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Prom 71: Last Night of the Proms 2023

BBC PromsProms at Christmas 2023

BBC Proms 2023: soprano Lise Davidsen and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason join the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop for the Last Night.

BBC Proms 2023: Another chance to hear soprano Lise Davidsen and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason join the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and conductor Marin Alsop for the Last Night.

Presented by Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny, from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Bruch: Kol nidrei, Op. 47
Roxanna Panufnik: Coronation Sanctus
James B. Wilson: 1922 (world premiere)
Walton: Coronation Te Deum
Wagner: Tannhäuser – ‘Dich, teure Halle’
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – Easter Hymn; Intermezzo
Verdi: Macbeth – ‘Vieni! t’affretta!’

Laura Karpman: Higher. Further. Faster. Together. Main Theme from The Marvels
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (arr. S. Parkin): Deep River
Emmerich Kálmán: The Gypsy Princess – ‘Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland’
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras – Cantilena
Trad. (arr. Wood): Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Arne (arr. Sargent): Rule, Britannia!
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Parry (orch. Elgar): Jerusalem
Anon. (arr. Britten): The National Anthem
Trad. (arr. Paul Campbell): Auld Lang Syne

Lise Davidsen (soprano)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)

Two great names in classical music come together to host the biggest musical party of the year. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and soprano Lise Davidsen join conductor Marin Alsop and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for an evening of opera arias, songs, spirituals, choral anthems and world premieres, as well as all the traditional favourites by Arne, Elgar and Parry.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Sun 31 Dec 202321:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Don Juan, Op 20

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Max Bruch

    Kol Nidrei

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Coronation sanctus

    Performer: Richard Pearce. Choir: BBC Singers. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • James B. Wilson

    1922

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • William Walton

    Coronation Te Deum

    Performer: Richard Pearce. Choir: BBC Singers. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Richard Wagner

    Dich, teure Halle - Elizabeth's greeting (Tannhauser, Act 2 Sc 1)

    Singer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Pietro Mascagni

    Inneggiamo, il Signor non e morto - Easter Hymn (Cavalleria rusticana)

    Singer: Lise Davidsen. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Pietro Mascagni

    Intermezzo (from Cavalleria rusticana)

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Vieni! t'affretta! (Cavatina) - Letter scene (Macbeth, Act 1 Sc 2)

    Singer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Laura Karpman

    Higher. Further. Faster. Together. (The Marvels - music from the film)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Choir: BBC Singers. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Deep River (from 24 folk melodies)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Emmerich Kálmán

    Hey, Hey! My homeland is in the mountains! (Die Csardasfurstin, Act 1)

    Singer: Lise Davidsen. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Aria (Bachiana Brasileira, No 5)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Singer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.

  • Henry Wood

    Fantasia on British sea songs

    Choir: BBC Singers. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Thomas Arne

    Rule, Britannia

    Music Arranger: Malcolm Sargent. Singer: Lise Davidsen. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Edward Elgar

    Pomp and circumstance - march, No 1

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus.

  • Hubert Parry

    Jerusalem

    Orchestrator: Edward Elgar. Choir: BBC Singers. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • Trad.

    National Anthem

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Choir: BBC Singers. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.

  • Trad.

    Auld lang syne

    Choir: BBC Singers. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

Broadcast

  • Sun 31 Dec 202321:00
    BBC Radio 3