Afternoon on 3 - 100 Years of British Music - Handel: Partenope (Act 3)

Handel Operas 2009 Louise Fryer presents the final act of Handel's Partenope. Handel: Partenope (Act 3) Partenope ...... Christine Schafer (soprano) Prince Emilio of Cuma ...... Kurt Streit (tenor) Prince Arsace of Corinth ...... David Daniels (countertenor) Rosmira ...... Patricia Bardon (contralto) Ormonte ...... Florian Boesch (bass) Prince Armindo of Rhodes ...... Matthias Rexroth (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset (conductor) 3.05pm Performances of 20th and 21st-century British music by BBC orchestras, plus another Haydn String Quartet. Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op 54, No 2 Chilingirian Quartet Maxwell Davies: Symphony No 5 BBC Philharmonic James MacMillan (conductor) 4.00pm Elgar/Payne: Symphony No 3 in C minor BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor).