Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) | The Kingdom - oratorio for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.51 |
Performers
| Erin Wall | Soprano | Blessed Virgin |
| Catherine Wyn-Rogers | Mezzo-soprano | Mary Magdalene |
| Andrew Staples | Tenor | St John |
| Christopher Purves | Bass | St Peter |
| BBC National Chorus of Wales | ||
| BBC Symphony Chorus | ||
| BBC Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Sir Andrew Davis | Conductor |
The largest classical music festival in the world, the BBC Proms also boasts one of the mightiest venues. The Royal Albert Hall is a monument to the same Victorian pomp and splendour that swells through Edward Elgar’s music. What better way to open this season than with the composer’s biblical oratorio The Kingdom – the beautiful ‘slow movement’ of a musical triptych that started with The Apostles, but that would remain unfinished at Elgar’s death. Celebrated Elgarian and Proms favourite Sir Andrew Davis, a Conductor Laureate of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, returns in his 70th-birthday year, joined by a distinguished cast of soloists.
Seats £9.50 to £46 (plus booking fee).
