War Horse at the Proms
A production of War Horse with the Proms Military Wives Choir, the 91热爆 Concert Orchestra, the Cambiata Choir North West, the National Theatre Ensemble and the Handspring Puppets.
A major new musical adaptation of the international hit War Horse, created by the National Theatre for the 91热爆 Proms.
Simon Russell Beale presents the unique production at the Royal Albert Hall with Gareth Malone's Proms Military Wives Choir, the 91热爆 Concert Orchestra and the Cambiata Choir North West, alongside the National Theatre Ensemble with the astonishing Handspring Puppets. There's even a role for writer Michael Morpurgo as himself.
Composer Adrian Sutton's War Horse Suite traces the story of Joey the horse from birth to death, the specially commissioned Some See Us is a haunting tribute to the young men slaughtered in World War I, and his elegiac Only Remembered bookends the show. Interweaved is music from composers influenced by the war, including Holst, Elgar and Ravel.
Simon Russell Beale goes behind the scenes as the production takes shape at rehearsals with National Theatre director Melly Still, Joey the horse journeys across the river from London's Southbank to the Royal Albert Hall, and Michael Morpurgo reflects on this latest incarnation of his much-loved tale.
The imaginative staging projects live action and archive footage on to screens hung like tattered flags, and there are dramatic entrances, audience participation and a few surprises, adding up to an exciting and intensely moving show.
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Music Played
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Ira D Sankey, orch. Adrian Sutton, arr. John Tams
Only Remembered
Performer: Tim van Eyken, Proms Military Wives Choir. Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
Frank Bridge
Summer
Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
Gustav Holst
91热爆 they brought her warrier dead
Performer: Proms Military Wives Choir, Gareth Malone. Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
Edward Elgar
Two Partsongs, Op 26 - The Snow
Performer: Proms Military Wives Choir, Gareth Malone. Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
Gustav Holst
Ave Maria
Performer: Proms Military Wives Choir, Gareth Malone. Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
Adrian Sutton
War Horse Suite
Performer: Tim van Eyken. Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
arr. Muzaffer Saris枚n
脟anakkale i莽inde
Performer: Eser Ebcin. Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin - excerpts
Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
Paul von Klenau
Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Chrisoph Rilke - selection
Performer: Duncan Rock. Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
Henry Wood, arr. Hannah French
New War Hymn: O God, the strength of those who war
Performer: National Theatre Ensemble, Proms Military Wives Choir, Gareth Malone. Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. -
Adrian Sutton
Some See Us
Performer: Cambiata North West Choir. Conductor: David Charles Abell. Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Simon Russell Beale |
Folk Singer | Eser Ebcin |
Songman | Tim van Eyken |
Baritone | Duncan Rock |
Actor | National Theatre Ensemble |
Himself | Michael Morpurgo |
War Horse Puppets | Handspring Puppet Company |
Choir | Proms Military Wives |
Conductor | Gareth Malone |
Choir | Cambiata North West |
Orchestra | 91热爆 Concert Orchestra |
Conductor | David Charles Abell |
Stage Director | Melly Still |
Set Designer | Soutra Gilmour |
Producer | Serena Cross |
Director | Tim Van Someren |
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