Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	16th July 2010
To	16th July 2010
When	20:00
Prices	From £8.00. To £44.00.
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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Listings Archive

Prom 1 - The First Night of the Proms

Work:: Prom 1 (S338)

A concert from the BBC Proms.

Production:: The First Night of the Proms (T01234967753)

Launching our 150th-anniversary celebrations of Mahler's birth, his 'Symphony of a Thousand' begins a weekend-long flourish of three towering works combining voices and orchestra. Setting a hymn to the divine creative spark alongside an exaltation of the feminine spirit from Goethe's Faust, Mahler created a work of unprecedented scale and impact. The BBC SO gave its UK premiere 80 years ago under Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. Tonight's massed choirs lavish on it the force of over 400 adult and children's voices. Finish time: approx. 21:30

Performer	Mardi Byers (soprano)
Performer	Twyla Robinson (soprano)
Performer	Malin Christensson (soprano)
Performer	Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano)
Performer	Kelly O'Connor (mezzo-soprano)
Performer	Nikolai Schukoff (tenor)
Performer	Hanno Muller-Brachmann (baritone)
Performer	Tomasz Konieczny (bass)
Company	Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral
Company	Choristers of Westminster Abbey
Company	Choristers of Westminster Cathedral
Company	BBC Symphony Chorus
Company	Crouch End Festival Chorus
Company	Sydney Philharmonica Choirs
Company	BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor	Jiri Belohlavek

Listing:: L1123235790

Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Two

The First Night of the Proms

Launching our 150th-anniversary celebrations of Mahler's birth, his 'Symphony of a Thousand' begins a weekend-long flourish of three towering works combining voices and orchestra. Setting a hymn to the divine creative spark alongside an exaltation of the feminine spirit from Goethe's Faust, Mahler created a work of unprecedented scale and impact. The BBC SO gave its UK premiere 80 years ago under Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. Tonight's massed choirs lavish on it the force of over 400 adult and children's voices. Finish time: approx. 21:30 Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Two

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