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Performance TitleBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2023 - One Hundred and Twenty Eighth Season - Prom 11: Horrible Histories 'Orrible Opera - Relaxed Performance
Performance Date22 July 2023
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time18:00
Main PerformersRichard David Caine,
Alison Fitzjohn,
Neal Foster,
James McNicholas,
Morgan Philpott,
Jessica Ransom,
Inel Tomlinson,
Deborah Tracey - actors

Rainelle Krause,
Isabelle Peters,
Gweneth Ann Rand,
David Butt-Philip,
Charles Rice,
John Molloy - vocals
Secondary PerformersNeal Foster - stage director
Angie Newman - BSL Interpreter
Lucie Pankhurst - movement director
Orchestra or BandEnglish National Opera Orchestra
ChoirsEnglish National Opera Chorus
ConductorsKeri-Lynn Wilson
Set List'Queen of the Night' from The Magic Flute, Mozart,
'Witches’ Chorus' from Macbeth, G Verdi,
'Cats’ Duet', G Rossini,
‘Nessun Dorma’ from Turandot, G Puccini,
'The Can-Can' from Orpheus in the Underworld, J Offenbach,
'Toreador’s Song', Carmen, Bizet
'Here At Your Service' from The Barber of Seville, G Rossini,
‘Summertime’ from Porgy and Bess, G Gershwin,
'The March of the Women', E Smyth,
'Funeral of Amenhotep III' from Akhmaten, P Glass,
'Stormy Winds' from Giulio Cesare, G F Handel,
'Major-General's Song' from The Pirates of Penzance, A Sullivan
Performance NotesFrom dying divas and spellbinding sorceresses to ghosts and generals, join us for a high-decibel dive into the Horrible History of Opera.

Experience the very best of music’s biggest, bloodiest and most dramatic genre, and discover the stories behind some of opera’s best-loved tunes in the company of your favourite Horrible Histories characters, in the 30th-anniversary year of the books by Terry Deary, illustrated by Martin Brown. Join the English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for this specially devised concert experience.

BBC Proms relaxed performances are designed to suit individuals or groups who feel more comfortable attending concerts in a relaxed environment. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and audience members are free to leave and re-enter the auditorium at any point. There will be chill-out areas, where spaces are made for anyone needing a bit of quiet time before or during the performance.

The event was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC television.

The Prom had a BSL (British Sign Language) interpreter.
Related Archival MaterialProms Guide (RAHE/1/2023/ ),
Programme (RAHE/1/2023/ ),
Digital Photographs
Ticket Prices£8-£
URLhttps://rah.chorus.thirdlight.com/link/3xqwym3agj7z-zf9u3p
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work12976BBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2023 - One Hundred and Twenty Eightth Season71
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/12347English National Orchestra; fl 1968-; English opera orchestra
DS/UK/1279English National Opera (ENO); c1889-; English opera company
DS/UK/23992Wilson; Keri-Lynn (1967-); Canadian conductor
DS/UK/24182David-Caine; Richard (5 April 1987); English actor and voice over artist
DS/UK/24183Fitzjohn; Alison (fl.2020s); British actress
DS/UK/24184Foster; Neal (fl.2010s); British actor and theatre manager
DS/UK/24185McNicholas; James (fl.2010s); British actor
DS/UK/24186Philpott; Morgan (fl.2000s); British actor
DS/UK/24187Ransom; Jessica (1 December 1981); British actress and writer
DS/UK/24188Tomlinson; Inel (4 September 1984); British actor and comedian
DS/UK/24189Tracey; Deborah (fl.2010s); British actress
DS/UK/24190Krause; Rainelle (fl.2020s); British soprano singer
DS/UK/24191Peters; Isabelle; British soprano singer
DS/UK/24192Rand; Gweneth-Ann (fl.2000s); British soprano singer
DS/UK/24193Butt-Philip; David (12 March 1980); Britsh operatic tenor singer
DS/UK/24194Rice; Charles (fl.2010s); British baritone singer
DS/UK/24195Molloy; John (fl.2020s); Irish bass singer
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