Details

Part of the BBC Proms. Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé launch our bicentenary cycle of Mendelssohn's orchestral symphonies with the grand 'symphony-cantata' he wrote for the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg's invention of movable type. Francophile Susan Graham returns to sing the dying Queen of Egypt in Berlioz's dramatic cantata, prefaced by the dazzling overture the composer wrote for his opera about the great Renaissance sculptor Benvenuto Cellini. Approx end time: 21:50

Cast/Performers

Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Sally Matthews (soprano), Sarah Castle (mezzo-soprano), Peter Auty (tenor)

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Berlioz (Benvenuto Cellini - Overture - 12 mins), Berlioz (La mort de Cleopatre - 22 mins), Mendelssohn (Symphony No 2 in B flat major - Lobgesang - 62 mins)
Company(s): Halle Choir, Halle Youth Choir, Halle
Conductor: Mark Elder