Elder Conducts Weber’s ‘Oberon’

Live at the BBC Proms: the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & Monteverdi Choir conducted by Mark Elder in a semi-staged performance of Weber's Oberon.

Presented by Andrew McGregor, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon Part 1

Interval: Flora Willson talks to Andrew McGregor about the significance of Weber’s Oberon, 200 years since its premiere at London’s Covent Garden. Weber’s final masterpiece was his only opera in English, and heavily influenced 19th-century orchestration, with his use of specific instruments to represent characters and moods.

Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon Part 2

Nicky Spence - Oberon
Jennifer Davis - Reiza
Charles Castronovo - Sir Huon of Bordeaux
Yannick Debus - Sherasmin
Rachael Wilson - Fatima
Jasmin White - Puck
Charlotte Bowden - Mermaid
Jessica Cale - Mermaid
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir Mark Elder (conductor)

Described as ‘one of the most remarkable combinations of fantasy and technical skill in music’, Weber’s final opera – first performed 200 years ago – follows the battle of wills between Fairy King and Queen Oberon and Titania. A new narration brings fresh life and wit to this chivalric fantasy of shipwrecks and magic horns, all set to a ravishing Romantic score. Sir Mark Elder makes his debut conducting the Monteverdi Choir, performing alongside an all-star cast.