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BBC Proms 97: First Night of the Proms

BBC Radio 3
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From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
The 103rd season of the Proms begins with a heaven-storming Mass - an intimately personal statement of Beethoven's beliefs.
Karita Mattila (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo), Herbert Lippert (tenor), Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink

Beethoven Missa Solemnis

(Simultaneous Broadcast with BBC2)
(The music maestro: page 6)
(Brian Kay's Prom of the Week: page 35)

Contributors

Soprano:
Karita Mattila
Mezzo:
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Tenor:
Herbert Lippert
Baritone:
Anthony Michaels-Moore
Singers:
BBC Singers
Singers:
BBC Symphony Chorus
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Source: Radio Times

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