Afternoon on 3 - 30/05/2008

Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh Festival 2007: In a concert from Greyfriars Kirk, Cantus Koln and their director lutenist Konrad Junghanel combine Bach's best-loved motet with two early cantatas. Cantus Koln Konrad Junghanel (lute/director) Bach: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12; Motet (Jesu meine Freude), BWV 227; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 Plus Big Noises from Down Under: Concluding a series of orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand with a performance that has a special place in the history of an iconic building. Puccini's trilogy of one-act operas were performed by Opera Australia 35 years ago in the very first season at the then-new Sydney Opera House. Puccini: Il Trittico Il Tabarro: Nicole Youl (soprano) Carlo Barricelli (tenor) Jonathan Summers (baritone) Graeme Macfarlane (tenor) Suor Angelica: Nicole Youl, Hye Seoung Kwon (soprano) Milijana Nikolic (contralto) Elizabeth Campbell, Dominica Matthews (mezzo-soprano) Gianni Schicchi: Hye Seoung Kwon (soprano) Henry Choo (tenor) Jonathan Summers (baritone) Elizabeth Campbell (contralto) Graeme Macfarlane (tenor) Teresa La Rocca (soprano) Opera Australia Chorus Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra Andrea Licata (conductor).