Afternoon on 3 - Handel: Tolomeo, Acts 1 and 2

Handel Opera Cycle Continuing Radio 3's complete Handel opera cycle, Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Tolomeo, a tale of marital and fraternal loyalty, deposition, deception and disguise. Special guest countertenor Jonathan Peter Kenny, noted for his Handel roles including Tolomeo, joins Penny in the studio. Handel: Tolomeo (Acts 1 and 2) Tolomeo, banished ruler of Egypt ...... Axel Kohler (countertenor) Seleuce, wife of Tolomeo ...... Linda Perillo (soprano) Araspe, King of Cyprus ...... Brian Bannatyne-Scott (bass) Elisa, sister of Araspe ...... Romelia Lichtenstein (mezzo-soprano) Alessandro, younger brother of Tolomeo ...... Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano) Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle Howard Arman (conductor) 4.25pm Haydn: String Quartet in G, Op 33, No 5 Ysaye Quartet.