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7 Sep 2003, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2003 Prom 65
Prom 65
20:00 Sun 7 Sep 2003 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Franco Donatoni
Prom
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Phaedra
Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus rex
- English narration
Performers
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
mezzo-soprano
Jocasta
mezzo-soprano
Jocasta
Edgaras Montvidas
Shepherd
Shepherd
Juha Uusitalo
Tirésias
Tirésias
Robert Gambill
Oedipus
Oedipus
Jan‐Hendrik Rootering
Messenger
Creon
Messenger
Creon
Steven Berkoff
narrator
narrator
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franco Donatoni
Benjamin Britten
Igor Stravinsky
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Part of
Proms 2003
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Prom 64
16:30 Royal Albert Hall
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Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex
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