Afternoon on 3 - Magical Mystery Tour - Handel: Alcina (Act 3)/Beethoven, Dvorak, Mahler

Handel Operas 2009 Jonathan Swain presents Act 3 of Handel's Alcina. Can the faithful Bradamante rescue her beloved Ruggiero from the clutches of the enchantress Alcina on her magic island? Handel: Alcina (Act 3) Alcina ...... Arleen Auger (soprano) Ruggiero ...... Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) Morgana, Alcina's sister ...... Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) Bradamante ...... Kathleen Kuhlmann (contralto) Oberto ...... Patrizia Kwella (soprano) Oronte ...... Maldwyn Davies (tenor) Melisso ...... John Tomlinson (bass) Opera Stage Chorus City of London Baroque Sinfonia Richard Hickox (conductor) 3.05pm Magical Mystery Tour: Continuing a series of music about sorcery and the supernatural. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D minor, Op 31, No 2 (The Tempest) Fazil Say (piano) Dvorak: The Noon Witch Berlin Philharmonic Alan Gilbert (conductor) 3.45pm Mahler: Das Klagende Lied Melanie Diener (soprano) Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) Nikolai Andrei Schukoff (tenor) Markus Werba (baritone) Radio France Chorus French National Orchestra Daniele Gatti (conductor).