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Jiri Belohlavek’s standout interpretation of Tristan und Isolde for Glyndebourne Festival underlined the great Czech conductor’s sheer class both as a Wagnerian and as an artist committed to exploring the spiritual depths of the German composer’s music. Tonight’s programme opens with two orchestral pieces from Parsifal, mystical and contemplative in mood. Bruckner’s exultant Third Mass, completed in 1868, gradually unfolds from a state of gentle meditation to project an ecstatic outpouring of faith and sense of comfort in eternal salvation.

Cast/Performers

Katherine Broderick (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano), Robert Murray (tenor), Matthew Rose (bass)

Creatives/Company

Conductor: Jiri Belohlavek
Company: BBC Symphony Chorus