Rameau's Les Indes Galantes: Opera Matinee 8 December

[doversoul1]

Katie Derham presents the first part of this week's Opera Matinee - Rameau's Les Indes Galantes, in a production from the Munich Opera Festival, conducted by Ivor Bolton. Rameau's opera-ballet features a Prologue and 4 acts with separate plots and colourful music depicting exotic locations. Plus more from this week's featured ensemble, the BBC Concert Orchestra with music by Prokofiev, Chick Corea and Morricone.

2pm
Rameau: Les Indes Galantes - part 1 (Prologue, Acts 1-3)

Part 2 in tomorrow's programme

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084dc4y

[Nick Armstrong]

Part 2 in tomorrow's programme
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084dc4y

For the avoidance of confusion: 'tomorrow' is relative to the broadcast on 8th - i.e., part 2 is on Friday 9th...

[Flay]

I'm looking forward to this. There are some fun productions around:

https://youtu.be/bD9fLIBP13k

[MickyD]

They're at it again with poor old Rameau - a broadcast of "Zais" was split up over about three days around this time last year, too...what is the point?