Name: Prom 1: First Night Of The Proms
Start: 2014-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2014-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Albert Hall

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BBC Welsh National Orchestra

Conductor

Andrew Davis

Soprano

Erin Wall

The Blessed Virgin

Contralto

Catherine Wyn-Rogers

Mary Magdalene

Tenor

Andrew Staples

St John

Bass

Christopher Purves

St Peter

Orchestra

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Others

BBC Symphony Chorus

Prom 1: First Night Of The Proms

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

Public

The Kingdom

Saurav Kumar

Approved

The festival opens with Elgar’s biblical oratorio The Kingdom – the beautiful ‘slow movement’ of a planned musical triptych. Celebrated Elgarian Sir Andrew Davis conducts the massed forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the BBC National Chorus of Wales. They are joined by a distinguished cast of soloists including Proms regulars Christopher Purves and Catherine Wyn-Rogers.

Please note there will be no interval.

English

Prom 1: First Night Of The Proms by Elgar, Fri 18 Jul 2014, From (2014/2014), Conductor Andrew Davis, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

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