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BBC Proms

2009

Prom 36: Handel Anniversary Highlights

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

To celebrate Handel's 250th anniversary, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen perform some favourite Handel hits, including the coronation anthem Zadok the Priest, the ever-popular Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and the aria Endless Pleasure from his opera Semele, with soprano Carolyn Sampson as soloist. Martha Kearney presents and is joined by some of the artists and other special guests. Show less

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