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Prom 71: Last Night of the Proms 2023

ѿý Proms 2023: 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.

ѿý Proms 2023: Another chance to hear 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, from the Royal Albert Hall, London

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!’

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.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Don Juan, Op 20

    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

    Performer: Richard Pearce. 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

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

    Dich, teure Halle - Elizabeth's greeting (Tannhauser, Act 2 Sc 1)

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

    Inneggiamo, il Signor non e morto - Easter Hymn (Cavalleria rusticana)

    Singer: Lise Davidsen. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Pietro Mascagni

    Intermezzo (from Cavalleria rusticana)

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Vieni! t'affretta! (Cavatina) - Letter scene (Macbeth, Act 1 Sc 2)

    Singer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Laura Karpman

    Higher. Further. Faster. Together. (The Marvels - music from the film)

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

    Deep River (from 24 folk melodies)

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

    Hey, Hey! My homeland is in the mountains! (Die Csardasfurstin, Act 1)

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

    Aria (Bachiana Brasileira, No 5)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Singer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.
  • Henry Wood

    Fantasia on British sea songs

    Choir: ѿý Singers. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Thomas Arne

    Rule, Britannia

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

    Pomp and circumstance - march, No 1

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

    Jerusalem

    Orchestrator: Edward Elgar. Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Trad.

    National Anthem

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
  • Trad.

    Auld lang syne

    Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

Broadcast

  • Sun 31 Dec 2023 21:00

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