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Oliver Mears, Powder Her Face, Belfast Bach Consort

As their artistic director Oliver Mears reflects on his time with NI Opera, they rehearse for their upcoming production of Thomas Ades' 'Powder Her Face'.

Oliver Mears reflects on his time as artistic director of Northern Ireland Opera before taking up his new post as director of opera at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

John goes behind the scenes at the Lyric Theatre, where conductor Nick Chalmers and director Antony McDonald are busy at rehearsal for NI Opera's upcoming production of Thomas Ades' opera 'Powder Her Face'.

Music Makers features the Belfast Bach Consort, and, as the Belfast Waterfront Hall celebrates its twentieth anniversary, John has a classical connection on the theme of music for buildings.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 22 Jan 2017 15:03
麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle

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Music Played

  • Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - 3rd movt Allegro

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Jonathan Carey.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicci

    Performer: Ren茅e Fleming. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Sir Charles Mackerras.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations

    Performer: Catrin Finch.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Danse Macabre

    Performer: Laurent Korcia. Performer: Fuzjko Hemming.

  • Libera

    Gloria

  • Led Zeppelin

    Stairway to Heaven

    Performer: Rick Wakeman. Music Arranger: Rick Wakeman.

  • Charles Gounod

    Je veux vivre from Romeo et Juliette

    Performer: Aida Garifullina. Performer: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Cornelius Meister.

  • West Ocean String Quartet

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Music Arranger: Neil Martin.

  • Parry

    'Frolic' from An English Suite

    Performer: City of London Sinfonia. Performer: Richard Hickox.

  • Paul McCartney

    Eleanor Rigby

    Performer: Rick Wakeman. Composer: John Lennon. Music Arranger: Rick Wakeman.

  • Consecration of the House Overture

  • George Frideric Handel

    La Rejouissance (From Music For The Royal Fireworks)

    Performer: Jean-Fran莽ois Paillard Chamber Orchestra.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Requiem 聳 Dies Irie

  • Bach

    Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht!

    Performer: Arcangelo. Performer: Jonathan Cohen.

  • 叠箩枚谤办

    Joga

    Performer: Ren茅e Fleming. Performer: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Sakari Oramo. Music Arranger: Hans Ek.

  • Justin Hurwitz

    City of Stars

    Performer: Ryan Gosling. Performer: Emma Stone.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    2nd Movt. Allegro Scherzando from Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22

    Performer: Andrew von Oeyen. Performer: Prague Philharmonia. Performer: Emmanuel Villaume.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in E Major, Op. 54 No. 3 4th Movt 'Presto'

    Performer: London Haydn Quartet.

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Jan 2017 15:03
    麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle