Afternoon on 3 - Thursday Opera Matinee - Rossini's Zelmira

This week's Thursday Opera Matinee is a performance of Rossini's Zelmira from last year's Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, staring Kate Aldrich and Juan Diego Florez and conducted by Roberto Abbado. Act 2 follows in tomorrow's programme. Plus a performance of Schoenberg's evocative Pelleas und Melisande conducted by Christian Thielemann. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00pm Rossini: Zelmira - Act 1 Zelmira ....... Kate Aldrich (soprano) Ilo ....... Juan Diego Florez (tenor) Antenore.........Gregory Kunde (tenor) Emma ....... Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo) Polidoro ....... Alex Esposito (bass) Leucippo ...... Mirco Palazzi (bass) Teatro Comunale di Bologna Chorus and Orchestra Roberto Abbado (conductor) (Act 2 tomorrow at 2pm) 3.50pm Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande Berlin Philharmonic Christian Thielemann (conductor) 4.40pm Brahms: Gesang der Parzen Berlin Radio Chorus Berlin Philharmonic Christian Thielemann (conductor).