Record

Performance TitleBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 1961 - Sixty-Seventh Season - Prom 19 - Gilbert and Sullivan Concert
Performance Date12 August 1961
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersElsie Morison,
Josephine Veasey,
Maude Baker,
Richard Lewis,
John Cameron,
Owen Brannigan - vocals
Orchestra or BandBBC Symphony Orchestra
ChoirsBBC Choral Society,
Royal Choral Society
ConductorsSir Malcolm Sargent
Set List'Overture' from The Yeoman of The Guard, Sullivan,
'When Maiden Loves' from Yeoman of The Guard, Sullivan,
'Were I Thy Bride' from Yeoman of The Guard, Sullivan,
'Tis Done! I Am a Bride' from Yeoman of The Guard, Sullivan,
'Is Life a Boon?' from Yeoman of The Guard, Sullivan,
'Free from His Fetters Grim' from Yeoman of The Guard, Sullivan,
'The Soldiers Oo Our Queen' from Patience, Sullivan,
'When I First Put This Uniform On' from Patience, Sullivan,
'Turn, Oh Turn in This Direction' from Patience, Sullivan,
'A Magnet Hung in a Hardware Shop' from Patience, Sullivan,
'Love is a Plaintive Song' from Patience, Sullivan,
'Oh, is There Not One Maiden Here' from Pirates of Penzance, Sullivan,
'Poor Wand'ring One' from Pirates of Penzance, Sullivan,
'When a Felon's Not Engaged' from Pirates of Penzance, Sullivan,
'When The Foeman Bares His Steel' from Pirates of Penzance, Sullivan,
'Comes a Train of Little Ladies' from Mikado, Sullivan,
'Three Little Maids' from Mikado, Sullivan,
'Braid The Raven Hair' from Mikado, Sullivan,
'The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze' from Mikado, Sullivan,
'A Wand'ring Minstrel I' from Mikado, Sullivan,
'Peer's Chorus' from Iolanthe, Sullivan,
'When All Night Long' from Iolanthe, Sullivan,
'When Britain Really Ruled The Waves' from Iolanthe, Sullivan,
'When The Night Wind Howls' from Ruddigore, Sullivan,
'Act 1, Scene 1' from Gondoliers, Sullivan,
'When A Merry Maiden Marries' from Gondoliers, Sullivan,
'Take A Pair of Sparkling Eyes' from Gondoliers, Sullivan,
'Dance A Cachucha' from Gondoliers, Sullivan
Performance NotesThe event was filmed by BBC Television.
Related Archival MaterialProms Guide (RAHE/1/1961/75),
Programme (RAHE1/1961/94)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/ndXnefynej2Edb
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1961/94BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 1961 - Prom 19 - Gilbert and Sullivan Concert12 August 1961
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Emazealev_SuhBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 1961 - Sixty-Seventh Season49
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/2661Lewis; Richard (1914-1990); CBE; Welsh tenor
DS/UK/67Sargent; Sir; Malcolm (29 April 1895-3 October 1967); English conductor and organist
DS/UK/1564Morison; Elsie Jean (1924-); Australian soprano
DS/UK/9447Veasey; Josephine (1930-2022); British mezzo-soprano
DS/UK/11802Baker; Maude (fl 1940s-1960s); British contralto
DS/UK/3174Cameron; John (1918-2002); Australian baritone
DS/UK/2719Brannigan; Owen (1908-1973); OBE; English bass
DS/UK/893British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO); 1930-; British radio orchestra
DS/UK/894British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); BBC Symphony Chorus; 1928-; British amateur chorus
DS/UK/49Royal Choral Society (RCS); 1872-; English choir
DS/UK/31Britain; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); 18 October 1922-; British public service broadcaster
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