First Night of the Proms

BBC Proms Season 42 Episode 2

Overview:
The opening of the 94th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall.

Sir John Pritchard conducts the masterpiece that has become one of the most popular of all choral works. The Verdi Requiem

Throughout this year's 69 Proms there is a single thematic thread - the response of composers over the centuries to the power of the word. Written at the height of his powers, Verdi's Requiem expresses the ancient Latin text in a richly theatrical style that has earned the work the epithet of 'Verdi's greatest opera'. Soloists

Julia Varady (soprano)

Dolora Zajic (mezzo-soprano) Dennis O'Neill (tenor)

Evgeny Nesterenko (bass) BBC Symphony Chorus Bach Choir

London Philharmonic Choir BBC Symphony Orchestra led by BELA DEKANY

Introduced by Richard Baker

Genre : Documentary

Actors : -

Release Date : 1988-07-22

Duration : 180 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 42)

BBC at the Proms
1. BBC at the Proms
First Night of the Proms
2. First Night of the Proms
Omnibus at the Proms
3. Omnibus at the Proms
Omnibus at the Proms
4. Omnibus at the Proms
Omnibus at the Proms
5. Omnibus at the Proms
Omnibus at the Proms
6. Omnibus at the Proms
Omnibus at the Proms
7. Omnibus at the Proms
Live from the Proms
8. Live from the Proms
Omnibus at the Proms
9. Omnibus at the Proms
Live from the Proms
10. Live from the Proms
Last Night of the Proms
11. Last Night of the Proms
Last Night of the Proms
12. Last Night of the Proms
The Phil at the Albert
13. The Phil at the Albert
The Phil at the Albert
14. The Phil at the Albert


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