Part of the BBC Proms. Early Opera Company and its founder-conductor celebrate the anniversaries of three composers, all born in 1710: J. S. Bach's sadly wayward eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann (see Proms Chamber Music 4); the tragically short-lived Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, whose touchingly lyrical meditation on the sufferings of Christ's mother at the foot of the Cross has been winning new audiences; and the London-born Thomas Arne, once the leading British composer of his day, now known mostly as the man who wrote Rule, Britannia! Finish time: approx. 23:15| 2 Sep 10 | Royal Albert Hall Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
