An evening of opera excerpts on the themes of separation and reconciliation A host of British opera stars join Ben Glassberg and the BBC Philharmonic for a night rich in emotion and drama. After a year of lockdowns and social distancing, the themes of isolation and loneliness as well as the joy of reunion have particular poignancy in excerpts from much-loved operas including Handel’s Rodelinda, Beethoven’s Fidelio, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Puccini’s La bohème.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Bizet | Writer | Composer | |
| Francesca Caccini | Writer | Composer | |
| Georg Friedrich Händel | Writer | Composer | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Writer | Composer | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck | Writer | Composer | |
| Petroc Trelawny | Writer | Presenter | |
| Christoph Gluck | Writer | Composer | |
| Leoš Janáček | Writer | Composer | |
| Giacomo Puccini | Writer | Composer | |
| Jyoti Mehta | Producer | ||
| Sally Helanna Matthews | Musical Guest | Soprano | |
| Nicky Spence | Musical Guest | Tenor | |
| Natalya Romaniw | Musical Guest | Soprano | |
| BBC Philharmonic | Musical Guest | Orchestra | |
| Nardus Williams | Musical Guest | Soprano | |
| Ben Glassberg | Musical Guest | Conductor | |
| Christine Rice | Musical Guest | Mezzo-soprano | |
| Freddie De Tommaso | Musical Guest | Tenor | |
| Petroc Trelawny | Host | Presenter | |
| Ian Russell | Director |