Upcoming UK Opera North LOVE LIFE radio broadcast

[Fan123]

Posted: 2/21/25 at 5:03pm

Thought I would make a separate thread about this, as there was some discussion about this broadcast in the Encores thread, but some people may not have heard about it. BBC Radio 3 will broadcast this production of LOVE LIFE on 22 February at 6pm, presumably London time (GMT). There will also be a cast recording at some stage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027m1q

[Tenor8674]

Posted: 2/24/25 at 8:32pm

It's an excellent broadcast. Posted on the BBC Radio website shortly after the Saturday airing and available only for a month for listening. 

[Fan123]

Posted: 8/10/25 at 8:09am

The cast album from this production will be released on 3 October. Track samples are available here: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9786520--kurt-weill-love-life.

[Crusty Bagel]

Posted: 8/10/25 at 8:37am

I’ve been waiting for this. But it’s so ridiculous to me that they had Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kate Baldwin and the amazing city center orchestra, and the Kurt Weill estate decided to go with Opera North??  Not very patriotic, nor is it in line with the Americana theme of the show 

[inception]

Posted: 8/10/25 at 2:12pm

More likely the Opera North production had money to record,  & perhaps the BBC helped fund as well.  While quite likely the Encores production didn't have such funding in place.

Thanks for the link Fan123.  I've bookmarked it to order a physical copy.

Updated On: 8/10/25 at 02:12 PM

[DCS]

Posted: 8/10/25 at 2:32pm

Crusty Bagel said: "I’ve been waiting for this. But it’s so ridiculous to me that they had Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kate Baldwin and the amazing city center orchestra, and the Kurt Weill estate decided to go with Opera North?? Not very patriotic, nor is it in line with the Americana theme of the show"

Don't be so sure :-)  Stay tuned...

 

[Crusty Bagel]

Posted: 8/10/25 at 3:31pm

Oh really?? That would be wonderful!!  I’d also love a recording of Donna Murphy Dear World DESPERATELY