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18 Sep 1959, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Fri 18 Sep 1959
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Proms 1959 Prom 48
Prom 48
19:30 Fri 18 Sep 1959 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Michael Tippett
The Midsummer Marriage
Ritual Dances Proms premiere
interval
Hector Berlioz
The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
The damnation of Faust - Ballet des sylphes
The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
David Ward
bass
bass
Elsie Morison
soprano
soprano
Nancy Thomas
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Royal Choral Society
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Maurice Miles
conductor
conductor
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Richard Wagner
Ludwig van Beethoven
Michael Tippett
Hector Berlioz
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