Join Paul Herriott tonight as he brings us David’s Lalla-Roukh recorded in the National Opera House, Wexford at the 2022 Wexford Festival Opera. This two-act opera by French composer Félicien David is based on one of the most famous works of Thomas Moore, the celebrated Irish poet (and musician) who died 170 years ago this year. The beautiful young princess, Lalla-Roukh sung by Gabrielle Philiponet, is promised in marriage to the king of a far-off land, whom she has never met. She sets out with her guards and confidants to meet and marry the king at his summer palace, but Lalla-Roukh has a secret. She has already been serenaded by a mysterious young singer, Noureddin sung by Pablo Bemsch, and has fallen in love with him …and the story unfolds. Steven White conducts the Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 12th November, 7pm-10pm