Performance on 3 - BBC SO/Belohlavek in Martinu: Julietta

In a concert given at London's Barbican Centre, Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a rare UK performance of Martinu's psychological opera Julietta. It features a star cast including Rosalind Plowright, Magdalena Kozena and William Burden. Martinu: Julietta Cast includes: Rosalind Plowright (soprano) Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano) William Burden (tenor) Andreas Jaggi (tenor) Frederic Goncalves (baritone) BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Followed by a focus on Czech music, composers and performers, including Josef Myslivicek's Wind Octect No 3 in B flat, with the ensemble Harmoniemusik of London.