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Proms 2024
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On TV
1 Aug 1963, Royal Albert Hall
Previous Event
19:30
Thu 1 Aug 1963
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Proms 1963 Prom 11
Prom 11
19:30 Thu 1 Aug 1963 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Overture)
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem
- Britten conducted the Melos Ensemble Proms premiere
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Benjamin Britten
conductor
conductor
Meredith Davies
conductor
conductor
Simon Preston
organ
chamber organ
organ
chamber organ
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Thomas Hemsley
baritone
baritone
Peter Pears
tenor
tenor
91Èȱ¬ Singers
Highgate School Choir (boys)
Melos Ensemble
91Èȱ¬ Symphony Chorus
91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Robert Schumann
Benjamin Britten
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Proms 1963
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