The Rake’s Progress According to Barbara Hannigan
Igor Stravinsky’s neo-classical opera from 1951 is a tale about the rise and fall of a young man. Renowned Canadian opera singer and conductor Barbara Hannigan leads this semi-staged performance directed by Josie Daxter with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, and soloists from the international mentorship initiative Equilibrium Young Artists.
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32 professional choristers make up the Swedish Radio Choir: a unique, dynamic instrument hailed by music-lovers and critics all over the world. The Swedish Radio Choir performs at Berwaldhallen, concert hall of the Swedish Radio, as well as on tours all over the country and the world. Also, they are heard regularly by millions of listeners on Swedish Radio P2, Berwaldhallen Play and globally through the EBU.
The award-winning Latvian conductor Kaspars Putniņš was appointed Chief Conductor of the Swedish Radio Choir in 2020. Since January 2019, its choirmaster is French orchestral and choral conductor Marc Korovitch, with responsibility for the choir’s vocal development.
The Swedish Radio Choir was founded in 1925, the same year as Sweden’s inaugural radio broadcasts, and gave its first concert in May that year. Multiple acclaimed and award-winning albums can be found in the choir’s record catalogue. Late 2023 saw the release of Kaspars Putniņš first album with the choir: Robert Schumann’s Missa sacra, recorded with organist Johan Hammarström.
Approximate duration: 3 hrs with intermission
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