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ReferencePG/1995/0105

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BBC Music Magazine Guide to the Spring Opera Season on Radio 3

Date31 Dec 1994-28 May 1995

DescriptionWorks performed:
Various, including Britten: Peter Grimes; Wagner: Siegfried; Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Puccini: La Boheme; Verdi: Nabucco; Verdi: La Traviata; Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera; Tippett: King Priam; Tippett: The Knot Garden; Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte; Mozart: Idomeneo; Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande
Venue:
Various, including The Metropolitan Opera; Royal Opera House, Various, including New York City; London, England
Performers:
Various, including US: James Conlon (conductor); Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Peter Grimes); Renee Fleming (Ellen Orford); Thomas Stewart (Balstrode); UK: Edward Downes (conductor); Ben Heppner (Peter Grimes); Josephine Barstow (Ellen Orford); Bryn Terfel (Balstrode)
Further information:
The US production of Peter Grimes was broadcast live on BBC 3 on 31st December 1994. Beyond the radio schedule, the programme also mentions 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' being performed by the Royal Opera House from 17th May until 21st June 1995.

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