performed during her lifetime. It's the love story between Viking hero Fritiof, tenor Markus Pettersson, and the king’s daughter Ingeborg, soprano Julia Sporsén, whose relationship leads to political conflict, the wrath of the gods, exile and reconciliation, a tale based in Old Norse mythology. Marit Strindlund conducts the Göteborg Opera orchestra and chorus. For a full synopsis, see below.
It's followed by the Ulster Orchestra in Roxanna Panufnik's Four World Seasons for violin and orchestra, with Tasmin Little as soloist.
Presented by Fiona Talkington.

2pm
Fritiofs saga (Frithiof's Saga) - Opera in three acts by Elfrida Andrée

Ingeborg- Julia Sporsén (soprano)	
Fritiof - Markus Pettersson (tenor)
King Helge - Mats Almgren (bass)
Guatemi - Ann-Kristin Jones (mezzo-soprano) 
King Ring - Carl Ackerfeldt (baritone) 	
Hilding - Anders Lorentzson (bass)
Björn - Peter Loguin (bass) 
Old Woman - Anna-Karin Simlund (contralto)	
First Woman - Karin Hammarlund (soprano)
Second Woman - Rakel Haskiya (soprano)	
Third Woman - Karin Andersson (contralto) 	
Voice from above - Yvonne Helander (contralto) 	
First Slave - Charlie T. Borg (bass) 	
Second Slave - Erik Enqvis ( tenor) 	
Third Slave - Thomas Sonefors (bass) 
Fourth Slave - Tore Sverredal (tenor) 
Voice from the yard - Olof Söderberg (tenor) 	
A Warrior - Thomas Jönsson (baritone) 	
Voice from below - Herbjörn Thordarsonm (bass-baritone) 	

Göteborg Opera Chorus	
Göteborg Opera Orchestra	
Marit Strindlund, conductor

4.30pm
Roxanna Panufnik: Four World Seasons, for violin and orchestra

Tasmin Little, violin
The Ulster Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni, conductor

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