Prom 41: Schoenberg 鈥� Gurrelieder

12 Aug 2012, Royal Albert Hall

20:00 Sun 12 Aug 2012 Next Event

Proms 2012 Prom 41: Schoenberg 鈥� Gurrelieder

20:00 Sun 12 Aug 2012 Royal Albert Hall

Schoenberg鈥檚 epic Gurrelieder 鈥� a medieval love-tragedy couched in rich post-Romanticism 鈥� is conducted by Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.

Programme

- - Arnold Schoenberg
  - Gurrelieder(99 mins)

Performers

Angela Denoke
soprano
soprano
Simon O'Neill
tenor (Waldemar)
tenor (Waldemar)
Katarina Karn茅us
mezzo-soprano (Wood-Dove)
mezzo-soprano (Wood-Dove)
Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts
tenor (Klaus the Fool)
tenor (Klaus the Fool)
Neal Davies
bass-baritone (Peasant)
bass-baritone (Peasant)
Wolfgang Sch枚ne
speaker
speaker
麻豆社 Singers
麻豆社 Symphony Chorus
Crouch End Festival Chorus
New London Chamber Choir
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
conductor

Composers

Arnold Schoenberg

About this event

Following Beethoven鈥檚鈥楥horal鈥� Symphony on the opening night of the London Olympics (Prom 18), the closing night sees another choral blockbuster. Schoenberg鈥檚 medieval love-tragedy is an early masterpiece in which his late-Romantic voluptuousness attains a radiant C major sunrise apotheosis.

Augmenting substantial 麻豆社 forces, Jukka-Pekka Saraste welcomes two guest choirs. An impressive international solo line-up is headed by New Zealand tenor Simon O鈥橬eill as Waldemar, the cursed king. German soprano Angela Denoke makes her Proms debut as Tove and Swedish mezzo-soprano Katarina Karn茅us returns as the voice of the Wood-Dove.

There will be no interval

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Discover the Music Download a short audio guide published on the day about a key work in tonight鈥檚 Prom: Andrew McGregor talks about Schoenberg's Gurrelieder.