成人论坛

In 2020, 成人论坛 Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts.

成人论坛 Proms: Our series exploring the Proms archives continues with a performance from 2005 marking the Manchester Camerata鈥檚 debut at the festival. Kate Royal returned for her third Proms visit to sing a pair of Mozart arias, having won the Kathleen Ferrier Award the previous summer. Michael Tippett鈥檚 Divertimento on Sellinger鈥檚 Round, which draws on British music from across the centuries, was an apt inclusion in the centenary year of the composer鈥檚 birth. Beethoven鈥檚 sparkling Eighth Symphony contrasts with his ballet overture in praise of the Greek-mythical creator of mankind.

Beethoven: Overture: The Creatures of Prometheus;
Tippett: Divertimento on Sellinger鈥檚 Round
Mozart: 鈥楤ella mia fiamma 鈥� Resta, o cara鈥�, K528
Mozart: 鈥楥hi s脿, chi s脿, qual sia鈥�, K582
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major

Kate Royal (soprano)
Manchester Camerata
Douglas Boyd (conductor)

(From the 成人论坛 Proms 2005, 27 July)