Afternoon on 3 - International Orchestras - Handel: Ezio (Act 3)

Handel Operas 2009 Louise Fryer presents the conclusion of Handel's Ezio. Part of Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas. Handel: Ezio (Act 3) Ezio, Roman general ...... Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano) Fulvia, his lover ...... Karina Gauvin (soprano) Massimo, her father ...... Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (tenor) Valentiniano, Emperor of Rome ...... Sonia Prina (contralto) Onoria, his sister ...... Marianne Andersen (contralto) Varo, Ezio's friend ...... Vito Priante (bass) Il Complesso Barocco Alan Curtis (director) Plus International Orchestras: 3.00pm Bartok: Music for strings, percussion and celesta Chamber Orchestra of Europe Douglas Boyd (conductor) Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op 74, No 3 (Rider) Jerusalem Quartet 4.00pm Shostakovich: Symphony No 15 in A, Op 141 Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra Mikail Pletnev (conductor).