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Prom 11: Wagner and Tippett

Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series

Add to my Calendar 23-07-2016 19:30 23-07-2016 21:30 36 Prom 11: Wagner and Tippett As Europe slipped towards Fascism, Michael Tippett felt solidarity with the downtrodden. Then, in 1938,a young Polish Jew, whose parents had been deported by the Nazis, shot a German diplomat in Paris. Tippett had the central figure for his ‘oratorio of contemplation’, A Child of Our Time - inspired by Bach’s Passions, Handel’s Messiah and American spirituals. Mark Wigglesworth also explores the theme of parent-child relationships in the final scene of Wagner’s opera Die Walküre, culminating in Wotan’s poignant farewell to his daughter. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England

Programme

Richard Wagner – Die Walküre: final scene
~ Interval ~
Michael Tippett – A Child of Our Time

Performers

Mark Wigglesworth – Conductor
 James Creswell – Bass
 Tamara Wilson – soprano
 Pamela Helen Stephen – mezzo-soprano
 Peter Hoare – tenor

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
 BBC National Chorus of Wales

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Programme Note

As Europe slipped towards Fascism, Michael Tippett felt solidarity with the downtrodden. Then, in 1938,a young Polish Jew, whose parents had been deported by the Nazis, shot a German diplomat in Paris. Tippett had the central figure for his ‘oratorio of contemplation’, A Child of Our Time - inspired by Bach’s Passions, Handel’s Messiah and American spirituals.

Mark Wigglesworth also explores the theme of parent-child relationships in the final scene of Wagner’s opera Die Walküre, culminating in Wotan’s poignant farewell to his daughter.

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