BBC Proms 2020: Last Night of the Proms

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South African soprano Golda Schultz performs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. 

Featuring South African soprano Golda Schultz with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its principal guest conductor Dalia Stasevska. Presented by Katie Derham.

Katie Derham hosts the climax of the world’s greatest classical music festival, the Last Night of the Proms, live from the Royal Albert Hall, drawing a unique season of live performances to a celebratory close. Soprano Golda Schultz and violinist Lisa Batiashvili join Dalia Stasevska, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers in a programme that includes music from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, a world premiere from Andrea Tarrodi, music by Richard Strauss, treats from Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, and The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams. The night comes to a jubilant close with all the traditional Last Night favourites including the Fantasia on British Sea-Songs; You’ll Never Walk Alone; Rule, Britannia; Pomp and Circumstance March No.1; and Jerusalem.

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