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20 Aug 1955, Royal Albert Hall
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Sat 20 Aug 1955
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
The Yeomen of the Guard
Overture Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
Is life a boon? Act 1 No. 7 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
Strange Adventure! Act 2 No. 5 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
When maiden loves Act 1 No. 1 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
Were I thy bride Act 1 No. 13 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
'Tis done! I am a bride Act 1 No. 12 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
Free from his fetters grim Act 2 No. 4 Proms premiere
Iolanthe
When all night long a chap remains [The Sentry's song] Act 2 No. 1
Iolanthe
Loudly let the trumpet bray [Entrance and March of the Peers] Act 1 No. 6
Iolanthe
When Britain really rul'd the waves Act 2 No. 3
Iolanthe
Overture
The Mikado
Three little maids from school Act 1 No. 7 Proms premiere
The Mikado
The sun whose rays are all ablaze Act 2 No. 2 Proms premiere
The Mikado
Comes a train of little ladies Act 1 No. 6 Proms premiere
The Mikado
Braid the raven hair Act 2 No. 1 Proms premiere
The Mikado
A wand'ring minstrel I Act 1 No. 2 Proms premiere
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Poor wand’ring one…”
Poor wand'ring one Act 1 No. 8
The Gondoliers
List and Learn Act 1 No. 1 Proms premiere
The Gondoliers
Take a pair of sparkling eyes Act 2 No. 3 Proms premiere
The Gondoliers
Dance a Cachucha Act 2 No. 5 Proms premiere
The Gondoliers
When a merry maiden marries Act 1 No. 9a Proms premiere
Roger Quilter
A Children's Overture, Op 17
Edvard Grieg
Two Elegiac Melodies, Op 34
Franz von Suppé
Dichter und Bauer
Overture
Performers
Owen Brannigan
bass
bass
Elsie Morison
soprano
soprano
Marjorie Thomas
contralto
contralto
Walter Midgley
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
Roger Quilter
Edvard Grieg
Franz von Suppé
About this event
A presentation was made to Sir Malcolm Sargent at the end of the concert to mark his 60th birthday.
Part of
Proms 1955
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Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado
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