Details

The OAE is much more than one of the world's pre-eminent period instrument ensembles. It works regularly with conductors who specialise in both early music and the modern repertoire, and has explored the work of composers from Bach to Mahler, Handel to Borodin. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment website.

Cast/Performers

Nuccia Focile (soprano), James Rutherford (baritone), Robert Levin (fortepiano)

Creatives/Company

Company: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Music(s): Weber (Overture: Oberon), Mozart (Aria: Al desio from The Marriage of Figaro), Schumann (Introduction and Allegro), Mozart (Duet: Crudel perche finora from The Marriage of Figaro), Beethoven (Piano Concerto No 5), Schumann (Symphony No 2)
Conductor: Charles Mackerras