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16 Sep 1954, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Thu 16 Sep 1954
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Proms 1954 Prom 47
Prom 47
19:30 Thu 16 Sep 1954 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in E flat major
Frederick Delius
Irmelin, Orchestral Suite (arr. Thomas Beecham)
Proms premiere
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major
Georges Bizet
L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1
L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
No. 4 Farandole
L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
No. 3 Menuet (from 'La jolie fille de Perth')
Performers
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Frederick Delius
Richard Wagner
Jean Sibelius
Georges Bizet
About this event
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Proms 1954
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Haydn: Symphony No. 99
Wagner: Tannhauser
Wagner: Tannhauser - Opera Guide
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
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