Edgaras Motvidas and Violeta Urmana at BBC Proms
Updated 2008-08-24
11, 31 August, 2008. Lithuanian singers Edgaras Motvidas and Violeta Urmana are part of the BBC Proms this year. Edgaras Montvidas, former participant of the Royal Opera House Young Artists Programme, will sing in the concert performance of Puccini’s Il tabarro, under Gianandrea Noseda, on 11 August, 7.30pm. The concert is part of the New Generation Artists cycle.
Lithuanian prima donna Violeta Urmana will lead a stellar international line-up in the performance of Verdi Requiem on 31st August, 8pm. The soloists will be joined by the massed choirs (BBC Symphony Chorus and Crouch End Festival Chorus) and BBC Symphony Orchestra under its Chief Conductor Jiří Bělohlávek for a work vividly coloured by Verdi's dramatic instinct.
Lithuanian performers at the BBC Proms:
11 August, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall. Tickets £6-£35 or Prom for £5
31 August, 8pm, Royal Albert Hall. Tickets £7-£44 or Prom for £5
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