Pictured: Isata Kanneh-Mason joins the Royal Northern Sinfonia and conductor Dinis Sousa in a performance of Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto on The Full Score with Liz Nolan, Wednesday 17th July
OPERA NIGHT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT
I Capuleti e I Montecchi by Bellini from the Salzburg Festival
Bellini's hauntingly beautiful, liquid melodies abound in his opera, I Capuleti e i Montecchi. After the first performances of this opera the composer himself said 'My style is now heard in the most important theatres in the world...and with the greatest enthusiasm.' In this adaption of the tale of the star-crossed lovers, Bellini gives both the leading roles to female voices, which adds a special eroticism to the love music. In the leading roles this evening we hear soprano Elsa Dreisig as Giulietta and mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina as Romeo. The Vienna Philharmonic Chorus and the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg is conducted by Marco Armiliato.
Jon Tolansky presents a concert performance recorded at last year's Salzburg Festival but before that Jon shines a spotlight on one of the leading stars of tonight's production, Aigul Akhmetshina.
Giulietta ..... Elsa Dreisig (soprano)
Romeo ..... Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo-soprano)
Tebaldo ..... Giovanni Sala (tenor)
Lorenzo ..... Roberto Tagliavini (bass)
Capellio ..... Michele Pertusi (bass)
Vienna Philharmonia Chorus
Walter Zeh (chorus director)
Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg
Marco Armiliato (conductor)
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 13th July, 7pm-10pm
Photo credit: Marco Borrelli
VOX NOSTRA WITH VLAD SMISHKEWYCH
Born on this day in 1454, Angelo Ambrogini - known by his toponym, Angelo Poliziano - was one of the principal poet-linguists who brought the classical works of the Ancient Greeks into Italian, which made it possible for composers such as Monteverdi, Caccini, Strozzi, and Landi to write works based on these poems and epic stories. We'll hear some of the works that owe their existence to Poliziano's work, including operas and more than a few madrigals.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 14th July, 7am-10am
VESPERTINE WITH ELLEN CRANITCH
Un petit voyage a France tonight on Vespertine, celebrating 14th July with an a la carte selection of music from the City Of Light. The classics by Ravel, Debussy and Rameau, jazz from Camille Bertault, Airelle Besson, Vincent Courtois and Jacky Terrasson, and a melange of film music by Michel Legrand, Alexandre Desplat and Maurice Jarre. Bring your own beret.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 14th July, 10pm-1am
NIALL CARROLL'S CLASSICAL DAYTIME
Niall Carroll plays music from the heart of the classical repertoire with Sounds on Screen, a piece from either the big or the small screen at 11am, and at midday each day Niall chooses his Five of a Kind. This week we'll hear five pieces by Claude Debussy.
RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 15th July, 10am-1pm
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
Join Liz Nolan live from the stage of the National Concert Hall for another Summer Lunchtime concert from the National Symphony Orchestra. A devilish time is guaranteed - in the safety of daylight - as we enter realms of the demonic and fantastic with delirious dances from the Ballet Music from Gounod's Faust. Mussorgsky's ever-popular Night on Bald Mountain finds the orchestra possessed by the revelry of a Witches' Sabbath and Pawel Waleski takes to the piano for Liszt's thrilling 'dance with the dead', Totentanz.
Gounod: Ballet Music from Faust
Liszt: Totentanz
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain
National Symphony Orchestra
Gavin Maloney, conductor
Pawel Waleski, piano
RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 16th July, 1pm-4pm
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
Three mighty pieces of music, including Ludwig van Beethoven's Eroica Symphony and Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto, played by pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, feature in today's Full Score concert. Liz Nolan presents a showcase of unabridged musical masterworks, featuring live recordings of Irish and international performers, plus selections from the latest CD releases.
Robert Schumann: Symphony in G minor, WoO 29 (unfinished)
Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7
Chopin: Prelude No. 24 in D minor, from 24 Preludes, Op. 28
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 (Eroica)
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Dinis Sousa, conductor
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 17th July, 1pm-4pm
THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT WITH BERNARD CLARKE
Vlad takes the helm of the Blue of the Night for these two weeks to set sail southwards, for some fabulous fusion from Spain, France, and all around the Mediterranean. Galician prog rock, Cretan-Tuvan mixes, medieval music for voices and saxophone, and jazz 'Ud are just some of the delights that await in the last hours of the weekday evening. Join Vlad Smishkewych on the Blue of the Night, 9pm to midnight.
RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 17th July, 9pm-12am
LORCAN MURRAY’S CLASSIC DRIVE
Broadcasting live daily Monday to Friday evenings from our Limerick studios, Lorcan Murray presents RTÉ lyric fm's flagship show, Classic Drive. Lorcan brings you the perfect musical soundtrack, wherever you are, sharing a feast of music with both the curious and the knowledgeable and featuring listeners' own choices. Included in this musical feast are the latest news and sports updates and tips for what's on where you are. There, for one and all, Lorcan's with you all the way.
RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 18th July, 4pm-7pm
RTÉ LYRIC LIVE WITH PAUL HERRIOTT
The Elements of Genius: Kreisler & McCormack
Join tenor Gavan Ring and violinist Patrick Rafter, two of the brightest stars in Irish classical music, for a unique evening celebrating the collaborations of the great Irish tenor John McCormack and the Austrian-American virtuoso violinist Fritz Kreisler. Along with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and conductor Anna Sulkowska-Migon, Patrick and Gavan present a memorable concert inspired by these great musicians which will include sensational duos including Handel's Ombra mai fu and Massenet's Élégie, alongside some of Kreisler's beloved works for violin and romantic opera and song including Gounod's Salut! demeure chaste et pure and Leoncavallo's Mattinata. The Polish-born Anna Sulkowska-Migon is being described by Le Monde as 'having the energetic allure of a mini-Mirga Grazynité-Tyla' and hailed by Le Devoir as 'the new name to remember in the expanding galaxy of female conductors'. Awards include first prize at the La Maestra conducting competition in Paris in 2022 and recently the Neeme Järvi Prize at the Gstaad Conducting Academy.
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Anna Sulkowska-Migon (conductor)
Gavan Ring (tenor) Patrick Rafter (violin)
(Recorded Thursday 26 October 2023 at the National Concert Hall)
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 19th July, 7pm-10pm
Photo credit: Frances Marshall