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Ryan Wigglesworth - The Winter's Tale
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Ryan Wigglesworth - The Winter's Tale (320 kbps .mp3) [PROPER]
When King of Sicilia Leontes becomes convinced that his queen Hermione is pregnant by his childhood friend and King of Bohemia Polixenes, he descends into an unstoppable, self-destructive spiral of anger, despair and paranoia. The jealous husband and woman scorned at the heart of The Winter's Tale are standard operatic fare, so it's no wonder that Ryan Wigglesworth based his first opera on Shakespeare's play.
It's a major work with roles specially tailored for its cast, here recorded at its premiere run at English National Opera in March and presented by Tom McKinney in conversation with new music expert and Head of Music at Southbank Centre, Gillian Moore. Actor Rory Kinnear made his directorial debut with this production and he, along with the composer and members of the cast, talk not only about the challenges of creating a new work for the stage but also about its striking contemporary resonance.
Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)
With commentary at 80kbps .mp3 and a selection of images from the production (photo credit: Johan Persson)
Broadcast: BBC Radio 3, 20 May 2017
Synopsis
Act I Leontes, King of Sicilia, is convinced his old friend, Polixenes, King ofBohemia, has been having an affair with his pregnant wife, Hermione. When the child (a girl) is born, certain it is Polixenes’ rather than his, Leontes demands it be cast out to another kingdom. Hermione is put on trial at which an oracle, sent from the god Apollo, is called upon to deliver its verdict. During the trial, news arrives that Mamillius, first child of Leontes and Hermione, has died. This prompts Hermione to collapse. As the queen, too, is pronounced dead, her newborn baby (now named Perdita) is abandoned on the coast of Bohemia.
Act II Sixteen years later in rural Bohemia, adopted and brought up by shepherds, Perdita has begun a relationship, by coincidence, with Polixenes’ son, Florizel. During the spring feast, Polixenes, in disguise, witnesses his son’s proposal to Perdita. Furious, Polixenes reveals himself, disinherits Florizel and threatens to kill Perdita. The young couple escape to Sicilia.
Act III Leontes, still grieving for his wife and son after sixteen years, receives Florizel and Perdita at the Sicilian court. He discovers Perdita to be his lost daughter. Paulina, lady-in-waiting to Hermione, leads the assembled company, including the now reunited Leontes and Polixenes, to view astatue of Hermione.
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Commentary/Wigglesworth, The Winter's Tale, commentary after Act I.mp3
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Commentary/Wigglesworth, The Winter's Tale, commentary after Act II.mp3
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Commentary/Wigglesworth, The Winter's Tale, introductory commentary.mp3
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Images from the production/Iain Paterson as Leontes and Samantha Price as Perdita.jpg
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Images from the production/Sophie Bevan as Hermione and Iain Paterson as Leontes.jpg
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Images from the production/Sophie Bevan, Neal Davies, Zach Roberts, Iain Paterson and Susan Bickley.jpg
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Images from the production/The Winter's Tale ENO Chorus, Anthony Gregory as Florizel and Samantha Price as Perdita.jpg
