Vanessa podcast

Published: May 18, 2018, 11:27 a.m.

b'\\u2018It\\u2019s romantic opera, reinvented for the twenty-first century.\\u2019 In this episode of the Glyndebourne podcast we explore Samuel Barber\\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, Vanessa, a story of longing, loss and manipulation set to a sumptuous score. Contributions come from critic David Benedict, opera director Keith Warner and Alexandra Coghlan, Glyndebourne\\u2019s Opera Content Specialist. \\n\\nPresenter: Katie Derham\\nProduced by Katherine Godfrey for Whistledown Productions for Glyndebourne Festival 2018\\n\\nThe music in this podcast is from the Chandos and BBC Co-production of Vanessa. Music courtesy of G. Schirmer Inc (Chester Music Ltd). Leonard Slatkin conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the role of Vanessa is performed by Christine Brewer with Susan Graham as Erika, Catherine Wyn-Rogers as The Old Baroness and William Burden as Anatol.\\n\\nImage: Shadric Toop painted collage Images: Wikimedia Commons'