Afternoon on 3 - Maestro - Herbert von Karajan and Friends - Episode 2

Presented by Louise Fryer. Including a complete performance from the 2007 Orange Festival in the south of France of Verdi's Il trovatore, starring Roberto Alagna. Herbert Von Karajan features in a radio archive recording of a Stravinsky ballet, alongside Simon Rattle conducting the Austrian maestro's old orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, in a dance from a Prokofiev opera. Prokofiev: March (The Love for Three Oranges) Berlin Philharmonic Simon Rattle (conductor) Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes Philharmonia Orchestra Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Verdi: Il trovatore Roberto Alagna (tenor) Susan Neves (soprano) Mzia Nioradze (mezzo-soprano) Marie-Paule Dotti (soprano) Seng-Hyoun Ko (baritone) Arutjun Kotchinian (bass) Sebastien Gueze (tenor) David Bizic (bass) Jean-Francois Borras (tenor) Regional Opera Choruses French National Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda (conductor).