| Main Performers | Juan Diego Flórez,
Duncan Rock - vocals |
| Secondary Performers | Francesca Chiejina,
Eve Daniell,
Lauren Fagan,
Alison Rose,
Claire Barnett-Jones,
Marta Fontanals-Simmons,
Anna Harvey,
Katie Stevenson,
Trystan Llyr Griffiths,
Oliver Johnston,
Joshua Owen Mills,
James Way,
Bragi Jónsson,
Benjamin Lewis,
James Newby,
Bradley Travis - vocals |
| Choirs | BBC Proms Youth Ensemble
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus |
| Set List | 'Raze', T Harold,
The Banks of Green Willow ', Butterworth,
'Polovtsian Dances' from Prince Igor, Borodin,
'Sì, Ritrovarla Io Guiro' from La Cenerentola, Rossini,
Una Furtiva Lagrima' from 'L'Elisir D'amore, Donizetti,
'Au Mont Ida' from La Belle Hélène, Offenbach,
'Matinées Musicales (after Rossini)', B Britten,
'Our Revels Now Are Ended', J Dove
INTERVAL
'Javelin', M Torke,
'Serenade to Music', Vaughan Williams,
'Ah! Mes Amis!' from La Fille du Régiment, Donizetti,
'Latin American Medley', variuos, arr. A Dudley,
'Fantasia on British Sea-Songs', arr. H Wood, concluding with 'Rule, Britannia!', Arne, arr. M Sargent,
'Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D Major - Land of Hope and Glory', E Elgar,
'Jerusalem', H Parry, orch. E Elgar,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem), arr. B Britten,
'Auld Lang Syne', trad., arr. T Davie |
| Performance Notes | Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez is the star soloist in a Last Night that also showcases a hand-picked selection of young singers in Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music.
World premiere of this arrangement of J Dove's 'Our Revels Now Are Ended'.
Proms preieres of 'Au Mont Ida' from La Belle Hélène, Offenbach.
BBC Commission and world premiere of 'Raze', Tom Harold.
Proms debuts of all artists except Juan Diego Flórez, Duncan Rock, Claire Barnett-Jones.
A ticketed rehearsal took place at 10:10 on 10 September 2016 for an invited audience.
Broadcast live on BBC Two and second half on BBC One television. Live on BBC Radio 3..
The event was screened live to organised events at the Titanic Slipways, Belfast, Northern Ireland; Glasgow Green, Scotland; Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, Wales; and Hyde Park, London.
Several people distrubuted EU flags outside the Hall.
Proms in the Park
2016 marked the twentieth anniversary since the first BBC Proms in the Park in Hyde Park, London, in 1996. The 2016 event starred performers from the pop and classical worlds including original Jersey Boys, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, ABC performing songs from their classic album Lexicon of Love, singer Rick Astley, girl band All Saints, Australian actor and comedian Tim Minchin and flautist Sir James Galway. They were joined by the Royal Choral Society, BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Richard Balcombe. Proms in the Park was broadcast live on BBC Radio 2.
BBC Proms in the Park is Britains largest outdoor classical music event and a rousing finale to two months of the finest music-making at the BBC Proms. Radio 2 presenter Michael Ball will be presenting for the first time this year. He also performed at the very first Proms in the Park in 1996, and will be singing with Alfie Boe at this years event.
Special guest Juan Diego Flórez also joins the celebrations, as he hot-foots it across the road to perform at the Royal Albert Hall. We also celebrate the centenary year of author Roald Dahl with a performance of Matilda The Musical from the Royal Shakespeare Companys multi-award-winning West End production. Presenter Anneka Rice joins us to get this years party under way, introducing a range of artists, including The Feeling and Rick Astley. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2016/50),
Programme (RAHE/1/2016/123),
Mini-Guide (RAHE/6/2016/45),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2016/46),
Digital Photographs |