| Main Performers | Karita Mattila - 'Emilia Marty',
Ale Briscein - 'Albert Gregor,
Gustáv Belácek Dr Kolenatý,
Jan Vacík - 'Vítek',
Eva terbová - 'Kristina',
Svatopluk Sem - 'Baron Jaroslav Prus',
Ale Vorácek - 'Janek'
Jan Jeek - 'Hauk-endorf',
Jirí Klecker - 'Stage Technician',
Yvona kvárová - 'Cleaning Woman',
Jana Hrochová Wallingerová - 'Chambermaid' - vocals |
| Secondary Performers | Kenneth Richardson - tage Director |
| Choirs | BBC Singers (men's voices),
BBC Syphony Ochestra |
| Set List | 'The Makropulos Affair 104, Janacek |
| Performance Notes | A dream team gathers for Janáceks late, great existential masterpiece The Makropulos Affair. This tragic satire is powered by a score that contains some of the composers most extreme and alluring music. The Finnish soprano acclaimed for her electrifying portrayal of the operas heroine, Emilia Marty, at the Met in New York, is joined by Czech musicians including the BBC Symphony Orchestras Conductor Laureate Jirí Belohlávek.
Sung in Czech.
Proms debut artists at the concert were Ale Briscein, Jan Vacík, Eva terbová, Svatopluk Sem, Jan Jeek, Jirí Klecker, Yvona kvárová, Jana Hrochová Wallingerová. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2016/50),
Programme (RAHE/1/2016/94),
Mini-Guide (RAHE/6/2016/45),
Digital Photographs |