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Prom 71: Last Night of the Proms 2023

Live at the ѿý Proms: soprano Lise Davidsen and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason join the ѿý Singers, ѿý Symphony Chorus and Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop for the Last Night.

Live at the ѿý Proms: soprano Lise Davidsen and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason join the ѿý Singers, ѿý Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and conductor Marin Alsop for the Last Night.

Presented by Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny, live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Bruch: Kol nidrei, Op. 47
Roxanna Panufnik: Coronation Sanctus
James B. Wilson: 1922 (world premiere)
Walton: Coronation Te Deum
Wagner: Tannhäuser – ‘Dich, teure Halle’
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – Easter Hymn; Intermezzo
Verdi: Macbeth – ‘Vieni! t’affretta!’

c.8.40 pm
Interval
Grayson Perry, celebrated artist and shrewd observer of British society joins Georgia and Petroc with his impressions of this most idiosyncratically British of events. Plus: interviews and comments from tonight's soloists, and the intrepid Keelan Carewe ventures into the Arena to get the Prommers' perspective.

c.9.00 pm
Laura Karpman: Higher. Further. Faster. Together. Main Theme from The Marvels
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (arr. S. Parkin): Deep River
Emmerich Kálmán: The Gypsy Princess – ‘Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland’
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras – Cantilena
Trad. (arr. Wood): Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Arne (arr. Sargent): Rule, Britannia!
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Parry (orch. Elgar): Jerusalem
Anon. (arr. Britten): The National Anthem
Trad. (arr. Paul Campbell): Auld Lang Syne

Lise Davidsen (soprano)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
ѿý Singers
ѿý Symphony Chorus
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)

Two great names in classical music come together to host the biggest musical party of the year. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and soprano Lise Davidsen join conductor Marin Alsop and the ѿý Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for an evening of opera arias, songs, spirituals, choral anthems and world premieres, as well as all the traditional favourites by Arne, Elgar and Parry.

00:01 Part 1
01:30:35 Interval: Grayson Perry
01:54:51 Part 2

3 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Sat 9 Sep 2023 19:00

Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Don Juan

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Max Bruch

    Kol Nidrei

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Coronation Sanctus

    Choir: ѿý Singers. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • James B. Wilson

    1922

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • William Walton

    Coronation Te Deum

    Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Richard Wagner

    Tannhäuser – ‘Dich, teure Halle’

    Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Featured Artist: Lise Davidsen.
  • Pietro Mascagni

    Cavalleria Rusticana - Easter Hymn

    Performer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Pietro Mascagni

    Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo

    Music Arranger: Jonathan Scott. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Vieni t'affretta

    Performer: Lise Davidsen. Performer: Andrew Rupp. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Laura Karpman

    Higher. Further. Faster. Together. (Theme from The Marvels)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Deep River

    Music Arranger: Simon Parkin. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Emmerich Kálmán

    Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland

    Performer: Lise Davidsen. Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Bachianas Brasileiras - Cantilena

    Performer: Lise Davidsen. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Trad.

    Fantasia on British Sea Songs

    Music Arranger: Henry Wood. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Thomas Arne

    Rule, Britannia (Verses 1, 3, & 6)

    Music Arranger: Malcolm Sargent. Performer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Edward Elgar

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major ('Land of Hope and Glory')

    Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Hubert Parry

    Jerusalem

    Lyricist: William Blake. Music Arranger: Edward Elgar. Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Trad.

    Auld Lang Syne

    Music Arranger: Paul Campbell. Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Ensemble: Van Kuijk Quartet.
  • Robert Schumann

    Mondnacht (Liederkreis Op.39)

    Music Arranger: Clara Schumann. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
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Broadcast

  • Sat 9 Sep 2023 19:00

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