19-05-2025
QSO: The Tempest
Shakespeare's stories have inspired music by many composers. This concert features music from 4 composers who were all inspired by The Tempest and are interspersed with narration by John Bell.
John is Australian Theatre Royalty, and has performed such monumental Shakespearean roles as Hamlet, Macbeth, Prospero, Falstaff, and King Lear.
Recorded in the QPAC Concert Hall on 3 May, 2025 by ABC Classic. Producer Lucas Burns. Sound Engineer Shelley Bishop.
Program
Arthur Honegger: The Tempest
Jean Sibelius: The Tempest (selections). Includes Henry Purcell's The Tempest overture
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: The Tempest (Burya) Fantasy Overture
Artists
John Bell (narrator)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Umberto Clerici (conductor)
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