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Violeta Urmana, Simon Rattle and Wagner at BBC Proms

1 August, 2010. Two of today’s leading Wagner singers, Violeta Urmana and Ben Heppner, will be featured at this year’s BBC Proms season. Together with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Simon Rattle, they will perform Act 2 from Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde (together with the Love Scene from Hector Berlioz Romeo and Juliet in the first part of the concert).  

Violeta Urmana, © Copyright: Matthias Creutziger

This fantastic cast offers the chance to hear two great romantic scores performed on instruments of the period.

Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Available on demand for 7 days online:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2010/whatson/0108.shtml

Sunday 1 August 2010, 6.30 pm–8.30 pm, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP. Tickets £12–£54, price band C or Prom for £5.