Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	21st August 2024
To	21st August 2024
When	19:30
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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Date of change: 22 May 24 - T0516884269

Prom 42 - Beethoven's Ninth by Heart

Work:: Prom 42 (S5973)

Part of the BBC Proms.

Production:: Beethoven's Ninth by Heart (T0516884269)

Beethoven's final symphony is also his most powerful - a manifesto for social change, political upheaval and the limitless possibilities of human artistic expression. Mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony with a signature memorised presentation and performance from Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon, in collaboration with the BBC Singers, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Actor Rhiannon May and Actor/BSL Interpreter Thomas Simper. A celebration of joy and hope composed in the midst of hearing loss, illness and personal tragedy, this Prom is a bold, brilliant take on Beethoven's symphonic journey from brutality to the uplifting embrace of love. There will be an interval

Performer	Marta Fontanis-Simmons (mezzo-soprano)
Performer	Brenden Gunnell (tenor)
Performer	Chrisopher Purves (baritone)
Performer	Rhiannon May (actor)
Performer	Tom Simper (actor / BSL interpreter)
Company	BBC Singers National Youth Choir
Company	Aurora Orchestra
Conductor	Nicholas Collon

Listing:: L0999464614

Beethoven's Ninth by Heart

Beethoven's final symphony is also his most powerful - a manifesto for social change, political upheaval and the limitless possibilities of human artistic expression. Mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony with a signature memorised presentation and performance from Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon, in collaboration with the BBC Singers, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Actor Rhiannon May and Actor/BSL Interpreter Thomas Simper. A celebration of joy and hope composed in the midst of hearing loss, illness and personal tragedy, this Prom is a bold, brilliant take on Beethoven's symphonic journey from brutality to the uplifting embrace of love. There will be an interval

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