Record

Performance TitleBryn Terfel at 50
Performance Date20 October 2015
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersBryn Terfel - vocal
Secondary PerformersSting - vocal, guitar,
Alison Balsom - trumpet,
Danielle de Niese,
Rebecca Evans
Aleksandr Antonenko - vocals,
Catrin Finch,
Hannah Stone - harps,
Daniel Evans,
Hannah Waddington,
John Owen Jones - actors,
Ksenija Siderova - accordian,
Malcolm Matineau - piano
Orchestra or BandCalan,
Sinfonia Cymru
ChoirsOnly Men Aloud
ConductorsGareth Jones
Set List'Polonaise' from Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky (Orchestra),
'Le Veau D'or' from Faust, Gounod (Bryn Terfel),
'Homeward Bound', Keen, arr. Wilberg (Bryn Terfel, Alison Balsom, Only Men Aloud),
'Queen of the Night Arai' from The Magic Flute, Mozart (Alsion Balsom),
'Nessun Dorma', from Turandot, Puccini (Aleksandr Antonenko),
'Bridge Over Troubled Water', Simon and Garfunkel (Only Men Aloud),
'Quanto Amore; from L'Elisir d'Amore, Donizetti (Bryn Tefel, Danielle de Niese),
'Shenandoah', trad. (Bryn Terfel),
'little Welsh Home', Williams (Bryn Terfel),
'Su fond du Temple Saint', from Les Pecheurs de Perles (Bryn Terfel, Aleksandr Antonenko)
INTERVAL
'Folksong Medly', trad. (Calan),
'Basque Folksong', trad. (Bryn Terfel, Calan),
Tango solo (Ksenija),
'The Last Midnight' from Into the Woods, Sondheim (Hannah Waddington),
'The Confrontation' from Les Miserables, Schonberg (Bryn Terfel, John Owen Jones),
'Bring Him Home' from Les Miserables, Schonberg (John Owen Jones),
'Wheels of a Dream' from Ragtime, Flaherty (Bryn Terfel, Rebecca Evans),
'Over the Stone, Concerto for Two Harps and Orchestra, Mvt. 6', Jenkins (Hannah Evans, Catrin Finch),
'Litanei', Schubert (Bryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau),
'I Remember', from Evening Primrose, Sondheim (Daniel Evans, Malcolm Martineau),
'When We Dance', Sting (Sting),
'Roxanne', Sting (Sting, Bryn Terfel, Ksenija Siderova),
'Bendlich Strahlt de Sonne Auge', Sting (Bryn Terfel)
ENCORE
'Fields of Gold', Sting (Sting),
'Impossible Dream', L la Mancha, D la Mancha (Bryn Terfel),
'Happy Birthday' (All)
Performance NotesOne of the world’s most sought after voices, Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, will celebrate his 50th birthday with a special one-off concert at the Royal Albert Hall, presented by Hollywood star Michael Sheen.

‘I’m thrilled to be celebrating my 50th birthday at the Royal Albert Hall, a venue that has held such rich memories for me throughout my career. This special concert will be a celebration of my favourite music, from Mozart to Sondheim, from Wagner to Rodgers and Hammerstein – and hopefully with a few surprises in between. Please join me and help me celebrate my birthday in style!’ - Bryn Terfel

The Grammy Award-winning singer first became known for his portrayals of Mozart’s Figaro and Verdi’s Falstaff, while in recent years he has been acclaimed for his performances of the Wagner roles of Wotan, Hans Sachs and Der Fliegende Höllander. His recordings have earned him two Grammy Awards and four Classical Brit Awards, and he is also the recipient of The Queen’s Medal for Music.

Fine Dining Package tickets were available for £219.30 per person.
Box Hospitality tickets were available for £2,200 (Loggia), £1,000 (Second Tier).

Bryn Terfel was presented with a birthday cake in the shape of the Royal Albert Hall at the end of the concert.

The event was filmed and broadcast on SkyArts at 20:00 on 23 November 2015.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2015/150),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2015/45),
Digital Setlist,
Digital Photographs,
Autograph Book (RAHE/8/1/9)
Ticket Prices£15-£125
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/rLrlEtr7UixEf
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/6/2015/45Bryn Terfel at 5020 October 2015
RAHE/1/2015/150Bryn Terfel at 5020 October 2015
RAHE/8/7/2015/45Bryn Terfel at 50 set list20 October 2015
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work10298Bryn Terfel at 501
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/891Terfel; Bryn (9 November 1965); CBE; Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer
DS/UK/22Sting (2 October 1951); CBE; English musician and actor
DS/UK/1077Balsom; Alison Louise (7 October 1978); OBE; English trumpeter player, producer and music educator
DS/UK/5061Niese; Danielle de (1979-); Australian-American soprano
DS/UK/1005Evans; Rebecca (1963-); Welsh soprano
DS/UK/5871Finch; Catrin Anna (1980-); Welsh harpist
DS/UK/8205Only Men Aloud; 2000-; Welsh male choir
DS/UK/20983Jones; Gareth (1960-); Welsh conductor
DS/UK/20982Sinfonia Cymru; 1996-; Welsh orchestra
DS/UK/20981Calan (2006-)
DS/UK/20980Sheen; Michael (1969-); OBE; Welsh actor
DS/UK/20979Stone; Hannah (1987-); Welsh harpist
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