| Main Performers | Katherine Jenkins,
Beverley Knight,
Jim Radford - vocals,
Seth Lakeman - guitar, vocal
Patrick Stewart (Sir Winston Churchill),
Clare Corbett,
Sam Dale,
Will Howard,
Stephen Hogan,
Dominic Mafham,
Susie Ridell - speakers |
| Orchestra or Band | BBC Concert Orchestra,
Massed Military Band,
The Royal Air Force Squadronaires,
Central Band of the Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Choirs | Military Wives Choir with JonJo Kerr |
| Set List | 'Little Brown Jug', trad. (The RAF Squadronaires),
'King and Country', S Lakeman, arr A Dudley (Seth Lakeman),
Duet - 'We'll Meet Again', Parker, Charles, arr. C Masterton (Katherine Jenkins with 1940's video and sound of Dame Vera Lynn),
'In My Dreams', P Mealor (Military Wives, JonJo Kerr)
INTERVAL
'The Sword and Crown', E Gregson (BBC Concert Orchestra and the Combined Military Band),
'Stormy Weather', Arlen, Koehler, arr. R Moore (Beverly Knight),
'Chansons de Normandie', N Hess (Central Band of the RAF),
'Shores of Normandy', J Radford, arr M Dixon (Jim Radford),
'Hymn to the Fallen', J Williams (BBC Concert Orchestra)
Video Recitation - 'St. Crispin's Day Speech, Henry V, Act IV Scene iii 18-67', W Shakespeare (HRH The Duke of Cambridge, D-Day veterans) |
| Performance Notes | 'BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night presents D-Day 70 Years On' will be the UK's largest concert to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Be part of history as this incredible story is retold at the Royal Albert Hall through drama and narration featuring Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Vine, Dermot O'Leary and Louise Minchin accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra and a military band featuring musicians from all the UK services.
The evening will see Katherine Jenkins perform a virtual duet with Dame Vera Lynn, as well as performances from Beverley Knight, Seth Lakeman and the Military Wives Choir.
The D-Day operation during World War II was the largest amphibious invasion in world history and was executed by land, sea and air.
Launched on 6 June 1944, the simultaneous landing of allied forces took place on five separate beaches - Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword - in Normandy, France. It marked the beginning of the end of World War II.
The event was screened live to over 200 cinemas across the UK as well as BBC television. It was also broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 and British Military Radio.
Katherine Jenkins sang a 'duet' with Dame Vera Lynn which consisted of Katherine Jenkins singing live accompanied by 1940s video footage with sound of Dame Vera which was projected onto two screens hung on either side of and above the stage.
Dame Vera Lynn watched the concert from home and her granddaugter Virginia was seated in the Royal Box, alongside Sir Winston Churchill's great grandson Randolph Churchill.
Jim Radford,a D-Day veteran sung his own composition in remembrance of his crew mates who died on D-Day accompanied by the orchestra.
HRH The Duke of Cambridge, along with D-Day veterans appeared by pre-recorded video reciting from William Shakespeare's 'Henry V'.
A three-piece band performed on the South Steps in advance of the show. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2014/43),
Digital Setlist,
Digital Photographs |
| Ticket Prices | £30 (Gallery Standing) - £85 |