Organization

Conductor

Tomáš Hanus

Singer

Jana Kurucová

Mezzosoprano

Welsh National Opera

Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Czech Mates: Britten, Dvořák, Wagner, Janáček

Cardiff

United Kingdom

St David's Hall

Public

Peter Grimes

Biblické písně, op. 99, B. 185

Tristan and Isolde

Sinfonietta

Approved

Czech Mates: Britten, Dvořák, Wagner, Janáček: Peter Grimes (+3 More)

Britten’s attractively atmospheric sea portraits from his first opera, Peter Grimes, received great international success following its premiere in 1945 while Dvořák’s song cycle from 1894 marks the pinnacle of the genre. Full of trust and devotion, they were composed to the words from David´s Book of Psalms.

In stark contrast, Janáček’s blazing Sinfonietta is theatrical in its nature, full of energy and optimism - a vivid masterpiece today considered one of the finest symphonic works of the 20th century.

Completing the programme, Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod. Both pieces expose the inner worlds of Tristan and Isolde whose love is doomed from the start - the ultimate example of romanticism.

English

Czech Mates: Britten, Dvořák, Wagner, Janáček by Britten, Dvořák, Wagner, Richard, Janáček, From (2022/2022), Conductor Tomáš Hanus, St David's Hall, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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