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6 Aug 1938, Queen's Hall
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Sat 6 Aug 1938
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Proms 1938 Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1938
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1938
20:00 Sat 6 Aug 1938 Queen's Hall
Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
George Frideric Handel
Partenope, HWV 27 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Furibondo spira il vento' Act 2
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
interval
Jean Sibelius
En saga
Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto
Recitative & aria 'Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome' Act 1 Scene 2
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (orch. Henry Wood)
Gustav Holst
The Planets
No. 3 Mercury, the Winged Messenger
The Planets
No. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
The Planets
No. 5 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Charles Wood
Ethiopia saluting the colours
The Sailor Man
Hector Berlioz
The Damnation of Faust
Marche hongroise
Performers
Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Norman Allin
bass
bass
Eda Kersey
violin
violin
Noël Eadie
soprano
soprano
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Unknown
Richard Wagner
George Frideric Handel
Felix Mendelssohn
Jean Sibelius
Giuseppe Verdi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gustav Holst
Charles Wood
Hector Berlioz
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Proms 1938
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