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Performance TitleBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 1968 - Seventy-Fourth Season - Prom 10
Performance Date29 July 1968
Performance DayMonday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersFelicia Weathers (Elisabeth de Valois),
Maria Pellegrini (Voice from Heaven),
Shirley Verrett (Princess Eboli),rano,
Carlo Cossutta (Don Carlos),
Peter Glossop (Rodrigo),
David Ward (King Philip II),
Giovanni Fojani (Grand Inquisitor),
David Kelly (Friar),
Vivien Townley (Tebaldo),
John Dobson (Count of Lerma),
Glynne Thomas (Royal Herald),
Dennis Wicks,
Eric Garrett,
George Macpherson,
William Clothier,
Stanley Cooper,
Rhydderch Davies,
David Winnard - vocals
Orchestra or BandRoyal Opera House Orchestra
ChoirsCovent Garden Opera Chorus
ConductorsGeorg Solti
Set List'Don Carlos', Verdi
Performance NotesProms premiere of 'Don Carlos', Verdi.
Related Archival MaterialProms Guide (RAHE/1/1968/94),
Programme (RAHE/1/1968/104)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1968/104BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 1968 - Prom 1029 July 1968
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Oipaneroor_RevBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 1968 - Seventy-Fourth Season52
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/10593Solti; Sir; Georg (21 October 1912-5 September 1997); KBE; Hungarian-born British conductor
DS/UK/1006Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus; 1946-; British operatic choir
DS/UK/1008Royal Opera House; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; 1946-; British operatic orchestra
DS/UK/10337Pellegrini; Maria (fl 1960s-); English soprano
DS/UK/13447Glossop; Peter (1928-2008); English baritone
DS/UK/10708Ward; David (1922-1983); Scottish bass singer
DS/UK/14961Kelly; David (1923-1996); Scottish bass
DS/UK/16157Townley; Vivien (fl 1960s-1970s); British soprano
DS/UK/10713Dobson; John (17 November 1930-14 May 2023); English tenor
DS/UK/14960Thomas; Glynne (fl 1960s-1980s); Welsh opera singer
DS/UK/14128Wicks; Dennis Frederick Richard (1925-2003); British operatic bass
DS/UK/10069Garrett; Eric (1931-2009); English operatic bass
DS/UK/16811MacPherson; George (fl 1960s-1990s); British bass
DS/UK/17534Weathers; Felicia (fl 1960s-1990s); American soprano
DS/UK/17535Verrett; Shirley (1931-2010); American mezzo-soprano
DS/UK/17536Cossutta; Carlo (1932-2010); Italian tenor
DS/UK/17537Fojani; Giovanni (fl 1968); Italian opera singer
DS/UK/17538Cooper; Stanley (fl 1968); British bass
DS/UK/17539Davies; Rhydderch (fl 1968); Welsh baritone
DS/UK/17540Winnard; David (fl 1950s-1960s); British opera singer
DS/UK/31Britain; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); 18 October 1922-; British public service broadcaster
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