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12 Jul 1941, Royal Albert Hall
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18:30
Sat 12 Jul 1941
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Proms 1941 Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1941
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1941
18:30 Sat 12 Jul 1941 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
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National Anthem
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
Henry Walford Davies
Solemn Melody
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
Aria 'Voi che sapete' Act 2
interval
George Frideric Handel
Alessandro, HWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)
Recitative & aria 'Ne trionfi d'Alessandro...Lusinghe più care' Act 1
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman
Overture
Performers
John Moore
cello
cello
Harold Edwin Darke
organ
organ
Elsie Suddaby
soprano
soprano
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
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Edward Elgar
Henry Walford Davies
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
George Frideric Handel
Sergey Rachmaninov
Ludwig van Beethoven
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Richard Wagner
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Proms 1941
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Mozart: Dove Sono from The Marriage of Figaro
Rachmaninov: Paganini Rhapsody
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman - Opera Guide
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