20th July
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Deborah RiedelBoyce: Solomon: Tell me, Lovely Shepherd. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Hook: The Lass of Richmond Hill. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Horn: Cherry Ripe. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Puccini: Madam Butterfly - Love duet. Deborah Riedel, sop., David Ashton-Smith, ten., Australian Pops Orch/Douglas Gamley.Bach JC: Cefalo e Procri: Privo del Mio Tesoro. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Winter: Il Ratto di Proserpina: Paga fui. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Portugal: La Donna di Genio Volubile: Per Amar Abbiamo il Core. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Generali: Per Pieta. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Cimarosa: Il mio cor gli Affretti miei (Rondo). Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Zingarelli: Giulietta e Romeo: Ombra Adorata, Aspetta. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Crescentini: Sento Mancarmi l'Anima. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Gretry: Les Deux Avares: Plus de Depit. Deborah Riedel, sop., Arcadia Lane Orch/Richard Bonynge.Lehar: Paganini. Love Live forever Deborah Riedel, sop., Jerry Hadley, ten., , English CO/Richard Bonynge.Lehar: Paganini. Who could love you more than I? Deborah Riedel, sop., Jerry Hadley, ten., English CO/Richard Bonynge.
13th July
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In Honourof Bastille DayCilea: L'Arlesiana: E la solita storia del pastore. Roberto Alagna, ten., London PO/Sir Richard Armstrong.Strauss R: Amor, Op.68/5. Natalie Dessay, sop., ROHO/Antonio Pappano.Strauss R: Sausle, liebe Myrte, Op.68/3. Natalie Dessay, sop., ROHO/Antonio Pappano.Offenbach: La Perichole: Ah, quel diner. Jane Rhodes, m-sop., Bordeaux Aquitaine NO/Roberto Benzi.Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne: C'est ici l'endroit redoute. Jane Rhodes, m-sop., Bordeaux Aquitaine NO/Roberto Benzi.Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann: Scintille diamant. Gabriel Bacquier, bar., Swiss Romande Orch/Richard Bonynge.Delibes: Lakme: Bell song. Patricia Petibon, sop., Lyon Opera Orch/Yves Abel.Gounod: Serenade. Dalton Baldwin, pno., Gerard Souzay, bar.Gounod: Romeo et Juliette: Mab, La reine des mensonges. Gerard Souzay, bar., New SO/Paul Bonneau.Gounod: Faust: Avant de quitter ces lieux. Gerard Souzay, bar., New SO/Paul Bonneau.Massenet: Werther - Air des lettres. Regine Crespin, sop., Swiss Romande Orch/Alain Lombard.Flotow: Martha: M'appari tutt'amor. Roberto Alagna, ten., London PO/Sir Richard Armstrong.
6th July
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In Honour of American National DayHandel: Alcina: Tornami a vagheggiar. Kathleen Battle, sop., Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer. Frederica von Stade, mezzo-sop, Kathleen Battle, sop., Orch of St Luke's/Andre Previn.Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice: Che faro, senza Euridice (I Have Lost my Euridice). Frederica von Stade, mezzo-sop, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah SO/Joseph Silverstein.Ponchielli: La Gioconda: Pescator, affonda lésca. Sherrill Milnes, bar., William Elvin, bass, London PO, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Wandsworth Boys' Choir/Silvio Varviso.Porter: A Fool There Was. Thomas Hampson, bar., London SO/John McGlinn.Donizetti: Belisario: You are free. Goodbye. Thomas Hampson, bar., Jerry Hadley, ten., Welsh National Opera Orch/Carlo Rizzi.Rossini: La Gazza Ladra - Beviam, tocchiamo. Marilyn Horne, m-sop., Turin SO, Turin Symphony Chorus/Alberto Zedda.Mozart: Magic Flute - Der holle Rache. June Anderson, sop., Scottish CO/Sir Charles Mackerras.Verdi: Rigoletto: E il sol dell'anima. Luciano Pavarotti, ten., June Anderson, sop., Bologna Theatre Orch/Riccardo Chailly.Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia: Nella fatal di Rimini. Vivica Genaux, m-sop., Paris Orchl Ensemble/John Nelson.Traditional (arr. Kern): Great Day. Jessye Norman, sop., Geoffrey Parsons, pno.Traditional: You Can Tell the World. Jessye Norman, sop., Unnamed Orch/James Levine.Traditional (arr. Davis): Battle hymn of the Republic. Marilyn Horne, m-sop., English CO, Ambrosian Singers/Carl Davis.
29th June
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Singers with names beginning with "A"Mozart: Don Giovanni: Il mio tesoro. Luigi Alva, ten., Philharmonia Orch/Carlo Maria Giulini.Schubert: Non t'accostar all'urna, D688/1. Arleen Auger, sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Schubert: Mio ben ricordate, D688/4. Arleen Auger, sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Franck Panis Angelicus Friar AlessandroBoito Mefistofele Son la spirito che nega, Ildar Abdrazakov, bass, Orch Metropolitain de Montreal/Yannick Nezet-SeguinMassenet: Manon - Je suis seul!. Francisco Araiza, ten., English CO/Alberto Zedda.Rossini: Barber of Seville - Largo al factotum. Sir Thomas Allen, bar., Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.Lehar Das land des Laechelns Dein ist mein ganzes Herz, Peter Anders, ten,Koelner Rundfunk SO/Kurt feltzVerdi: La forza del destino: Morir, remenda cosa!. Robert Allman, bar., Sydney SO/Eric Clapham.Mozart: To Chloe, K.524. Roberta Alexander, sop., Glen Wilson, fortepiano.Mozart: The Violet, KV476. Roberta Alexander, sop., Glen Wilson, fortepiano.Gardel: Golondrinas. Marcelo Alvarez, ten., Instrumental Ensemble.Yradier (arr. Gamley): La Paloma. Victoria de los Angeles, sop., Sinfonia of London/Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos.
22nd June
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The music of Ivor Novello & Noel CowardNovello: The Little Damozel. Marilyn Hill Smith, sop., Chandos Concert Orch/Stuart Barry.Novello: The Dancing Years: Primrose. Marilyn Hill Smith, sop., Chandos Concert Orch/Stuart Barry.Novello: Arc de Triomphe: Dark music. Marilyn Hill Smith, sop., Chandos Concert Orch/Stuart Barry.Novello: Glamorous Night: When the gypsy played. Marilyn Hill Smith, sop., Chandos Concert Orch/Stuart Barry.Novello: Gay's the Word: On such a night as this. Marilyn Hill Smith, sop., Chandos Concert Orch/Stuart Barry.Novello (arr. Simonds): King's Rhapsody: Some Day My Heart Will Awake. Yvonne Kenny, sop., Melbourne SO/Richard Bonynge.Novello: The Dancing Years: My Dearest Dear. Yvonne Kenny, sop., Melbourne SO/Richard Bonynge.Novello: The Dancing Years: Waltz of my Heart. Yvonne Kenny, sop., Melbourne SO/Vladimir Kamirski.Coward: Bittersweet: If Love Were All. Lesley Garrett, sop., Royal Philharmonic Concert Orch/James Holmes.Coward: Matelot. Noel Coward, voc., Carl Hayes and His Orch.Coward (arr. Gamley): Tokay, 'Bitter Sweet'. Australian Pops Orch, Ashton-Smith Singers/Douglas Gamley.Coward: Bitter Sweet: I'll see you again. June Bronhill, sop., James Hawthorne, bar., Brian Fahey Orch/Brian Fahey.Coward: Operette: Dearest love. June Bronhill, sop., Brian Fahey Orch/Brian Fahey.Coward: A room with a view. Noel Coward, voc., Carl Hayes and His Orch.
15th June
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Angela GheorghiuPuccini: Death of Butterfly. Roberto Alagna, ten., Angela Gheorghiu, sop., Milan Giuseppe Verdi Orch/Anton Coppola.Puccini: Edgar: Addio mio dolce. Angela Gheorghiu, sop., Royal Opera House Chorus, Milan Giuseppe Verdi Orch/Anton Coppola.Verdi: La forza del destino: Pace, pace mio Dio. Angela Gheorghiu, sop., Milan Giuseppe Verdi Orch/Riccardo Chailly.Massenet Le Cid Pleurez, mes yeux, Angela Gheorgiu, sop, RPO/Marco ArmiliatoPuccini: Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro. Angela Gheorghiu, sop., ROHO/Ion Marin.Verdi Brindisi Angela Gheorghiu, sop, Jeff Cohen, pnoVerdi Stornello Angela Gheorghiu, sop, Jeff Cohen, pnoParisotti Se tu m'ami Angela Gheorghiu, sop, Jeff Cohen, pnoBrediceanu Cateflori pe deal in sus Angela Gheorghiu, sop, Jeff Cohen, pnoBrediceanu Vai, badita, dragine-avem Angela Gheorghiu, sop, Jeff Cohen, pnoGrigorio Muszica Angela Gheorghiu, sop, ROHO Orchestra/.Adam FischerCilea: Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco, respiro appena. Angela Gheorghiu, sop., ROHO/Ion Marin.Donizetti: Anna Bolena: Al dolce guidami. Angela Gheorghiu, sop., ROHO/Sir Richard Armstrong.
8th June
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Winter SongsQuilter: Blow, blow thou winter wind. Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone, Malcolm Martineau, pno.Schubert: Der Winterabend, D938. Gerald Moore, pno., Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar.Medtner: Winter Evening, Op.13/1. Boris Berezovsky, pno., Vassily Savenko, bass-baritone.Mahler: Winterlied. Geoffrey Parsons, pno., Dame Janet Baker, m-sop.Mendelssohn: Winterlied, Op.19a/3. Geoffrey Parsons, pno., Barbara Bonney, sop.Strauss R: Winterweihe, Op.48/4. Gundula Janowitz, sop., Academy of London/Richard Stamp.Wagner R: Die Walkure: Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond. Jonas Kaufmann, ten., Mahler CO/Claudio Abbado.Rimsky-Korsakov: It was not the Wind, Op.43/2. Daniel Barenboim, pno., Anna Netrebko, sop.Keel: Trade winds. Roger Vignoles, pno., Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone.Schubert: With the Wind, D.669. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar., Karl Engel, pno.Schubert: After a Thunderstorm, D561. Rainer Trost, ten., Ulrich Eisenlohr, pno.Viardot-Garcia: Rain song. Isabel Bayrakdarian, sop., Serouj Kradjan, pno.Brahms: Rain Song, Op.59/3. Joerg Demus, pno., Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar.Strauss R: A shelter against storm and rain. Edita Gruberova, sop., Friedrich Haider, pno.Vaughan Williams: The Winter is Gone. Ian Bostridge, ten., Holst Singers/Stephen Layton.
1st June
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The Music of George Frederick HandelHandel: Acis and Galatea, HWV49: Love in her eyes sits playing. Kenneth McKellar, ten., ROHO/Sir Adrian Boult.Handel: Alceste - Gentle Morpheus. Dawn Upshaw, sop., Orpheus CO.Handel: Alcina: Tornami a vagheggiar. Inessa Galante, sop., London Musici/Mark Stephenson.Handel: Alexander's Feast: War, he sung, is toil and trouble. Richard Lewis, ten., London SO/Sir Malcolm Sargent.Handel: Arioso: Dank sei dir. Jessye Norman, sop., Geoffrey Parsons, pno.Handel: Brockes Passion: Chi sprezzando. Dmitri Hvorostovsky, bar., Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.Handel: Das zitternde Glanzen der spielenden Wellen, HWV203. Carolyn Sampson, sop., King's Consort.Handel: Disserratevi, o porte d'Averno. Cecilia Bartoli, m-sop., Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski.Handel: Atalanta: Care selve, ombra beate. Luciano Pavarotti, ten., Orch del Teatro Comunale di Bologna/Richard Bonynge.Handel: Serse: Ombra mai fu. Jennifer Larmore, m-sop., Lausanne CO/Jesus Lopez-Cobos.Handel: Semele - Where'er you walk. Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone, John Fisher, hpschd., Scottish CO/Sir Charles Mackerras.
25th May
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RadiothonMozart: Abduction from the Seraglio, K384: Martern aller Arten. Natalie Dessay, sop., OAE/Louis Langree.Massenet: Manon: Je suis seul!...Ah fuyez douce image. Vittorio Grigolo, ten., Italian RSO/Evelino Pido.Meyerbeer: Robert the Devil: Nonnes qui reposez. Cesare Siepi, bass, St Cecilia Academy Orch/Alberto Erede.Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart, Op.6/6. Joseph Calleja, ten., BBC Concert Orch/Steven Mercurio.Chopin (arr. Kneifel): In mir klingt ein Lied. Joseph Calleja, ten., BBC Concert Orch/Steven Mercurio.Stolz: Der Favorit: Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein. Angelika Kirchschlager, sop., Lower Austria Tonkunstler Orch/Alfred Eschwe.Suppe: Boccaccio: Hab' ich nur deine Liebe. Simon Keenlyside, bar., Angelika Kirchschlager, sop., Lower Austria Tonkunstler Orch/Alfred Eschwe.Mozart: Don Giovanni: Ah, chi mi dice mai. Agnes Baltsa, m-sop., Samuel Ramey, bass, Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass, Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan.Lehmann (arr. Mackerras): Matilda. Owen Brannigan, bass, Pro Arte Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras.Hely-Hutchinson: The Duck and the Kangaroo. Owen Brannigan, bass, Pro Arte Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras.
