Afternoon on 3 - Thursday Opera Matinee - Monteverdi's L'Orfeo

Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo from La Scala, Milan Penny Gore presents Monteverdi's seminal opera L'Orfeo, recorded at La Scala Milan and conducted by early music specialist, Rinaldo Alessandrini. And the BBC Scottish SO play music infused with the spirit of dance. Monteverdi L'Orfeo La Musica / Echo......Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) Orfeo......Georg Nigl (tenor) Euridice......Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) Silvia /Speranza......Sara Mingardo (contralto) Caronte......Luigi De Donato (bass) Proserpina......Raffaella Milanesi (soprano) Plutone......Giovanni B. Parodi (bass) Furio Zanasi (tenor) Apollo Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor 3.50pm Ravel: Menuet antique BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Matthias Pintscher, conductor Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stefan Solyom, conductor 4.20pm Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor.