Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	19th August 2022
To	19th August 2022
When	19:00
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

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Date of change: 11 May 22 - T1111101516

Prom 43 - Handel's Solomon

Work:: Prom 43 (S5974)

Part of the BBC Proms.

Production:: Handel's Solomon (T1111101516)

The Proms' ongoing sequence of Handel oratorios continues with Solomon. Sofi Jeannin conducts early music specialists The English Concert in this mature masterpiece that combines operatic drama with spiritual solemnity in its retelling of the story of the wise King Solomon. The exhilarating ‘Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' is just one highlight in a work whose intricate choral writing and richly varied orchestration combine in a score of breadth and beauty. American soprano Joélle Harvey and British counter-tenor lestyn Davies lead an all-star cast.

Performer	Iestyn Davies (Solomon)
Performer	Joelle Harvey (Solomon's Queen / First Harlot)
Performer	Benjamin Hulett (Zadok)
Performer	Ashley Riches (A Levite)
Company	BBC Singers
Company	The English Concert
Conductor	Sofi Jeannin

Listing:: L01493134505

Handel's Solomon

The Proms' ongoing sequence of Handel oratorios continues with Solomon. Sofi Jeannin conducts early music specialists The English Concert in this mature masterpiece that combines operatic drama with spiritual solemnity in its retelling of the story of the wise King Solomon. The exhilarating ‘Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' is just one highlight in a work whose intricate choral writing and richly varied orchestration combine in a score of breadth and beauty. American soprano Joélle Harvey and British counter-tenor lestyn Davies lead an all-star cast.

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