Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	18th August 2012
To	18th August 2012
When	19:30
Prices	From £7.50. To £36.00.
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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Date of change: 3 Jul 12 - T0248536443

Prom 48 - Weber, Mahler & Tchaikovsky

Work:: Prom 48 (S5979)

Part of the BBC Proms.

Production:: Weber, Mahler & Tchaikovsky (T0248536443)

After the overture to the first important German Romantic opera, Weber's take on the folk legend of a marksman's contract with the devil, featured artist Alice Coote returns to tackle Mahler's folk-influenced song-cycle, inspired by the conclusion of an unhappy love affair. Tchaikovsky's Manfred, a full-length fusion of tone-poem and symphonic form, makes passionate use of Byron's dramatic poem with supernatural elements which held so many 19th-century artists in thrall. This powerfully driven masterpiece is a favourite of tonight's conductor. Finish time approx. 21:30

Performer	Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Company	London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor	Vladimir Jurowski

Listing:: L606839572

Weber, Mahler & Tchaikovsky

After the overture to the first important German Romantic opera, Weber's take on the folk legend of a marksman's contract with the devil, featured artist Alice Coote returns to tackle Mahler's folk-influenced song-cycle, inspired by the conclusion of an unhappy love affair. Tchaikovsky's Manfred, a full-length fusion of tone-poem and symphonic form, makes passionate use of Byron's dramatic poem with supernatural elements which held so many 19th-century artists in thrall. This powerfully driven masterpiece is a favourite of tonight's conductor. Finish time approx. 21:30

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