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19 Jul 1987, Royal Albert Hall
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Sun 19 Jul 1987
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Proms 1987 Prom 03
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19:30 Sun 19 Jul 1987 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Les Noces
John Cage
Roaratorio, an Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake
Proms premiere
Performers
Simon Joly
conductor
conductor
Felicity Palmer
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Neil Howlett
baritone
baritone
Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew
soprano
soprano
Ian Caley
tenor
tenor
Robert Bridge
piano
piano
Jonathan Higgins
piano
piano
David Nettle
piano
piano
Richard Markham
piano
piano
BBC Singers
Endymion (formerly Endymion Ensemble)
Liam O'Flynn
uilleann pipes
uilleann pipes
John Cage
reciter
reciter
Paddy Glackin
fiddle
fiddle
Mel Mercier
bodhran
bodhran
Peadar Mercier
bodhran
bodhran
Séamus Tansey
flute
flute
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
John Cage
About this event
Part of
Proms 1987
Discover the Music
Stravinsky: Les Noces
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