Sun 19 Aug 2012

• 13:00

  Proms Plus Sing

  Royal College of Music

  Sing parts of Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic The Yeomen of the Guard with Mary King. Ideal for enthusiastic amateurs aged 16-plus.

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• 17:45

  Proms Plus Intro

  Royal College of Music

  Musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers present a musical exploration of tonight’s operetta with Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

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• 19:30

  Prom 49: Gilbert & Sullivan – The Yeomen of the Guard

  Royal Albert Hall

  Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard, one of the duo’s grandest Savoy operas, celebrates London in this Olympic year.

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  Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard, one of the duo’s grandest Savoy operas, celebrates London in this Olympic year.

  Programme

  • • • Arthur Sullivan
      • The Yeomen of the Guard(133 mins)semi-staged

  Performers

  • Leigh Melrose

    baritone (Lt Sir Richard Cholmondeley)
    baritone (Lt Sir Richard Cholmondeley)
  • Andrew Kennedy

    tenor (Colonel Fairfax)
    tenor (Colonel Fairfax)
  • Lisa Milne

    soprano (Elsie Maynard)
    soprano (Elsie Maynard)
  • Victoria Simmonds

    mezzo-soprano (Phoebe Meryll)
    mezzo-soprano (Phoebe Meryll)
  • Dame Felicity Palmer

    mezzo-soprano (Dame Carruthers)
    mezzo-soprano (Dame Carruthers)
  • Mary Bevan

    soprano (Kate)
    soprano (Kate)
  • Mark Richardson

    bass-baritone (Sergeant Meryll)
    bass-baritone (Sergeant Meryll)
  • Tom Randle

    tenor (Leonard Meryll)
    tenor (Leonard Meryll)
  • Mark Stone

    baritone (Jack Point)
    baritone (Jack Point)
  • Toby Stafford-Allen

    baritone (Wilfred Shadbolt)
    baritone (Wilfred Shadbolt)
  • BBC Singers
  • BBC Concert Orchestra
  • Jane Glover

    conductor
    conductor
  • Martin Duncan

    stage director
    stage director
  • Steve Elias

    assistant director/choreographer
    assistant director/choreographer

  Composers

  • Arthur Sullivan

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