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29 Jul 1981, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Wed 29 Jul 1981
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Proms 1981 Prom 12 - In honour of the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer
Prom 12 - In honour of the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer
19:30 Wed 29 Jul 1981 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Les Noces
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
Performers
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
Michael Rippon
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Janet Price
soprano
soprano
Cynthia Buchan
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pamela Priestley-Smith
soprano
soprano
Jennifer Smith
soprano
soprano
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Felix Mendelssohn
About this event
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Proms 1981
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Stravinsky: Les Noces
Mendelssohn: Overtures
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