
BBC Proms (1947) : 53x11
Overview
Stephanie Hughes introduces live coverage of the second half of tonight's concert from London's Royal Albert Hall. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Davis , performs Johann Strauss 's overture to Die Fledermaus followed by Willard White singing songs from the shows including OJ' Man R/Verfrom Show Boat and Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific. The BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Singers then join the orchestra in a performance of Vaughan Williams's stirring Toward the Unknown Region. A centenary tribute to Noël Coward by actor Jeremy Irons then leads into the traditional climax to the last night - Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No 1, Henry Wood 's Fantasia on British Sea Songs, followed by Arne's Rule, Britannia!, and then Parry's Jerusalem.
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53 - 1The First Night of the Proms July 16, 1999
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53 - 2BBC Proms 99 August 13, 1999
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53 - 3Celebrity Proms with Michael Parkinson August 15, 1999
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53 - 4BBC Proms 99 August 18, 1999
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53 - 5Celebrity Proms with James Galway August 24, 1999
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53 - 6BBC Proms 99 August 31, 1999
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53 - 7Celebrity Proms with Tom Conti August 31, 1999
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53 - 8Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford September 05, 1999
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53 - 9BBC Proms 99 September 06, 1999
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53 - 10The Last Night of the Proms September 11, 1999
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53 - 11Last Night of the Proms September 11, 1999
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53 - 12CBBC Proms in the Park October 02, 1999