Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	18th July 2014
To	18th July 2014
When	19:30
Prices	From £9.50. To £46.00.
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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Date of change: 16 May 14 - T852237501

Prom 1 - First Night of the Proms

Work:: Prom 1 (S338)

A concert from the BBC Proms.

Production:: First Night of the Proms (T852237501)

The largest classical music festival in the world, the BBC Proms also boasts one of the mightiest venues. The Royal Albert Hall is a monument to the same Victorian pomp and splendour that swells through Edward Elgar's music. What better way to open this season than with the composer's biblical oratorio The Kingdom - the beautiful 'slow movement' of a musical triptych that started with The Apostles, but that would remain unfinished at Elgar's death. Celebrated Elgarian and Proms favourite Sir Andrew Davis, a Conductor Laureate of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, returns in his 70th-birthday year, joined by a distinguished cast of soloists. There will be no interval. Finish time approx. 21:10

Performer	Erin Wall (soprano - Blessed Virgin)
Performer	Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano - Mary Magdalene)
Performer	Andrew Staples (tenor - St John)
Performer	Christopher Purves (baritone - St Peter)
Company	BBC National Chorus of Wales
Company	BBC Symphony Chorus
Company	BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor	Andrew Davis (Sir)

Listing:: L0200023764

First Night of the Proms

The largest classical music festival in the world, the BBC Proms also boasts one of the mightiest venues. The Royal Albert Hall is a monument to the same Victorian pomp and splendour that swells through Edward Elgar's music. What better way to open this season than with the composer's biblical oratorio The Kingdom - the beautiful 'slow movement' of a musical triptych that started with The Apostles, but that would remain unfinished at Elgar's death. Celebrated Elgarian and Proms favourite Sir Andrew Davis, a Conductor Laureate of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, returns in his 70th-birthday year, joined by a distinguished cast of soloists. There will be no interval. Finish time approx. 21:10

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