Wagner: Tannhauser – Overture
Wagner: Tannhauser – Venusberg Music
Mahler: Songs from ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911 version)
Mark Wigglesworth – Conductor
Roderick Williams – Baritone
Conductor Mark Wigglesworth becomes the puppet-master at Stravinsky’s Shrovetide Fair. Petrushka, the rebellious and chaotic jester, falls in love with the Ballerina but his advances aren’t reciprocated.
Conductor Mark Wigglesworth becomes the puppet-master at Stravinsky’s Shrovetide Fair. Petrushka, the rebellious and chaotic jester, falls in love with the Ballerina but his advances aren’t reciprocated. Playful rhythms paint the picture of a flailing, dancing puppet – whose anger and despair as the Ballerina falls in love with the Moor leads to a tragic end. This Russian folk story is complemented by the German folk poems of Mahler, performed by Roderick Williams.
Event starts at 7.30pm
