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Proms 2018 Prom 48: Sir Simon Rattle conducts L’enfant et les sortilèges

Prom 48
Prom 48: Sir Simon Rattle conducts L’enfant et les sortilèges
19:30 Sat 18 Aug 2018 Royal Albert Hall
Ravel’s magical opera L’enfant et les sortilèges follows his fairy-tale ballet Mother Goose and the oriental aura of Shéhérazade.
Ravel’s magical opera L’enfant et les sortilèges follows his fairy-tale ballet Mother Goose and the oriental aura of Shéhérazade.

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Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade Extract (Prom 48)
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Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade Extract (Prom 48)
A setting of three poems by Tristan Klingsor from his collection called Shéhérazade.
Sep '18BBC Radio 3

Programme

      • Mother Goose (ballet)(30 mins)
      • Shéhérazade(17 mins)
        • interval
        • L'enfant et les sortilèges(44 mins)(concert performance; sung in French, with surtitles)

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    About This Event

    Simon Rattle, the London Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, including Magdalena Kožena and Patricia Bardon, present Ravel’s magical opera L’enfant et les sortilèges.

    Ravel’s fairy-tale ballet Mother Goose and sensuous song-cycle Shéhérazade complete the programme.

    Broadcast on BBC Four on Sunday 26 August

    Image: Sir Simon Rattle © Oliver Helbig

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