Prom 49

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Festival: BBC Proms

Programme

Sullivan, Arthur (1842-1900)

The Yeomen of the Guard

Libretto by W.S. Gilbert

Performers

Leigh Melrose	Baritone	Lt Sir Richard Cholmondeley
Andrew Kennedy	Tenor	Colonel Fairfax
Lisa Milne	Soprano	Elsie Maynard
Dame Felicity Palmer	Soprano	Dame Carruthers
Heather Shipp	Mezzo-soprano	Phoebe Meryll
Mary Bevan	Soprano	Kate
Mark Richardson	Bass	Sergeant Meryll
Tom Randle	Tenor	Leonard Meryll
Mark Stone	Bass	Jack Point
Toby Stafford-Allen	Baritone	Wilfred Shadbolt
Jonathan McGovern	Baritone	First Yeoman
Marcus Farnsworth	Baritone	Second Yeoman
BBC Singers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Dame Jane Glover	Conductor
Martin Duncan	Director

Recent Proms seasons have seen a liberal
sprinkling of complete Gilbert and Sullivan
operettas, under such distinguished conductors
as Jane Glover and the late Charles Mackerras.
With its historic London setting, the grandest,
most emotionally engaging of the Savoy operas
is a must for 2012.

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Prom 49: Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard

David Karlin, 20th August

When choosing a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta to be performed at the Proms in a year firmly branded as "London 2012", The Yeomen of the Guard had obvious appeal, being set in one of the capital's most famous landmarks, and giving the opportunity, even in semi-staged form, to deck the hall with Beefeater uniforms.

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