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Operatic kings and queens

Broadcast Saturday 29 Apr 2023 at 5:00amSat 29 Apr 2023 at 5:00am

Queen Victoria at her coronation, 28 June 1838, by Charles Robert Leslie.(Wikimedia Commons: Charles Robert Leslie)

Experience the majesty of royalty with music by Meyerbeer, Monteverdi, Mozart, Britten, Donizetti, Handel, Rossini, Purcell, Arne and many more.

Tracklist

05:00Played at 05:00
Le prophète "La Marche du courronnement" [03'21]
Composer

Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Performers

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Album

Meyerbeer: Le Prophete
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05:05Played at 05:05
L'incoronazione di Poppea "Ascendi, o mia diletta" - "A te, sovrana augusta" [03'39]
Composer

Monteverdi, Claudio
Performers

English Baroque Soloists + Dana Hanchard (soprano)
Album

Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, 447 088-2
Label

DG Archiv
Year

1996
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05:11Played at 05:11
Isis: Prologue “Publions en tous lieux” [04'35]
Composer

Lully, Jean-Baptiste
Performers

Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles + Barbara Kusa (soprano) + Musica Florea
Album

200 Ans de Musique à Versailles, MBF 1108
Label

Musique Du Baroque Français
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05:16Played at 05:16
Die Zauberflöte "O zittre nicht" [04'31]
Composer

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Performers

Le Cercle de l’Harmonie + Diana Damrau (soprano)
Album

Diana Damrau: Arie di Bravura, 0946 3 95250 2 7
Label

Virgin
Year

2007
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05:22Played at 05:22
Don Carlos "Restez!...O roi! J’arrive de Flandre" [10'12]
Composer

Verdi, Giuseppe
Performers

Thomas Hampson (baritone) + Samuel Ramey (bass) + Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Album

No Tenors Allowed
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05:34Played at 05:34
Gloriana "The First Duet for the Queen and Essex" [04'13]
Composer

Britten, Benjamin
Performers

Welsh National Opera Orchestra + Josephine Barstow (soprano) + Philip Langridge (tenor)
Album

Britten: Gloriana
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05:39Played at 05:39
Ariodante “Voli colla sua tromba” [04'08]
Composer

Handel, George Frideric
Performers

Modo Antiquo + Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass)
Album

Handel: Arie italiane per basso, 477 8361
Label

Deutsche Grammophon
Year

2009
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05:46Played at 05:46
Anna Bolena "Sposa a Percy" [04'21]
Composer

Donizetti, Gaetano
Performers

Welsh National Opera Orchestra + Samuel Ramey (bass) + Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano)
Album

Donizetti: Anna Bolena
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05:50Played at 05:50
Anna Bolena "Per questa fiamma indomita" [02'04]
Composer

Donizetti, Gaetano
Performers

Welsh National Opera Orchestra + Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano)
Album

Donizetti: Anna Bolena
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05:52Played at 05:52
Anna Bolena "Stolta! Non sai..." [03'38]
Composer

Donizetti, Gaetano
Performers

Samuel Ramey (bass) + Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera + Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano)
Album

Donizetti: Anna Bolena, 475 7910
Label

Decca
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05:56Played at 05:56
Anna Bolena "Ah! pensate che rivolti" [03'53]
Composer

Donizetti, Gaetano
Performers

Samuel Ramey (bass) + Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera + Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano)
Album

Donizetti: Anna Bolena, 475 7910
Label

Decca
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06:01Played at 06:01
Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria "Illustratevi, o Cieli" [04'11]
Composer

Monteverdi, Claudio
Performers

Christoph Prégardien (tenor) + Concerto Vocale + Bernarda Fink (alto)
Album

Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, 5901 427.29
Label

Harmonia Mundi
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06:06Played at 06:06
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra "Fellon, la pena avrai" [03'02]
Composer

Rossini, Gioachino
Performers

London Symphony Orchestra + José Carreras (tenor) + Monserrat Caballé (soprano) + Valerie Masterson (soprano) + Rosanne Creffield (mezzo-soprano) + Neil Jenkins (tenor)
Album

Elisabetta Regina D'Inghilterra [Masini]
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06:08Played at 06:08
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra "Bell'alme generose" [04'43]
Composer

Rossini, Gioachino
Performers

London Symphony Orchestra + José Carreras (tenor) + Valerie Masterson (soprano) + Montserrat Caballe (soprano) + Rosanne Creffield (mezzo-soprano) + Neil Jenkins (tenor)
Album

Elisabetta Regina D'Inghilterra [Masini]
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06:13Played at 06:13
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra "Leicester!" [03'05]
Composer

Rossini, Gioachino
Performers

London Symphony Orchestra + José Carreras (tenor) + Ambrosian Singers + Valerie Masterson (soprano) + Montserrat Caballe (soprano) + Rosanne Creffield (mezzo-soprano) + Neil Jenkins (tenor)
Album

Elisabetta Regina D'Inghilterra [Masini]
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06:17Played at 06:17
Idomeneo "Fuor del mar" [06'06]
Composer

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Performers

Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) + Orchestra La Scintilla
Album

Juan Diego Flórez: Mozart, 88985430862
Label

Sony Classical
Year

2017
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06:24Played at 06:24
Le Songe d'une nuit d'été "Malgré l'éclat qui m'environne" [07'11]
Composer

Thomas, Ambroise
Performers

English Chamber Orchestra + Sumi Jo (soprano)
Album

Carnaval!, 4761527
Label

Decca
Year

1993
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06:32Played at 06:32
The Gondoliers "Then one of us will be a queen" [02'52]
Composer

Sullivan, Arthur
Performers

Pro Arte Orchestra + Marjorie Thomas (contralto) + John Cameron (baritone) + Elsie Morison (soprano) + Richard Lewis (tenor) + Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Album

The Gondoliers
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06:37Played at 06:37
Pastyme with Good Companye [03'38]
Composer

Henry VIII, King of England
Performers

Sirinu
Album

All Goodly Sports: The Complete Music of Henry VIII
Label

Chaconne
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06:41Played at 06:41
King Arthur "Prelude & Song – Fairest Isle" [03'36]
Composer

Purcell, Henry
Performers

Carolyn Sampson (soprano) + Gabrieli Consort & Players
Album

Purcell: King Arthur, SIGCD589
Label

Signum Classics
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06:44Played at 06:44
King Arthur "Tune for Trumpets" [00'42]
Composer

Purcell, Henry
Performers

Gabrieli Players
Album

Purcell: King Arthur, SIGCD589
Label

Signum Classics
Year

2019
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06:45Played at 06:45
King Arthur "Sound Heroes, Your Brazen Trumpets Sound! - Let All Rehearse" [05'38]
Composer

Purcell, Henry
Performers

Jeremy Budd (tenor)
Album

Purcell: King Arthur, SIGCD589
Label

Signum Classics
Year

2019
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06:51Played at 06:51
King Arthur "Grand Dance – Chaconne" [03'17]
Composer

Purcell, Henry
Performers

Gabrieli Players
Album

Purcell: King Arthur, SIGCD589
Label

Signum Classics
Year

2019
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06:54Played at 06:54
Rule Britannia! [04'28]
Composer

Arne, Thomas
Performers

BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus + Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Album

Last Night of the Proms: The 100th Season (Andrew Davis 1994)
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07:00Played at 07:00
Phaeton: Overture [03'22]
Composer

Lully, Jean-Baptiste
Performers

Les Talens Lyriques + Christophe Rousset (harpsichord & director)
Album

Lully: Phaëton, AP061
Label

Aparté
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