Episodes
Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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Prom 41 - Part 1 | 20080816 | From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Charles Mackerras conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and an international cast in Handel's oratorio Belshazzar. With a libretto by Charles Jennens (who wrote the text for Saul and Messiah), the work is based on the Old Testament story of the downfall of the Babylonian king. Handel: Belshazzar (Act 1) Belshazzar - Paul Groves Nitocris - Rosemary Joshua Cyrus - Bejun Mehta Daniel - Iestyn Davies Gobrias - Robert Gleadow Choir of the Enlightenment Charles Mackerras (conductor). The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Charles Mackerras in Handel's Belshazzar. |
Prom 41 - Part 2 | 20080816 | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Charles Mackerras in Belshazzar (Acts 2 and 3) |