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18 Jul 2014, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2014 Prom 1: First Night of the Proms

Prom 1: First Night of the Proms
Prom 1: First Night of the Proms
19:30 Fri 18 Jul 2014 Royal Albert Hall
The festival opens with Elgar’s biblical oratorio The Kingdom – the beautiful ‘slow movement’ of a planned musical triptych. Celebrated Elgarian Sir Andrew Davis conducts the massed forces of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales. They are joined by a distinguished cast of soloists including Proms regulars Christopher Purves and Catherine Wyn-Rogers.
The festival opens with Elgar’s biblical oratorio The Kingdom – the beautiful ‘slow movement’ of a planned musical triptych. Celebrated Elgarian Sir Andrew Davis conducts the massed forces of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales. They are joined by a distinguished cast of soloists including Proms regulars Christopher Purves and Catherine Wyn-Rogers.

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The largest classical music festival in the world, the ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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.

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Celebrated Elgarian and Proms favourite Sir Andrew Davis, a Conductor Laureate of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, returns in his 70th-birthday year, joined by a distinguished cast of soloists.

There will be no interval

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