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Kevin O'Hare

Michael Berkeley's guest is the director of the Royal Ballet Kevin O'Hare.

Kevin O鈥橦are is the director of the Royal Ballet and he probably finds it hard to remember a time when dance wasn鈥檛 part of his life. He started young, and joined the Royal Ballet School at the age of eleven. He went on to dance with Sadler鈥檚 Wells and Birmingham Royal Ballet, taking on roles such as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Albrecht in Giselle and Romeo in Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet.

He retired from the stage in 2000, at the age of 35, but before long he was back in the world of dance 鈥� this time behind the scenes. By 2009, he was Administrative Director of the Royal Ballet and oversaw their first tour to Cuba. Three years later he became overall director. He has since worked with a wide range of dancers, choreographers and composers, and helped steer the company through the Covid crisis.

Kevin's choices include music by Tchaikovsky, Thomas Ades, Rachmaninov and Anna Clyne.

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Sun 26 Nov 2023 12:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Sleeping Beauty (Prologue)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Tchaikovsky: Le Lac des cygnes - La Belle au bois du dormant & Casse-noisette (E.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 118.

  • John Kander

    Maybe This Time (Cabaret)

    Lyricist: Fred Ebb. Singer: Jessie Buckley. Ensemble: 2021 London Cast of Cabaret.
    • Cabaret (2021 London Cast Recording).
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 9.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos: Hough/Dallas Symphony Orchestra/Litton.
    • Hyperion.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)

    Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Pritchard.
    • Kiri.
    • EMI.
    • 7.

  • Thomas Ad猫s

    Paradiso (Dante)

    Choir: Los Angeles Master Chorale. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Thomas Ad猫s: Dante.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 1.

  • Anna Clyne

    Breathing Statues

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Pie Jesu (Requiem, Op 48)

    Singer: Barbara Bonney. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Michel Legrand.
    • Faure: Requiem Op.48, Durufle: Requiem Op.9: Bonney, Larmore, Hampson, Philharmo.
    • Teldec.

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  • Sun 26 Nov 2023 12:00
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