Summary: The London Philharmonic Orchestra is familiar with opera, spending up to 4 months each year as the resident orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. What happens if you release the orchestra from the pit, and place them centre stage at the Royal Festival Hall for concert performances of opera? Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski talks to Edward Seckerson about the importance of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, and Opera Rara's David Parry uncovers hidden gems of the operatic repertoire by Donizetti and Rossini. Music clips featured on the podcast: Clip 1: Rossini: Bianca e Falliero. Act 1 LPO conducted by David Parry. ORC20. Used by kind permission of Opera Rara Clips 2 and 3: Wagner: Tristan and Isolde LPO conducted by Jiri Belohlavek. Nina Stemme (Isolde), Robert Gambill (Tristan). OA-0988D (DVD) Used by kind permission of Opus Arte and Glyndebourne Clip 4: Donizetti: Il diluvio universale. Act 1 LPO conducted by Giuliano Carella. ORC31. Used by kind permission of Opera Rara Clip 5: Rossini: La donna del lago. Act II Rondo finale. Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Maurizio Benini, soprano Carmen Giannattasio. ORC34. Used by kind permission of Opera Rara Clip 6: Elgar: Froissart, Concert Overture Op 19 LPO conducted by Edward Elgar. LPO-0016-20 (5 CD set).
