Details
Part of the BBC Proms. Sabine Devieilhe and Anna Stephany are the soloists in centenary composer Claude Debussy's Wagner-infused, mythical-fantasy cantata
La damoiselle elue. Wagner's relationship with Paris soured over his opera Tannhauser but Stravinsky was practically adopted by the city. Tonight's second half features two of the latter's most colourful scores, whose striking resemblances result from the fact that Stravinsky broke off work on The Nightingale (the opera on which tonight's symphonic poem is based) in order to write his first ballet, The Firebird.
Cast/Performers
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano),
Anna Stephany (mezzo soprano)
Creatives/Company
Company(s):
Halle Choir (female voices),
Halle Youth Choir (female voices),
HalleConductor:
Mark Elder