Record

Performance TitleBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 1950 - Fifty-Sixth Season - Prom 25 - French Opera and English Ballet
Performance Date19 August 1950
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersJanine Micheau,
Gladys Ripley,
Heddle Nash - vocals,
Eric Harrison - pianoforte,
Arnold Greir - organ
Orchestra or BandBBC Opera Orchestra
ChoirsBBC Opera Chorus
ConductorsStanford Robinson
Set List'Overture' from Fra Diavolo, Auber,
Aria - 'Depuis Le Jour' from Louise, Chapentier
Suite - 'The Fair Maid of Perth', Bizet,
'Flower Song' from Carmen, Bizet,
'Saint-Sulpice Scene' from Manon, Massenet,
'Royal Hunt and Storm' and 'Trojan March' from The Trojans, Berlioz
INTERVAL
'The Rio Grande, for Pianoforte, Chorus and Orchestra', Constant Lambert,
Suite - 'Facade', William Walton,
'Five Dances' from Checkmate, Arthur Bliss
Related Archival MaterialProms Guide (RAHE/1/1950/155),
Programme (RAHE/1/1950/183),
Ticket (RAHE/8/5/1950/4)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/ui2uiMJuiyP9St
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1950/183Henry Wood Promenade Concerts - 56th Season - French Opera-English Ballet19 August 1950
RAHE/8/5/1950/4Henry Wood Promenade Concerts19 August 1950
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
OopabidorinofBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 1950 - Fifty-Sixth Season49
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1247Ripley; Gladys (1908-1955); English contralto
DS/UK/1360Nash; William 'Heddle' (1894-1961); English tenor
DS/UK/2665Harrison; Eric (fl 1940s-1960s); British pianist
DS/UK/1586Greir; Robert Arnold (fl 1914-1967); English organist
DS/UK/2107British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); The BBC Opera Chorus; c 1950-1952; British operatic choir
DS/UK/2109British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); The BBC Opera Orchestra; 1949-1952; British operatic orchestra
DS/UK/2108Robinson; Stanford (1904-1984); OBE; English conductor, composer
DS/UK/6652Micheau; Janine (1914-1976); French soprano
DS/UK/31Britain; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); 18 October 1922-; British public service broadcaster
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