Details

Part of the BBC Proms. Tradition meets high jinks as Jiri Belohlavek conducts his second Last Night, while the spirit of Henry Wood presides, as always, over the grand finale of the Proms. Renee Fleming lends her lustrous soprano to music by Strauss, Dvorak and Smetana. Former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Maxim Rysanov gives Tchaikovsky's popular cello variations a new voice, and loyal Prommers can spot the last traces of the season's Wood, Parry, Wagner, Rodgers and Hammerstein and opera themes. A festive new piece by Jonathan Dove opens the evening; a contemporary hornpipe forms an upbeat to anniversary composer Arne's Rule, Britannia!; and audiences around the UK can join the Royal Albert Hall crowd in singing along to excerpts from Lohengrin and Carousel in a climax to the BBC's opera season. Finish time: approx. 22:40 with interval

Cast/Performers

Renee Fleming (soprano), Maxim Rysanov (viola)

Creatives/Company

Conductor: Jiri Belohlavek
Company(s): BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra