Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Tonight's Prom begins at twilight in a city where a carnival is in full sway. Soprano Renee Fleming makes her Proms debut with a florid Mozart motet and Strauss's ravishing final songs. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
Renee Fleming (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Christoph Eschenbach
Dvorak Carnival Overture
Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op 56a (St Anthony)
Mozart Exsultate, Jubilate
8.25 Twenty Minutes: Renee Fleming
The soprano talks to James Naughtie.
8.45 Strauss Don Juan: Four Last Songs