Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Other spaces: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	18th July 2014
To	18th July 2014
When	19:30
Prices	From £9.50. To £46.00.
What is currently on at Royal Albert Hall (V221)

Prom 1

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A concert from the BBC Proms.

Archive :: production:T852237501, concert:S338, venue:V221

First Night of the Proms

The largest classical music festival in the world, the BBC Proms also boasts one of the mightiest venues. The Royal Albert Hall is a monument to the same Victorian pomp and splendour that swells through Edward Elgar's music. What better way to open this season than with the composer's biblical oratorio The Kingdom - the beautiful 'slow movement' of a musical triptych that started with The Apostles, but that would remain unfinished at Elgar's death. Celebrated Elgarian and Proms favourite Sir Andrew Davis, a Conductor Laureate of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, returns in his 70th-birthday year, joined by a distinguished cast of soloists. There will be no interval. Finish time approx. 21:10

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Company

Performer	Erin Wall (soprano - Blessed Virgin)
Performer	Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano - Mary Magdalene)
Performer	Andrew Staples (tenor - St John)
Performer	Christopher Purves (baritone - St Peter)
Company	BBC National Chorus of Wales
Company	BBC Symphony Chorus
Company	BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor	Andrew Davis (Sir)

CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.