Afternoon on 3 - 18/08/2008

Presented by John Shea. BBC Proms 2008 Gianandrea Noseda celebrates Puccini's 150th anniversary by conducting the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Singers and an international cast in this concert performance of his one-act opera Il Tabarro. Rachmaninov's powerful First Symphony - only recently recognised for the masterpiece it is following its disastrous premiere - completes the programme. Introduced by Suzy Klein. Barbara Frittoli (Giorgetta) Miro Dvorsky (Luigi) Lado Ataneli (Michele) Jane Henschel (La Frugola) Barry Banks (Il Tinca) Alastair Miles (Il Talpa) Allan Clayton (A song-vendor) Katherine Broderick (Young lover) Edgaras Montvidas (Young lover) BBC Singers BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1 Puccini: Il tabarro (concert performance - sung in Italian) Chamber Music Highlights from concerts performed at the Sage, Gateshead, featuring Radio 3 new Generation Artists. Mozart: Quartet, K421 Chiaroscuro Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit Eduard Kunz (piano).