A Meteoric Rise

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Donald Macleod talks to Thomas Adès about the music that first propelled him to stardom, while still in his twenties - the composer’s first opera, Powder Her Face. They also discuss Adès's early years and the influence of his parents on his his creative path, and Thomas recalls the emotional impact of his very first encounter with opera in the music of Bizet’s Carmen. Hotel Suite from Powder Her Face (Overture) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Collon, conductor Gefriolsae Me, Op 3B Choir of King’s College Cambridge Robert Quinney, organ Stephen Cleobury, director Arcadiana (excerpt) Calder Quartet Chamber Symphony Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Thomas Adès, conductor …but all shall be well City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Thomas Adès, conductor Powder Her Face (Act 1, excerpt) Valdine Anderson (Waitress), soprano Almeida Ensemble Thomas Adès, conductor Produced by Luke Whitlock