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Fri 9 Sep 2011
- 17:45
  Proms Plus Intro: Weber's Der Freischutz
  Royal College of Music
  Also part of
  Proms 2011 Introduction to the music Proms Plus Evening concerts and events
- 19:30
  Prom 73: Weber arr. Berlioz – Der Freischütz
  Royal Albert Hall
  Proms favourite Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts Berlioz’s rarely performed French version of Weber’s Romantic opera.
  Proms favourite Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts Berlioz’s rarely performed French version of Weber’s Romantic opera.
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der Freischütz(135 mins)(French version, 1841, with recitatives by Berlioz; concert performance)
  Performers
  Andrew Kennedy
  tenor (Max)
  tenor (Max)
  Samuel Evans
  baritone (Kilian)
  baritone (Kilian)
  Matthew Brook
  bass-baritone (Kuno)
  bass-baritone (Kuno)
  Gidon Saks
  bass (Kaspar)
  bass (Kaspar)
  Virginie Pochon
  soprano (Ännchen)
  soprano (Ännchen)
  Sophie Karthä
  soprano (Agathe)
  soprano (Agathe)
  Christian Pelissier
  speaker (Samiel)
  speaker (Samiel)
  Robert Davies
  baritone (Ottokar)
  baritone (Ottokar)
  Luc Bertin-Hugault
  bass (Hermit)
  bass (Hermit)
  Monteverdi Choir
  Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
  John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  Charmian Bedford
  soprano (Bridesmaids chorus)
  soprano (Bridesmaids chorus)
  Katy Hill
  soprano (Bridesmaids chorus)
  soprano (Bridesmaids chorus)
  Lucy Page
  soprano (Bridesmaids chorus)
  soprano (Bridesmaids chorus)
  Lucy Roberts
  soprano (Bridesmaids chorus)
  soprano (Bridesmaids chorus)
  Vanessa Heine
  alto (Bridesmaids chorus)
  alto (Bridesmaids chorus)
  Chloe Morgan
  alto (Bridesmaids chorus)
  alto (Bridesmaids chorus)
  Kate Symonds-Joy
  alto (Bridesmaids chorus)
  alto (Bridesmaids chorus)
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Also part of
  Proms 2011 French music concerts and events Evening concerts and events
Thu 25 Aug 2011
- 17:15
  Proms Plus Intro: Handel's Operas
  Royal College of Music
  Also part of
  Proms 2011 Introduction to the music Proms Plus Evening concerts and events
- 19:00
  Prom 55: Handel – Rinaldo
  Royal Albert Hall
  Glyndebourne Festival Opera makes its annual Proms visit with Rinaldo, the latest in the company’s distinguished line of Handel stagings.
  Glyndebourne Festival Opera makes its annual Proms visit with Rinaldo, the latest in the company’s distinguished line of Handel stagings.
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Rinaldo(140 mins)(semi-staged; sung in Italian)
  Performers
  Sonia Prina
  contralto (Rinaldo)
  contralto (Rinaldo)
  Varduhi Abrahamyan
  mezzo-soprano (Goffredo)
  mezzo-soprano (Goffredo)
  Tim Mead
  counter-tenor (Eustazio)
  counter-tenor (Eustazio)
  Anett Fritsch
  soprano (Almirena)
  soprano (Almirena)
  Brenda Rae
  soprano (Armida)
  soprano (Armida)
  Luca Pisaroni
  bass-baritone (Argante)
  bass-baritone (Argante)
  William Towers
  counter-tenor (A Christian Magician)
  counter-tenor (A Christian Magician)
  Glyndebourne Festival Opera
  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  Ottavio Dantone
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Also part of
  Proms 2011 Evening concerts and events
Sat 16 Jul 2011
- 16:45
  Proms Plus Intro
  Royal College of Music
  Also part of
  Proms 2011 Introduction to the music Proms Plus Evening concerts and events

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