Magdalena, LSO and Sir Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle, the London Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, including Magdalena Kozena and Patricia Bardon, present Ravel’s magical opera L’enfant et les sortilèges. Ravel’s Fairytale ballet Mother Goose and sensuous song-cycle Shéhérazade complete the programme.
Magdalena Kožená
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle / conductor
Programme:
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose (ballet) 30’
Shéhérazade 17’
interval
Maurice Ravel
L’enfant et les sortilèges 44’
(concert performance; sung in French, with surtitles)
Magdalena Kožená /Child
Marie-Nicole Lemieux Mother/Shepherd/Dragonfly
Jane Archibald Fire/Nightingale/Princess
Anna Stéphany Chair/White Cat/Chinese Cup/Squirrel
Elizabeth Watts Shepherdess/Bat/Owl
Sunnyboy Dladla Teapot/Little Old Man/Tree-Frog
Gavan Ring Grandfather Clock/Black Cat
David Shipley Tree/Armchair