Saturday Night at the Opera playlist for 02/27/2016

Program: 
Saturday Night at the Opera
Il Suol Che Preme
La Lucrezia
Lucrezia
Son Pochi Fiori
Les Illuminations
Ah! Non Credea Mirarti
Oh! Quante volte, oh! quante
Sul fil d'un soffio etesio

The first three hours of the program were centered on various depictions of the Rape of Lucretia. Following that, we heard arias sung by Mirella Freni, whose birthday is February 27th.

  1. The Rape of Lucretia-Claire Booth (soprano); Susan Gritton (soprano); Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano); Hilary Summers (contralto); Ian Bostridge (tenor); Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone); Benjamin Russell (baritone); Christopher Purves (bass-baritone); Oliver Knussen (conductor); Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble.
Department: 
Classical