Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Peter Grimes, Act 1 | 20130607 | Louise Fryer presents live from Snape Maltings at the opening night of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival. In festival-founder Benjamin Britten's centenary year, the festival opens with a concert-hall performance of Britten's masterpiece Peter Grimes. Britten expert Steuart Bedford conducts the Britten-Pears Orchestra and The Chorus of Opera North and the Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Alan Oke in the title role. 7.15pm Radio 3 Opera Guide to Peter Grimes - with Britten experts Paul Kildea and Philip Reed and soprano Dame Josephine Barstow. 7.30pm Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes Steuart Bedford conductor James Holmes head of music & assistant conductor Anthony Kraus chorus master Peter Grimes ..... Alan Oke Ellen Orford ..... Giselle Allen Captain Balstrode ..... David Kempster Auntie ..... Gaynor Keeble First Niece ..... Lexi Hutton Second Niece ..... Charmian Bedford Bob Boles ..... Robert Murray Swallow ..... Henry Waddington Mrs Sedley ..... Catherine Wyn-Rogers Rev Horace Adams ..... Christopher Gillett Ned Keene ..... Charles Rice Hobson ..... Stephen Richardson The Chorus of Opera North with the Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Britten-Pears Orchestra. From the opening night of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival, Act 1 of Britten's Peter Grimes. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 01 | Schumann | 20130610 | Live from Snape Maltings at the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival Presented by Louise Fryer Sarah Connolly and Malcolm Martineau perform live at Snape Maltings as part of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival with a diverse collection of music from, among others, festival founder Benjamin Britten, Schumann, Roussel and Richard Rodney-Bennett Sarah Connolly (Mezzo-Soprano) Malcolm Martineau (Piano) Schumann: Widmung; Die Lotosblume; Hochl䀀ndisches Wiegenlied Schumann: Frauenliebe und-Leben. Sarah Connolly (mezzo) and Malcolm Martineau (piano) perform Schumann at Aldeburgh 2013. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 02 | Peter Grimes, Act 2 | 20130607 | Louise Fryer presents live from Snape Maltings at the opening night of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival. In festival-founder Benjamin Britten's centenary year, the festival opens with a concert-hall performance of Britten's masterpiece Peter Grimes. Britten expert Steuart Bedford conducts the Britten-Pears Orchestra and The Chorus of Opera North and the Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Alan Oke in the title role. 7.15pm Radio 3 Opera Guide to Peter Grimes - with Britten experts Paul Kildea and Philip Reed and soprano Dame Josephine Barstow. 7.30pm Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes Steuart Bedford conductor James Holmes head of music & assistant conductor Anthony Kraus chorus master Peter Grimes ..... Alan Oke Ellen Orford ..... Giselle Allen Captain Balstrode ..... David Kempster Auntie ..... Gaynor Keeble First Niece ..... Lexi Hutton Second Niece ..... Charmian Bedford Bob Boles ..... Robert Murray Swallow ..... Henry Waddington Mrs Sedley ..... Catherine Wyn-Rogers Rev Horace Adams ..... Christopher Gillett Ned Keene ..... Charles Rice Hobson ..... Stephen Richardson The Chorus of Opera North with the Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Britten-Pears Orchestra. From the opening night of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival, Act 2 of Britten's Peter Grimes. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 02 | Roussel, Britten, Howells, Gurney, Richard Rodney Bennett | 20130610 | Live from Snape Maltings at the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival Presented by Louise Fryer Sarah Connolly and Malcolm Martineau perform live at Snape Maltings as part of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival with a diverse collection of music from, among others, festival founder Benjamin Britten, Schumann, Roussel and Richard Rodney-Bennett Roussel: Le bachelier de Salamanque; Le jardin mouill退; Invocation; Nuit d'automne Britten: Corpus Christi Carol; O Waly Waly Howells: Come Sing and Dance; King David Gurney: Sleep; By a Bierside Richard Rodney Bennett: A History of the Th退 Dansant (i) Foxtrot (ii) Slow Foxtrot (iii) Tango. Sarah Connolly and Malcolm Martineau perform Roussel, Britten, Howells, Gurney and Bennett Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 03 | Peter Grimes, Act 3 | 20130607 | Louise Fryer presents live from Snape Maltings at the opening night of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival. In festival-founder Benjamin Britten's centenary year, the festival opens with a concert-hall performance of Britten's masterpiece Peter Grimes. Britten expert Steuart Bedford conducts the Britten-Pears Orchestra and The Chorus of Opera North and the Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Alan Oke in the title role. 7.15pm Radio 3 Opera Guide to Peter Grimes - with Britten experts Paul Kildea and Philip Reed and soprano Dame Josephine Barstow. 7.30pm Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes Steuart Bedford conductor James Holmes head of music & assistant conductor Anthony Kraus chorus master Peter Grimes ..... Alan Oke Ellen Orford ..... Giselle Allen Captain Balstrode ..... David Kempster Auntie ..... Gaynor Keeble First Niece ..... Lexi Hutton Second Niece ..... Charmian Bedford Bob Boles ..... Robert Murray Swallow ..... Henry Waddington Mrs Sedley ..... Catherine Wyn-Rogers Rev Horace Adams ..... Christopher Gillett Ned Keene ..... Charles Rice Hobson ..... Stephen Richardson The Chorus of Opera North with the Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Britten-Pears Orchestra. From the opening night of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival, Act 3 of Britten's Peter Grimes. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |