Afternoon on 3 - Mendelssohn String Symphonies and Choral Works - Scipione, Acts 1 and 2/Mendelssohn

Handel Operas 2009 As part of BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas, Penny Gore presents Acts 1 and 2 of Scipione, the story of a conquering Roman general who, instead of exercising his right to possess a beautiful captive - Berenice - ends up helping her to be happy with her lover. This highly moral tale was set to music in rather a hurry by Handel, yet is considered to be among his most impressive music. Handel: Scipione: Acts 1 and 2 Scipione ...... Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Berenice ...... Sandrine Piau (soprano) Lucejo, her lover ...... Doris Lamprecht (mezzo-soprano) Ernando, her father ...... Olivier Lallouette (baritone) Armira, another beautiful Spanish captive ...... Vanda Tabery (soprano) Lelio, Scipione's captain ...... Guy Fletcher (tenor) Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset (conductor) 4.00pm Penny Gore presents music focusing on Mendelssohn's string symphonies and choral works, performed by the BBC orchestras, choruses and Singers. Mendelssohn: Symphony No 6 in E flat BBC Symphony Orchestra John Storgards (conductor).