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5 Sep 1961, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Tue 5 Sep 1961
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Proms 1961 Prom 39
Prom 39
19:30 Tue 5 Sep 1961 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Robert Schumann
Manfred, Op 115
Overture
Hector Berlioz
Requiem (Grande messe des morts)
Performers
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
Croydon Philharmonic Society
Wembley Philharmonic Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Robert Schumann
Hector Berlioz
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Proms 1961
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Berlioz: Requiem
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