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Prom 75: Last Night of the Proms

The Last Night of the Proms from the Royal Albert Hall. Sakari Oramo conducts the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers and Chorus, plus star mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton.

The Last Night of the Proms from the Royal Albert Hall. Sakari Oramo conducts the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers & Chorus, plus star mezzo-soprano soloist Jamie Barton.

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

Daniel Kidane: Woke (ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Commission: world premiere)
Falla: Three Cornered Hat - Suite No.2
Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon
Maconchy: Proud Thames
Elgar: Sospiri
Bizet: Carmen - L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
Saint-SaΓ«ns: Samson and Delilah - Mon cΕ“ur s'ouvre Γ  ta voix
Verdi: Don Carlos - O don fatale
Verdi: Aida - Triumphal March

c. 10.15pm INTERVAL
Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny look back at the 2019 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms season in the company of guests.

c.10.30pm Part 2
Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld - Overture
Grainger: Marching Song of Democracy
Arlen: The Wizard of Oz - Over the Rainbow
Gershwin: I got rhythm
arr. Henry Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Arne arr. Sargent: Rule, Britannia!
Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance March No.1 in D major (Land of Hope and Glory)
Parry orch Elgar: Jerusalem
arr. Britten: The National Anthem
Trad arr. Paul Campbell: Auld Lang Syne

Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano)
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

From orchestral dances and marches to songs and arias, Offenbach’s light-footed musical comedy to Verdi’s operatic tragedies, world premieres to traditional favourites, this year’s Last Night of the Proms is a spectacular climax to the world’s greatest classical music festival.

Charismatic American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, whose lustrous voice has established her as one of the most exciting performers of her generation, joins Sakari Oramo and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to lead the musical celebrations.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Daniel Kidane

    Woke

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Manuel de Falla

    The Three-Cornered Hat - Suite No. 2

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Laura Mvula

    Sing to the Moon

    Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers.
  • Elizabeth Maconchy

    Proud Thames

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Edward Elgar

    Sospiri

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Georges Bizet

    Habanera (Carmen)

    Performer: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Singer: Jamie Barton. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Camille Saint‐SaΓ«ns

    Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (Samson et Dalila)

    Singer: Jamie Barton. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    O don fatale (Don Carlo)

    Singer: Jamie Barton. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Triumphal March (Aida)

    Performer: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Singer: Jamie Barton. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Jacques Offenbach

    Orpheus in the Underworld - overture

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Percy Grainger

    Marching Song of Democracy

    Performer: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Harold Arlen

    Somewhere Over The Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)

    Singer: Jamie Barton. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • George Gershwin

    I Got Rhythm

    Singer: Jamie Barton. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Henry Wood

    Fantasia on British Sea-Songs

    Performer: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Thomas Arne

    Rule, Britannia!

    Performer: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Singer: Jamie Barton. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Edward Elgar

    Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D major

    Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Hubert Parry

    Jerusalem

    Music Arranger: Edward Elgar. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Trad.

    The National Anthem

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Trad.

    Auld Lang Syne

    Music Arranger: Paul Campbell. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Choir: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

Broadcast

  • Tue 31 Dec 2019 21:00

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